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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,...

Recounts the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, from the angel's announcement to Mary to the visit of the Wise Men in Bethlehem.

Uses the words of the Gospels of Luke and Matthew to present the story of the birth of Jesus.

Illustrates the story of the birth of Jesus and the arrival of the wise men and shepherds at the manger.

A cumulative presentation which uses rhyme to describe the night of the birth of Christ.

Rhyming verse introduces the people who appear in the story of the birth of Christ and describes the setting of this event.

Presents the story of the birth of Jesus Christ and the first Christmas, and explains how gift giving is in remembrance of the event.

Rhyming text retells the story of the birth of Jesus.