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The First Christmas

32 pp. | Simon/Wiseman | September, 2021 | Trade ISBN 978-1-5344-7878-7 $17.99 | Ebook ISBN 978-1-5344-7879-4 $10.99
(2) PS Illustrated by Will Moses. Folk artist Moses (Grandma's great-grandson) uses the first two and a half verses of "O Little Town of Bethlehem" as the text for his depiction of the ­Nativity story. The homespun quality of the oil paintings serves the tale well, with the manger a warm and comfortably crowded birthplace for the Baby Jesus. Although the carol gets a little abstract from the third verse on (all four verses are appended, along with a ­simple choral arrangement), Moses ­follows the Holy Family on their ­successful journey out of Bethlehem, the star still shining above.
Reviewer: Roger Sutton | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2021

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