Books with title Spot's First Christmas

Lovingly illustrated by celebrated artist Frank Fraser, Thomas D. Williams's magnificent poem First Christmas tells of the monumental event that Christians have celebrated for more than two thousand years: the birth of Jesus in a stable in Bethlehem.Replete with glorious angels, joyful shepherds, indifferent townspeople, humble kings, delightful donkeys, cattle, sheep, and, of course, Joseph, Mary, and the adorable baby Jesus, these sublime pages leave Santa Claus behind and bring to vivid life the tender, moving, true story of Christmas.If you love the classic poem “Twas the Night Before Christmas,” you'll treasure First Christmas and place it at the center of your family's annual Christmas celebrations.

A beautiful retelling of THE FIRST CHRISTMAS from Two-time Caldecott Medalist Nonny Hogrogian...From Joseph and Mary's trip from Nazareth to Bethlehem to the birth of Jesus in a humble manger, Nonny Hogrogian illustrates THE FIRST CHRISTMAS with true love. In every stroke of paint, we vividly share in excitement of the wiseman, the joy of the shepherds, and the playfulness of the angels singing on high. This Christmas retelling is peppered with actual verses from the Gospels and will make for the perfect family reading on an early Christmas morning.

The story of the very first Christmas is captured here in all its mystery by some of the world's greatest painters, including Botticelli, Giorgione, Geertgen, Gossaert, Foppa, Patel, and Guido Reni. The beauty of the familiar words of the King James Version of the Bible weaves the glorious images together to create a new work of art: a Christmas story that will be treasured by readers young and old. This is the perfect Christmas gift for art lovers and a fantastic and accessible introduction to both the nativity story and these seminal works of art for young readers. The paintings are kept in the National Gallery in London, which houses the national collection of Western European painting from the 13th to the 19th centuries.

Based on the iconic The Night Before Christmas, The First Christmas introduces young children to the first Christmas and the birth of Jesus. Through simple rhyming words and pictures, the poem helps young ones visualize the events that took place in Bethlehem all those many years ago. The First Christmas follows Mary and Joseph as they prepare for the birth of their child in a stable. It shares the miracle of Jesus' arrival as it's celebrated by angels and shepherds.

In the dark of winter, deep in the woods, a lone bear is awakened from his winter sleep by a soft and mysterious sound. Under the stars the bear finds his way step by step through the snowy forest, making friends along his route. Then the bear discovers a place in the woods that glows magically with something he and his friends could never have imagined -- their first Christmas. Robert Kinerk's inspired story and Jim LaMarche's glimmering illustrations combine in a picture book that captures the joy and spirit of Christmas. Come along with bear and his friends and see the magical light of Bear's First Christmas.