The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Grimes, Nikki

Voices of Christmas

32 pp. | Zonderkidz | October, 2009 | Trade ISBN 978-0-310-71192-6 $16.99

(2) K-3 Illustrated by Eric Velasquez. Grimes brings her lyrical style--and a compassionate, human-centered tone--to the Nativity story. Each double-page spread comprises three parts: a vividly rendered portrait, a poem in the voice of the spotlighted figure, and a biblical passage. The book design is sumptuous, with its gold typeface and endpapers, and Velasquez's paintings are dramatically composed. A CD with original music and the author's reading is included.

Reviewer: Claire E. Gross | Horn Book Magazine Issue: November, 2009