What a special visitor Mary has! It's the Angel Gabriel, and he has a very important message from God. Award-winning author Alexa Tewkesbury retells the first Christmas story in timeless fashion in this delightful picture book for 3-5 year olds. From Gabriel's visit to Mary to the arrival of the shepherds and the magi to welcome to new-born Jesus, The Story of Christmas is the perfect way to introduce kids to the nativity story and the true meaning behind the holiday season. Bright, colourful illustrations from Dani Padron bring the book to life, and kids will love spotting the many different animals that are dotted on every page. The clear, simple text is ideal for young ones just starting to read and for adults to read aloud. The Story of Christmas is a picture book that will charm children and parents alike, and is also a brilliant story time resource for KS1 teachers and children's workers. Kids will learn about the story of Christmas in the Bible in a memorable, engaging way, and gain a new understanding of why we celebrate it each year.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-5 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 in 2021 by SPCK Publishing .

Alexa Tewkesbury is a children's writer whose books include It's A Boy! The Christmas Star's Big Shine The Topz Secret Diaries, What's Christmas, The Perfect Christmas Present and The Camel Who Found Christmas. Roberto Aliaga is an award-winning Spanish author who has published more than 30 books for children, including Cuento de Luz's A Nighttime Story and Dorothy. Dani Padron was born in Ourense, Spain. He started his career as an illustrator in 2011, after winning the "Pura e Dora Vazquez" Award for the illustrations of his first book. Since then, he has published several books. His work for "Pan de millo" was selected to participate at the 2015 Biennial of Illustrations Bratislava.