Little Leah is very concerned about the couple who come seeking a room at her father's inn. The woman is about to have a baby - and there is nowhere for them to stay except the stable. Here is a heartwarming retelling of the traditional Nativity story. It remains faithful to the gospel accounts but allows us to view them through the eyes of a child. In a deft and utterly convincing conclusion, the reader is drawn into Leah's belief that the tiny baby in her arms is in fact holding her with unshakeable love.

 

 

This book has been graded for interest at 3-4 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 2007 by SPCK Publishing .

MARGARET BATESON HILL lives in Brixton, South London, and has written several children's books with a multicultural flavour. KARIN LITTLEWOOOD studied illustration at Manchester. She has illustrated many books and worked with Margaret Bateson Hill on Chanda and the Mirror of Moonlight - shortlisted for the Kate Greenaway Medal. Karin Littlewood has recently started illustrating children's books - she spends time in inner city schools painting and drawing the children. She lives in London.