A Gift for the Christ Child

Jähnert, Tina

ISBN 10: 0735819580 ISBN 13: 9780735819580

Publisher: NorthSouth, 2004

Synopsis

A heartwarming Nativity story with which the youngest listeners will identify. Miriam wishes with all her heart that she were bigger and more important, like her older brother, Malachai, who gets to do all kinds of jobs around the family's inn. One day, when the inn is bustling with visitors who have come to Bethlehem to be counted, Miriam gets her chance. Her mother asks her to lead a man and a young woman on a donkey down to the stable. Miriam takes her job very seriously. She knows it is important to find the safest path to the stable. Slowly, very slowly, she leads the way down the hill. And later that night, when Miriam shares in a miracle--the birth of the Christ Child--her own wish finally comes true.

About this title

About the Author:

Tina Jahnert was born in Stuttgart, Germany. She now lives with her husband and their three children near Milwaukee, Wisconsin. This is her first book for North-South.

From School Library Journal:

PreSchool-Grade 1–Miriam, the daughter of an innkeeper in Bethlehem, is tired of being too little and unimportant to help out, so when a man and his pregnant wife arrive at the overcrowded inn, she is happy to lead them to the stable. Later that night, the girl is one of the first to give a gift to Baby Jesus, her own blanket, making her feel important after all. The lovely illustrations, soft and smoky with touches of bright warmth, are full of child appeal. Each event, whether small or earthshaking, is seen from the perspective of the winsome heroine, which gives this familiar story a new immediacy and charm.–E. M.
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About this edition

• Publisher: NorthSouth
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 0735819580
• ISBN 13: 9780735819580
• Binding: Library Binding
• Number of pages: 24
• Illustrator: Roberti Alessandra