In the days leading up to Christmas, Mary and Joseph's path to Bethlehem is fraught with difficulties, but, as the stories in this book reveal, a small miracle happens each day. The story of each miracle brings us a little closer to Christmas, until we finally reach the stable in Bethlehem, where the light in the lantern awaits in anticipation of the Christ Child's birth.

With twenty-eight stories, this book may be used as an "Advent calendar," with the first week's stories relating to the mineral world, the second to the plant world, followed by the animal kingdom, and finally human beings.

This book helps enliven children's imaginations during the festival time of Christmas.

 

This book is aimed at children in primary school.

There are 80 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 1992 by Wynstones Press .

Georg Dreissig was born in Germany in 1950, and studied medicine before becoming a Christian Community priest. He spent some years in South Africa, before returning to Germany where he lectured at the Priest Seminary in Stuttgart, where he now lives. Dreissig has written several books for children and has five sons. Maren Briswalter is an acclaimed German illustrator known for her delicate, detailed illustration style. She grew up in the former East Germany and trained at the Academy of Fine Arts, Dresden and the Offenbach University of Art and Design. Maren has illustrated many children's picture books, including The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Floris Books), and lives with her family near Mainz, Germany. Jonathan Drake is a translator based in Edinburgh, UK.