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32 pp.
| Scholastic/Levine |
October, 2004 |
TradeISBN 0-439-67642-8$16.95
(1)
K-3
Illustrated by
Peter Malone.
One by one, participants in the Nativity story address the reader, each monologue segueing neatly into the next. All display a keenly poetic sensibility, and together they create a retelling of the Christmas story that is both down-to-earth and filled with majesty. The parade of travelers is depicted with stately pageantry in the medieval-like paintings, brilliant with color and feeling.