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32 pp.
| Holiday |
September, 2002 |
TradeISBN 0-8234-1627-5$$16.95
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Illustrated by
Jill Weber.
The repetition-heavy verses of this Nativity story-song ("Behold the joy of Bethlehem, / Bethlehem, Bethlehem. / Behold the joy of Bethlehem / on this first Christmas morn") have tight, musical rhythms and will make for uplifting holiday reading. The meticulously detailed acrylic and watercolor paintings feature a smiling Christ child and beaming animals, but they in no way trivialize the event.