The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

King James Bible,

Christmas Is Here

32 pp. | Simon | October, 2010 | Trade ISBN 978-1-4424-0822-7 $12.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Lauren Castillo. Over three wordless spreads, a child walks with his family to see a live Nativity scene. The boy looks thoughtfully into the manger at a sleeping Christ child, and readers are transported to the first Christmas. The seemingly incongruous pairing--formal Bible verses and Castillo's child-friendly illustrations--works beautifully, with subdued colors and unfussy compositions making the archaic text more accessible.

Reviewer: Kitty Flynn | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2010