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Book (BKK03004) Father and Son: A Nativity Story
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| Author: |
McCaughrean, Geraldine |
| Publisher: |
Hyperion Books for Children, 2006 |
| Length: |
32 pgs |
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K-03 — CHILDREN'S BOOKS / Christmas
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| # Copies: |
1 |
| ISBN/ISSN: |
9781423113447
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| Description: |
One night after the birth of Jesus, Joseph is awake in the Bethlehem stable. Watching the baby, he wonders how he can help him, knowing that Jesus is no ordinary boy. He muses "How can I teach you to plane a door, knowing that it was you who planed the plains, who carved the valleys and hewed the hills . . . ." In the appended author's note McCaughrean notes that in the Bible, Jesus is 30 years old before he says, "I and my Father are one," making it something of a leap to imagine Joseph having this inner dialogue. Still, for those who can accept the premise that Joseph recognizes the baby not just as his stepson or as God's son, but as God incarnate, Joseph's point of view is imaginatively expressed in the story. Glowing with light and color, the illustrations offer a series of pleasant scenes, as Joseph envisions the baby growing to be a boy and doing boyish things. Charming decorative borders add grace notes to the handsomely designed pages. Carolyn Phelan
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| Age Groups: |
Preschool; Lower elementary
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