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Illustrations and simple, rhyming text celebrate the birth of Jesus as seen by a bird, angels, animals, and more.

A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.

Lyrical text relates the birth of a child in a barn among the animals, with illustrations which depict the barn and people of a present-day farm. Annotation. What child is this Who is born here Where the oxen Stomp and peer... When christmas in the barn was first published in 1952, it demonstrated all of Margaret Wise Brown's mastery at skillfully fashioning a truly childlike interpretation of the Nativity story. For this larger, full-color edition,...

Nature and the animal kingdom celebrate the birth of Jesus, while most people do not even notice that a miracle has occurred.

A young carpenter's apprentice works very hard on his woodworking project, only to give it away to a special baby.

In the corner of a dusty old bookstore, Joachim discovers a magic advent calendar. When he opens the first window on December first, a small piece of paper falls out, containing the story of a little girl named Elisabet. Using his historical insight and beautiful imagination, Jostein Gaarder has created a unique and exciting holiday story for the whole family. Beautifully illustrated, The Christmas Mystery will make a wonderful permanent addition...

A baby owl asks his mother all about the Holy Child who he sees sleeping in their stable home.

A small comet heads for earth and arrives at the manger where Baby Jesus lies.