the two stars are not for the story, obviously..but for the way it is narrated.. too quickly summarized, whereas this was a golden opportunity to narrate the story of Baby Jesus to children

I owned this book as a child, and found it again at a Saver's recently. I bought it for my son...but mostly for me and my nostalgia. :)

It's like this book was written by someone who never met a child. The language is stilted and, at times, obscure. For instance, instead of saying Jesus was born, the book says that Mary brought forth a child.

It was not engaging at all for my almost 6yo. There must be better books than this telling the story!

This Little Golden Book, first released in 1952, features a traditional re-telling of the Christmas story accompanied by beautiful classic illustrations. If you are looking for a straightforward biblical narration of the events surrounding Jesus’s birth then this is definitely one to consider. My daughter loves it, but it is possibly more suited to a slightly older age bracket as there is a lot of detail – more than seems suitable for my three year old anyway.

n  “For a child is born this day in Bethlehem – a Saviour who is Christ the Lord.
And this shall be a sign to you. You shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes and lying in a manger.”n

Quintissential!

Disclaimer: I usually review children's book based more on what my children think of the book and less on what I think of the book...

My children really like this book!

I wanted a really straightforward version of the nativity story from the Bible, and this one was perfect. It was first published in 1952, and the illustration style certainly reflects that. We read it yearly as part of our "12 books of Christmas" tradition, one per night from Dec 13th to the 24th.

#132 of 2020

#3 of 2020 Christmas / Holiday Reads

Lovely illustrations

Awesome book for young ones, my kids ages 2 and 5 want this book read over and over throughout the whole year.. do your kids a favor and get your children this book :)

This is a very good telling of The Christmas story from Luke 2.

Good heavens, Eleanor! She was not a fan