I am sure a lot of you can share in my enthusiasm when I say I LOVE Christmas! I love everything about the Christmas season… the twinkle lights, the music, the snow on the ground, being able to give gifts to those I love, sugar cookies, my list could go on and on!
Amidst all the hustle and bustle this holiday season brings though, it is wonderful to have a reminder of what the Christmas season is truly all about. Everything I mentioned are wonderful holiday traditions (especially the sugar cookies!), but in the mad rush to make everything perfect we forget about a tiny baby who came into this world on the first Christmas night.
The First Christmas Night by Keith Christopher is a wonderful reminder about the true meaning of Christmas. I am sure almost everyone has heard the poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” and this beautiful retelling of the birth of Jesus is poetically captured in the same fashion.
About The First Christmas Night
The First Christmas Night is a beautiful retelling of the birth of Jesus on that joyous night in Bethlehem so long ago. The poem begins with the arrival of Mary and Joseph in Bethlehem and winds though Christ’s birth, the angels’ appearance to the shepherds, and the visit by the Wise Men. The simple, yet elegant, verses will appeal to little ones and are accompanied by the rich acrylic illustrations of Christine Kornacki.
The vibrant illustration in this book wonderfully compliment the ageless story of the birth of Jesus. As I read this story to my son, his chubby little fingers were eager to grasp the animals, angels and wise men. The pictures really jump off the page in a realistic fashion!
If you are looking for a lyrical retelling of the birth of Jesus this holiday season, be sure to pick up a copy of The First Christmas Night! {you can also try to win a copy below}
Twas the very first Christmas, when all through the town
not a creature was stirring- there was not a sound
The moon, shining bright in the heavens so high,
gave the luster of midday to the Bethlehem sky.
The First Christmas Night :: $16.99
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A SIMPLE GIVEAWAY!!
One lucky SIMPLE reader is going to win a copy of The First Christmas Night. Here’s how to enter:
Sue Hull
November 30, 2013 at 11:12 pmI’d read it to my nieces. In May my granddaughter is due so I’d read it to her when she is a little older. Thank you 🙂
Janell
November 30, 2013 at 10:31 pmI would read it with my 4 children
Emmi Jones
November 30, 2013 at 9:34 pmI would love to read this with my daughter and my niece! They would both love to read this with me! Thank you so much for the chance!
Diana Hatch
November 30, 2013 at 11:26 amI would love to read with my granddaughters
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November 29, 2013 at 10:48 pmLove to read it with my boys
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November 29, 2013 at 12:29 pmI want to read this to my nephew.
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November 26, 2013 at 2:01 pmI would like to read this to my grand children.
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November 19, 2013 at 1:40 pmI would read it to my girls.
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Sacha Schroeder
November 18, 2013 at 12:59 pmI would love to read this with my daughter and newphew.
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November 17, 2013 at 8:56 pmMy kiddos
Colleen W
November 17, 2013 at 8:15 pmI would love to read this with my niece.
Carrie
November 17, 2013 at 4:39 pmMy sons Jamesy and Tommy
Krista
November 17, 2013 at 4:34 pmwith my kids of course! We have a few baby board books about Christmas, but not many picture books for older kids yet. 🙂
Samantha C.
November 17, 2013 at 3:12 pmThis would be great to read with my kids.
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November 17, 2013 at 2:16 pmMy sons, ages 1 and 3.
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November 17, 2013 at 1:58 pmI would love to give this to my grandchildren!
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November 17, 2013 at 12:01 pmI would love to read this book with my daughters.
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November 17, 2013 at 11:30 amMy son.
Colleen Maurina
November 17, 2013 at 11:02 amI would love to read The First Christmas Night to my little grandson!
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November 17, 2013 at 10:59 amI’d read this with our granddaughter.
Amy W.
November 17, 2013 at 10:28 amI would read this to my kids.
Michelle W.
November 17, 2013 at 8:58 amMy two boys ages 4 and 6.5
KV
November 17, 2013 at 8:23 amI would read this with my niece.