Status
Available
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Publication
Dutton Juvenile (1990), Edition: 1st, 32 pages
Description
Rhyming verses introduce the letters of the alphabet and the events surrounding the birth of Jesus.
User reviews
LibraryThing member glade1
This is one of my favorite children's Christmas books, which I bought the year my daughter was born. It tells the story of the Nativity in rhyming couplets, one for each letter of the alphabet ("A's for Augustus, emperor of Rome,/Who decreed, "To be counted, let each man go home. B is for
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Bethlehem, where Joseph must go./There he takes Mary, a long way and slow.") The illustrations are gorgeous, colorful, folk-style pictures full of joy and reverence. Show Less
LibraryThing member MaowangVater
Wilner’s pleasant and lively rhyme is illuminated by Kleven’s lovely bright collage illustrations.
Shanghai born college librarian Wilner composed this poem for a second-grade teacher’s Christmas program. Illustrator Kleven, a former teacher, has also written and illustrated her own books
Shanghai born college librarian Wilner composed this poem for a second-grade teacher’s Christmas program. Illustrator Kleven, a former teacher, has also written and illustrated her own books
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under the name Elisa Schneider. Show Less
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Language
Original language
English
Physical description
32 p.; 9.62 inches
ISBN
0525446222 / 9780525446224