Stable Where Jesus Was Born

by Rhonda Gowler Greene

Overview

This sweet retelling of the Nativity, told in cumulative rhyme, captures the excitement and anticipation of those who witnessed the birth of the Christ Child — from Mary and Joseph to the barn cats and mice. Even the smallest listener will feel the warmth and joy of the Christmas season and the miracle it celebrates.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780689853500
Publisher:	Atheneum Books for Young Readers
Publication date:	10/01/2002
Edition description:	Reprint
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	691,374
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 10.00(h) x 0.20(d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Rhonda Gowler Greene is a former schoolteacher and a full-time writer. She is the author of The Stable Where Jesus Was Born, Barnyard Song, and Eek! Creak! Snicker, Sneak. She celebrates Thanksgiving with her family West Bloomfield, Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

Greene's (Barnyard Song) cumulative, rhyming story will entice younger readers with its sing-song read-aloud rhythm and attention to the animals in the manger: "This is the cow in the sweet-smelling hay,/ the cat and her kittens and three mice at play,/ that lived in the stable where Jesus was born." But adherence to her chosen format makes for a few forced phrases; fans of cumulative holiday tales are likely to prefer Joyce Dunbar and Gary Blythe's 1996 This Is the Star. Gaber (The Brave Little Parrot) layers rich acrylics on sturdy Bristol board, giving her compositions both heft and depth, and capturing the bustle and excitement of the holy night. Ages 3-6. (Oct.) Copyright 1999 Cahners Business Information.

Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly

"The cumulative, rhyming story will entice younger readers with its sing-song read-aloud rhythm and attention to the animals in the manger, while Gaber's rich acrylics capture the bustle and excitement of the holy night," said PW. Ages 3-6. (Oct.)

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