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32 pp.
| Philomel |
September, 2003 |
TradeISBN 0-399-23418-7$$16.99
(3)
K-3
Illustrated by
Leo Dillon
&
Leo Dillon
&
Diane Dillon
&
Diane Dillon.
Soft, full-page illustrations depict Martha, a lost, pregnant cow, searching for a warm place on a cold winter's night. Smaller illustrations resembling woodcuts portray a parallel journey, made by a man and his pregnant wife. The two stories intersect when both cow and woman find shelter and give birth in the same small shed. Text and art tell a lyrical, unusual Nativity story.