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A great christmas story good for grade 4.
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The Christmas Story
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Share the true meaning of Christmas with your children this holiday season. This simple but poetic text brings to life the story of Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem.
First published in 1952, this Little Golden Book adaption of the Christmas story was illustrated by beloved artist Eloise Wilkin. This classic picture book retelling of the Christmas story is a perfect gift for the holidays.
First published in 1952, this Little Golden Book adaption of the Christmas story was illustrated by beloved artist Eloise Wilkin. This classic picture book retelling of the Christmas story is a perfect gift for the holidays.
24 pages, Hardcover
First published January 1,1952
This edition
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24 pages, Hardcover
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January 1, 1999 by Golden Books
- ISBN
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9780307989130
- ASIN
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0307989135
- Language
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English
About the author
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Jane Werner Watson, born Elsa Jane Werner was an American children's author. She also wrote under the names Elsa Jane Werner Watson, Elsa Jane Werner, Jane Werner, Annie North Bedford, Monica Hill, Elsa Ruth Nast, W.K. Jasner, and A.N. Bedford.
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This is a child's version of the first Christmas story. Much of it is almost right out of the Bible, but it was shortened so that even young children could understand it.
Eloise Wilkin illustrated this book in a lovely way.
Eloise Wilkin illustrated this book in a lovely way.
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I read this to my grandson and I absolutely loved it and he listen to every word. I love Jesus. The true meaning of Christmas. Great book to read to your grand children.
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My husband and I read this to my 4-month-old son Alaric on his first Christmas morning. It was a simple yet beautiful retelling of the Christmas story for young children. I'll admit that I did giggle when Mary "brought forth her son". If only labor were that easy!
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“I liked Jesus. I also liked the mama and the dada. The angel was pretty.” - Luke
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Jane Werner, The Christmas Story (Golden Press, 1952)
I was certainly the wrong person to read this one to the Bean—it's a hand-me-down from my wife's family—given how antipathetic I am to religion, but then I was relieved when the book simply would have failed to live up to even my barest expectations of pre-lit even if I were a foaming-at-the-mouth young-earth creationist. The obvious flaw in the book, which is listed on the title page as being “told by” Jane Werner, is that she starts off trying to put the story into her own words (i.e., to make it simpler for the pre-lit set), but she abandons that concept roughly a quarter of the way through and simply starts quoting. Going back and revising for one approach or the other might have made it acceptable, at least until you get to the end. For obvious reasons, this being a pre-lit book, it dances around some of the things that would raise uncomfortable questions, but... why bring up Herod at all, you know? And then, well, the story just ends. I know Golden works in a strict 24-page format, but you couldn't have planned a little better than that awful summary on the last page? Come on, now. This has the stink about it of Golden playing to its bible-belt constituency rather than putting this to the editorial-process screws. *
I was certainly the wrong person to read this one to the Bean—it's a hand-me-down from my wife's family—given how antipathetic I am to religion, but then I was relieved when the book simply would have failed to live up to even my barest expectations of pre-lit even if I were a foaming-at-the-mouth young-earth creationist. The obvious flaw in the book, which is listed on the title page as being “told by” Jane Werner, is that she starts off trying to put the story into her own words (i.e., to make it simpler for the pre-lit set), but she abandons that concept roughly a quarter of the way through and simply starts quoting. Going back and revising for one approach or the other might have made it acceptable, at least until you get to the end. For obvious reasons, this being a pre-lit book, it dances around some of the things that would raise uncomfortable questions, but... why bring up Herod at all, you know? And then, well, the story just ends. I know Golden works in a strict 24-page format, but you couldn't have planned a little better than that awful summary on the last page? Come on, now. This has the stink about it of Golden playing to its bible-belt constituency rather than putting this to the editorial-process screws. *
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Good straight forward telling of the Christmas story!
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A summarized retelling of the main events of the Christmas story. The tale is given in larger words than usually are in a Golden Book but it’s still going to be easier for a small child because of the beautiful pictures and the shorter attention span. I have some early memories of following the pictures in this book while my parents read aloud from the real Bible story, as well.
The story is not interpreted, simply summarized. It would be suitable for any denominational preference.
The story is not interpreted, simply summarized. It would be suitable for any denominational preference.
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