Look!: A Child's Guide to Adve

Look! A Child’s Guide to Advent and Christmas presents Advent as special time for waiting and watching—paying attention—to the ways God comes to us. This treasured book reassures children of the presence of God in all times and places and invites them to become part of the holy work of making Christ present in the world.
 
Told from the point of a view of a child, the story weaves together familiar Advent traditions like the Jesse tree and the Advent wreath, Biblical stories and characters, and reflections on what these stories call us to do and be. With thoughtful and thought-provoking text, and beautiful and diverse illustrations, Look! provides an opportunity to explore the coming of Jesus with practical and fresh perspectives, inspiring children to ask questions and experience this special season in a brand-new way.

Laura Alary writes in the warm, thoughtful style that has made her books so popular with families who want to encourage their children to think deeply and engage their spiritual imaginations, Look! is the first book in the "Circle of Wonder: Liturgical Year Resource Set." (Click HERE for free downloadable resources)

Other titles in the Circle of Wonder series include:
Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter
Rise: A Child's Guide to Eastertide
Breathe: A Child's Guide to Ascension, Pentecost, and the Growing Time

Laura Alary is a storyteller, educator, and writer who delights in writing stories that make us bigger on the inside. Among her many books are Make Room: A Child's Guide to Lent and Easter, Look! A Child's Guide to Advent and Christmas, and Breathe: A Child's Guide to Ascension, Pentecost, and the Growing Time. A trained theologian and biblical scholar with degrees in Classics (B.A., Dalhousie), Theology (M.Div., Knox College, University of Toronto) and New Testament (Ph.D., University of St. Michael’s College), Laura currently works in a theological library. She lives with her three children in Toronto, where she likes to go for walks in the woods, tend her tiny pollinator garden, and keep her eyes open for signs of new life.

Ann Boyajian is the illustrator of many books, including Samantha's Friendship Fun (in the American Girl series), More Spice Than Sugar (Houghton Mifflin), and O Say Can You See? American's Symbols, Landmarks, and Inspiring Words (Scholastic).