nativity

A young boy dreams of Jesus born as an Eskimo baby, an Indian baby, a Black baby; born in a fisherman's hut, a railway freight car, a garage, a cowboy's barn, etc.

The majestic story of Christmas, from the Annunciation to the Epiphany, has long inspired great artists. The Metropolitan Museum of Art's collection is particularly rich in medieval and Renaissance paintings that depict this timeless story. Gathered here are paintings by Rogier van der Weyden, Petrus Christus, Hans Memling, and Gerard David, among others, sensitively coupled with excerpts from the King James Bible. The perfect book for the entire family, The Christmas Story is a treasure to be enjoyed year after year.

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

A cat living in a stable in Bethlehem purrs Jesus to sleep the night he was born.

An illustrated presentation of the words to a familiar carol about the birth of Jesus.

A child's Nativity play.

Mother Cat and Little Kitten are cuddled up in their barn on a silent winter's night. One by one they are visited by animals travelling to see a stunning bright star in the sky. The cats soon learn that it is a very special night indeed. So they set off to see what the shining star beholds.

Rhyming text retells the story of the birth of Jesus.

A simple story of a bright star which guided the shepherds and the three kings to the stable where Jesus was born.

It's Christmas Eve and a message is passed to animals and men. They leave what they are doing to seek and wonder at what they will find.