The Christmas Story

Jane Werner Watson

Nov 2013 · Sold by Golden Books

4.4

23 reviews

Ebook

Pages

Eligible

About this ebook

Share the true meaning of Christmas with your children this holiday season. This simple but poetic text brings to life the story of Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem.

First published in 1952, this Little Golden Book adaption of the Christmas story was illustrated by beloved artist Eloise Wilkin. This classic picture book retelling of the Christmas story is a perfect gift for the holidays.

Ratings and reviews

4.4

23 reviews

Devin Damien

December 25, 2014

Not the way to read such a story to a child. I constantly had to adlib because a 5 year old cannot understand Victorian English.

1 person found this review helpful

Samantha Barron

July 26, 2016

A beautiful version of the Christmas Story. We keep a now well copy to read to our children on Christmas eve. We have for the last 9 years and will do so until they are all grown.

2 people found this review helpful

Alison Porter

November 12, 2019

It is a very good book which captures the meaning of Christmas with really nice illustrations.

About the author

JANE WERNER WATSON (1915–2004) was the original editor of Little Golden Books, and the author of numerous Golden Books herself, many of which were illustrated by the great children's illustrators of the mid-twentieth century. Some of her bestselling titles include The Fuzzy Duckling (illustrated by Martin and Alice Provensen), Animal Friends (illustrated by Garth Williams), and My Little Golden Book About God, The Christmas Story, and Wonders of Nature (all illustrated by Eloise Wilkin).

ELOISE WILKIN (1904–1987) illustrated dozens of classic Golden Books in her long career, including The Christmas Story, Wonders of Nature, Baby Listens, and We Help Mommy. Famous for her beautifully detailed paintings of the natural world and of cherubic children, she helped make Golden Books an icon. Her Golden Books Prayers for Children and My Little Golden Book About God have never been out of print.

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