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32 pp.
| Holt |
October, 2001 |
TradeISBN 0-8050-6677-2$$16.95
(3)
K-3
In this understated Nativity story, a barn cat thinks back to the wintry night when a baby was born in the stable and shepherds and kings both came to honor him. The illustrations make their statement with color: the cold blue tones of the first scenes contrast with the warm gold glow that lights the barn after the birth.