Books with title The Carpenter: A Children's Christmas Story

Follow the events of Jesus’ birth as you read this lovely picture book written by Max Lucado with Randy Frazee and Karen Hill and illustrated by Fausto. The Christmas Story for Children tells readers about the birth of a special baby whose story is filled with love for us all. Young readers as well as their parents will appreciate the beautiful words and artwork that convey the message that we are loved and cherished.A holiday companion book to the award-winning and bestselling The Story for Children.

In this lovely book, originally published in 1916, illustrator Margaret Evans Price and author Isabel C. Byrum beautifully tell the Christmas story, from the baby in the manger, surrounded by animals, to the arrival of the three wise men. The story, from the point of view of a child, is sweet and sincere and the accompanying illustrations exquisite. The narrator, Ethel opens the story: “In Bethlehem, I’ve heard them say, Upon a Christmas morn, Within a stable rough and rude, a tiny babe was born.” We continue in this vein as Ethel reflects upon the feelings of Mary and Joseph, the shepherds awakened by angels, the Wise Men following their star and of course Baby Jesus. The style of the interiors and clothing is more 1910s than Biblical, but so lovely and stylish that we are indifferent to the anachronism. A Child’s Christmas Story is a tender introduction to the nativity story for any early reader, and a perfect holiday gift.

The Blacksmith's Gift, An Orphan's Promise, and A Carpenter's Legacy elegantly retell the Santa Claus stories - re-imagining them in a more realistic world, while preserving belief, joy and wonder for younger children. These books can be read independently as bedtime stories or as a series; all examine Santa, the Christmas holiday, and how we create hope, success and meaning. In A Carpenter's Legacy, the lesson that life can become what you choose to believe is imparted to children in a hospital over Christmas by Grandfather Ian, a doctor who, along with his friend Prita, was part of a toy making group of orphans in Norway who called themselves Santa s Elves and were taught by a kindly carpenter named Mr. Kloss.

One Christmas Eve in a far kingdom, the royal family gathered to open presents―which mainly meant watching the prince open his... So begins a children's story about taking, but also giving―about stubbornness, but also a change of heart. The spoiled prince doesn't realize that he's actually bored with all the magnificent gifts he’s given. And he carries a deeper sadness, one that would stay locked away, a secret even from him, if his wise grandmother hadn’t understood that what he really needed was...a stick. It was sturdy, and as long as he was tall. But it was just a stick. And yet this simple gift opens the prince to precious things. This children's picture book explores the power of imagination, the pleasure of doing, and eventually, the heart-soothing, joy-inducing warmth of not only being loved―but loving.

It is Christmas Eve and a tiny baby is left on the doorstep of an elderly couple who live in Christmas Street - so they name him John Christmas. He grows up to follow in his father's footsteps by making carousel horses for travelling fairgrounds. In time he has his own son, a boy named David, who sets up a business called "The Father Christmas Company". Harmless enough to start with, but before long he is trying to take over all the business from the real Father Christmas. It is left to David's son, Christopher, to save the day. Find out how he manages to save Christmas, as well as his own family.

The Three Skaters is a children's Christmas story about the joy you feel from giving unconditionally. It’s about three families who offer all they have to give to a family of refugees. I discovered this story years ago when I was reading to my children. They liked the story very much and thought that it would make a terrific bedtime story. So I adapted it into a 34 page, hard cover book with 18 full color illustrations. The story is set in the 19th century Holland. I painted the illustrations in oil on wooden panels in a van Gogh style. I hope this book will become a part of many family's traditions.