My Favorite Things… Picture Books Pt. 10

Christmas in July??? Why not? It’s never a bad time to celebrate the birth of the Savior! These picture books are wonderful additions to the literature.

Rediscover the Nativity Story in all its glory—from quaking shepherds to heaven-sent angels—as the song lyrics are brought to life on every spread. The world’s diversity is reflected in a cast of characters with a range of skin tones. 

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Product Cover look inside Silent Night Composed by Miscellaneous. Arranged by Mack Wilberg. Christmas Songs & Carols – Mixed Voices. Christmas, Choral Leaflet. Vocal score. 8 pages. Duration 4′. Oxford University Press #9780193804807. Published by Oxford University Press (OU.9780193804807).
Product Cover look inside Silent Night (from CoolSide of Yuletide). Arranged by Francisco J. Nunez and Jim Papoulis. BH Sounds of a Better World. A Cappella, Christmas, Concert, Holiday. 8 pages. Boosey & Hawkes #M051481026. Published by Boosey & Hawkes (HL.48021035).
Product Cover look inside Silent Night The Collaborative Artist Chamber Music Series. Arranged by Nancy Faber. Faber Piano Adventures. Christmas. 12 pages. Faber Piano Adventures #FF7007. Published by Faber Piano Adventures (HL.420336).
Product Cover look inside Silent Night Music for Solo Voice Series. Composed by Andrew Huish. Arranged by Andrew Huish. Hinshaw Music. Christmas, Christmas Sacred, Sacred. Softcover. Hinshaw Music #HMV126. Published by Hinshaw Music (HL.356262).
Product Cover look inside Silent Night (Close Your Eyes and Sleep) Composed by Franz Xaver Gruber and Heather Sorenson. Arranged by Heather Sorenson. PraiseSong Christmas Series. Anthem, Carol, Christmas, Sacred. Octavo. 12 pages. Published by PraiseSong (HL.125443).

A simple retelling of the Nativity story that celebrates the timeless joy of welcoming a new baby into the world.

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Each spread uses one person from the nativity story to illustrate a theme and suggests one activity a child can do to remember the lesson learned from that character.

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Here is the adult edition of the previous book!

Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas: Seven Traditions to Lead Us Closer to the Savior – Audiobook Download – $6.97Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas: Seven Traditions to Lead Us Closer to the Savior – Audiobook Download – Author: Emily Belle Freeman; Narrator: Pam Ward; Format: Audio Book (Digital Audiobook Download)
Celebrating a Christ-Centered Christmas: Seven Traditions to Lead Us Closer to the Savior – Audiobook Download
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The story of a young pilot in the US Army Air Corps, Gail Halvorsen, who was assigned as a cargo pilot to the Berlin Airlift in which US forces flew much-needed supplies into a Soviet-blockaded Berlin. He got the idea to “bomb” Berlin with candy for the German children gathered by the fences of the air base. 

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The animals in the stable prepare for the arrival of baby Jesus.

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The Legend of the Poinsettia – Audiobook Download – $2.50

The Legend of the Poinsettia – Audiobook Download – Author: Tomie dePaola; Narrator: Maria Cabezas; Format: Audio Book (Digital Audiobook Download)

The Legend of the Poinsettia – Audiobook Download
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When Lucida is unable to finish her gift for the Baby Jesus in time for the Christmas procession, a miracle enables her to offer the beautiful flower we now call the poinsettia.

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It is Christmas Eve when a knock comes at the door of Paul’s family farmhouse. A small family is stranded due to a broken-down truck and seeks shelter for the evening. Paul’s grandfather not only welcomes them in, but offers them dinner and a bed for the night.

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