The Lion Book of Five-Minute Christmas Stories - Hardcover

Goodwin, John

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0825478073 ISBN 13: 9780825478079

Publisher: Lion Books, 2008

Synopsis

This book presents ten stories of the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, each from a different character's point of view. Following the gospel narratives, storyteller John Goodwin gives the familiar Christmas stories a refreshing twist, while Richard Johnson adds his lively and warm illustrations to shine a light on the Christmas message.

About this title

About the Author:

John Goodwin has held a number of teaching and university posts including senior lecturer in Creative Writing at the University of Portsmouth. He has also written children’s fiction for publishers including OUP and Hodder and over forty radio plays for the BBC. His fiction ranges from picture books to fast moving narratives for middle readers to educational books for struggling readers. For Lion he has written An Arkful of Animal Stories and Five-Minute Animal Stories.

Richard Johnson graduated with a degree in illustration from Loughborough University of Art and Design in 1999 andcurrently lives in Lincolnshire. Creating imagery for children of all ages is a particular passion of Richard’s. His illustrations can be seen in many books, including Aesop’s Fables, If Elephants Wore Trousers, Around the World in Eighty Tales, The Peter Pan Jigsaw Book, and My Grandpa’s Amazing Inventions.

Review:

"A unique look at the birth of Jesus."   —Georgia Family Magazine

About this edition

• Publisher: Lion Books
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0825478073
• ISBN 13: 9780825478079
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 48
• Illustrator: Johnson Richard