Shepherd Girl of Bethlehem: A Nativity story

by Carey Morning, Alan Marks (Illustrator)

Overview

“The light of a big star filled her room and lit the whole wide world outside.” Unable to sleep, join the shepherd girl as she looks for her father on the hillsides of Bethlehem and then follows him through the bright night to a stable. Discover the meaning of Christmas as the shepherd girl enters to find a radiant baby, whose light is a gift to everyone. Weaving the Nativity story into an original tale, this evocative Christmas book exudes a heartwarming message about love and peace. A little shepherd girl loves her father greatly, and adores spending time with him on the hillside, tending his flocks. But one night, he is called away and she can't find him. She anxiously searches high and low, eventually finding him at a stable in Bethlehem, where her journey ends with a most glorious discovery. Alan Marks' illustrations - crafted in detailed ink and deep watercolour washes - flow through the pages, taking the story towards its colourful and evocative end.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781915748102
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	10/22/2024
Edition description:	2nd ed.
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	8.46(w) x 10.24(h) x (d)
Age Range:	3 - 6 Years

About the Author

Carey Morning has a background in child development, using the power ofstory and her keen imagination in her clinical work, as well as to writepoetry and stories. Originally from Connecticut, Carey now lives in Edinburgh.

Alan Marks is a British illustrator and children's book author. He began his career illustrating for magazines and newspapers in England. His first children's book Storm, written by Kevin Crossley Holland, won the Carnegie Medal. Alan now illustrates a wide variety of subjects, from nursery rhymes to war poetry. He is the illustrator of the Boston Globe-Horn Book Award Honor Book and illustrated books for many children's authors, including Joan Aiken, Kevin Crossley-Holland and Jane Goodall. Alan lives in an old house in the Kent countryside with his wife and two daughters.

Editorial Reviews

"Lovely to read aloud and helps give a sense of place to little ones as you're reading aloud. . . . The night time pictures are well drawn, with a wonderful sense of the light coming from the star in the sky and then the contrast of the dark night with the warmth and glow of the stable."  —Bookbag

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