A beautiful rendition of the story of the First Christmas by Jan Pienkowski.

Stunning silhouettes by Jan Pienkowski, the master of dramatic design, bring to life the story of the very first Christmas. With words from the King James bible, this is a truly classic and beautiful book to be treasured. This beautiful mini-hardback gift edition of a classic Christmas book makes the perfect gift and keepsake for any child at Christmas.

Jan Pienkowski is a celebrated illustrator of children's books including the Meg and Mog series of picture books written by Helen Nicoll. He has won the Greenaway Medal twice for his illustration of Joan Aiken's The Kingdom Under the Seaand for Haunted House. Jan Lives in London.

This book has been graded for interest for readers up to 5 years.

There are 32 pages in this book. This is a picture book. A picture book uses pictures and text to tell the story. The number of words varies from zero ('wordless') to around 1k over 32 pages. Picture books are typically aimed at young readers (age 3-6) but can also be aimed at older children (7+). This book was published 2009 by Penguin Books Ltd .

Helen Nicoll worked with Jan Pienkowski for over forty years, first at the BBC and then on the Meg and Mog stories. She owned and ran the audio company Cover to Cover for many years. Helen lived in Marlborough, Wiltshire. She died on September 30, 2012.