Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story

A retelling of the legend of St. Brigid's birth and her mysterious blue cloak. Beautiful imagery portrays her birth and her vision of the Nativity. Celtic and Hebrew page borders add to the character of the paintings. A very appealing and wonderous legend.

I liked this book because it is creative and tells a great story. The illustrations use great colors, and it is fun to read. Children and young readers would enjoy this book.

This is an Irish story of St. Brigid. When Brigid is born she recieves a blue cloak from a Druid. As the girl grows her cloak becomes worn and tattered. As she prayed one night her imaginaition takes her on an adnventure to a different land. She meets the couple, Joseph and Mary as they are looking

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for a place to stay. She helps them into a stable where Mary gives birth. Brigid gives the baby her worn cloak in order to keep warm. When Brigid comes back to reality she is wearing a beautiful new cloak. This story teaches how being helpful and generosity can provide others with the help they need.

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I wasn't expecting this to be a religiously based folktale, and was not very impressed with the story because of this. It was well written and easy to follow, but definitely odd when Brigid somehow beamed to ancient Jerusalem from ancient Ireland. I would probably not find this useful in a

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classroom setting. Additionally, I found the illustrations to be a bit flat, and some of the facial expressions on the characters quite strange. The coloring of the artwork is lovely though, very subtle. I especially liked the different knotwork borders.

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A wonderful tale to read during the holidays which tells the story of a girl's possible dream or maybe something more on that special night in Bethlehem. The illustrations were magical in their own right and the story was beautifully told.

Genre: Legend

Critiques: This is a great legend book because it retells an ancient tale about one of Ireland's saints. It is the story of an Irish slave girl who becomes Saint Brigid. The book has a historical note in the back that explains the history behind the legend.
The setting is shown through

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the use of white, blue, and other colors that represent the feeling of coldness to show that it is winter. To show that the main character goes to Bethlehem, the buildings are shown as the traditional small, square houses surrounded by a city wall. Furthermore, the traditional nativity scene of Christmas is created with the use of hay, a stable, barn animals, a wooden manger, and a clear night sky with a bright shinning star.

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This beautifully-illustrated retelling of an ancient folktale concerning Saint Brigid of Kildare, one of Ireland's patron saints, contains a fascinating blend of Pagan Celtic and early Christian motifs. From the old Druid who gives the infant Brigid a beautiful blue cloak, and who speaks with a

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voice "wise and fierce and full of truth;" to the Holy Family in Bethlehem, who somehow seem to exist outside of time, and know Brigid for who she is (a "child of the West"); this story has just the right mixture of magic and spirituality to appeal to young readers, whatever their religious persuasion. The color illustrations by English artist Helen Cann are vibrant and appealing. I was pleased, moreover, to see the the explanatory notes in the back, giving some historical background to the story.

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I liked this book. I think it's good to tell Ancient stories, and I feel that I know nothing about Ireland and the Druids. I'm not sure why that whole area in skipped over in History. But the stories are very interesting and have a part to play. However, I might use this story more in Sunday School

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or the equivalent. I don't think I would want to deal with any backlash for offended parents.

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Irish story of Saint Brigid and her cloak, blessed by a druid, and her transportation to Bethlehem. Beautiful illustrations. Talked about the druid's faith versus their Christian faith; interesting interaction, but I'm not sure if you can talk about that in public schools. Historical note in the

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back.

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This is the story of Brigid, a young girl born to a slave in ancient times. When Brigid was born a druid came from the forest with a gift for the young child and a prophecy that she would do great things. When Brigid is older as she is guiding her flock back to the barn for the night as she kneels

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to pray she is transported. Brigid finds herself in Egypt in the city of bethlehem, she is the daughter of an inn keeper and she is busy all day with chores and work. That night two people come looking for a place at the inn but it is all full so Brigid tells them they ca stay in the stables. That night baby Jesus is born and everyone rejoices. Brigid finds herself home again with an amazing story to tell.

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At her birth, Brigid is given a beautiful blue cloak by a druid. Ten years later on Christmas Eve, Brigid is transported to Bethlehem in time to welcome Joseph and Mary into her stable. She adores the Christ child, and her now-tattered cloak is restored and embellished with stars.