Little Owl and the Star: A Christmas Story
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Book Overview
With bold, eye-catching graphics, glittering foil, and a gentle text, Mary Murphy retells an age-old Christmas story for the youngest of children. It was a silent night. I sat in my tree, with a waiting feeling. On a silent night, a star beckons to Little Owl, and he follows. He flies by three men on camels, plodding through sand and watching the sky. He flies above hills where shepherds keep watch over sheep, who watch too. And finally, in a distant manger, he finds a man, a woman, and the happiest baby - and joy that lights the world.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0763622680
ISBN13:9780763622688
Release Date:October 2003
Publisher:Candlewick Press (MA)
Length:1 Pages
Weight:0.95 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 10.2" x 9.3"
Age Range:3 to 6 years
Grade Range:Preschool to Grade 1
Customer Reviews
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Advent for the Youngest
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 19 years ago
This picture book is designed for the youngest listener. It's simple and direct, containing a reference to waiting -- Owl was waiting. Then Owl follows the star to the manger visiting the participants in the scriptural story in sequence. Kids certainly know about waiting for Christmas presents to appear. The book refocusses that feeling of waiting on the Christ child's appearance. Unfortunately there isn't too much reinforcement of the idea in the story, so the reader/parent must recall the waiting feeling from time to time during the couse of the read aloud in asides to the child (which is very doable). Pictures are large and dynamic with occasional use of gold for a feeling of importance and coming festivity. A good companion book for Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate.
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