2 comments about A Baby Born in Bethlehem.

1. Martha Whitmore Hickman stays very close to the bible story in every detail without making things too complicated for the little ones. The illustrations are light and glorious. This is just a perfect and very sweet re-telling of the Christmas Story. (If you have a child younger than three- I would also recommend "Christmas in the Manger" illustration by Felicia Bond.)



2. This book depicts the story of the birth of Jesus as it does in the Bible, but tells it in a way that children will understand. I found it to be the most accurate of other books I've read on the same topic. Some books add elements to the story that did not happen, but not this book! The pictures were beautiful. I read it to my 4 and 2 year old and both were fascinated with it. I highly recommend this book.

No comments about Orlando and the Three Graces (Orlando the Marmalade Cat).

No comments about Cal 96: My Little Christmas : A Flap Book and Lantern.

1 comments about Mucky Pup's Christmas.

1. Even though this is far from an excellent book, the children like it because it is a bout a puppy.
   
   The story centers around this puppy and his first Christmas. He is kicked out of the house on Christmas Eve for ripping presents and knocking down the tree. He then goes to the barn where the animals try to figure out what Christmas is.
   
   This is obviously not a religious book as the only definition given for Christmas is the receiving of gifts.

No comments about Frosty's New Friends.

No comments about Angel (Christmas Shaped Boards).

1 comments about That's the Spirit, Claude (Picture Puffins).

1. If this book don't beat all!! It's gol darned funny! I highly recommend reading it with a southern twang. Adorable illustrations and a story that will keep the kiddies wanting you to read it over and over again!

No comments about The Freedom Riddle: 9.

No comments about Mikey Mite's Best Present.

2 comments about Christmas at Mud Flat.

1. A wonderful romp with the animals of Mud Flat as they prepare for a party. This book is cheering and festive -- the characters are very human (even as animals) and identifiable -- the harried Freddie and charming Priscilla the snail. An easy chapter book for new readers. The second graders I read to loved its humor and the illustrations. James Stevenson really has the corner on what children think is funny and it shows in Christmas at Mud Flat.



2. James Stevenson, one of my favorite children's authors, presents a series of short (most are 3-4 pages, except for the epic 9-page "Christmas Eve," and the poetic 2-page "Cookies"), stylish vignettes of animal concerns in the days just before Christmas. The subjects range from who will go as Santa to the vicissitudes of gift giving.

   Toddlers will enjoy Stevenson's wonderfully simple pictures (though they're smaller and a bit darker than in some of his other books; for example, "The Sea View Hotel"), and the brief stories make this a great chapter book for readers from about 1st through 3rd grades. The stories are linked through a tone of quiet wisdom and gentle humor that somewhat recall James Marshall's "George and Martha" adventures. A calming book for bedtime, one of five in Stevenson's new "Mud Flat" series. With 48 pages, watercolor and black ink drawings, and the usual Greenwillow Books quality production.