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40 pp.
| Atheneum |
October, 1999 |
TradeISBN 0-689-81258-2$$16.00
(4)
K-3
Illustrated by
Susan Gaber.
The celebration of the birth of Jesus starts as a cumulative rhyme and then, halfway through, reverses direction until it ends with the beginning verses. The circular narrative may confuse some readers, because the events do not occur in logical order. The acrylic artwork, however, captures the Nativity scene and the wonder of the shepherds at the angel who appeared to them.