The Story of Christmas

About the AuthorMary Joslin is the author of The Lion Book of Best-Loved Prayers, The Lion Book of Day-by-Day Prayers, The Lion Day-by-Day Bible, On That Christmas Night, Simon and the Easter Miracle, and The Story of the Cross. Alida Massari is an artist and the illustrator of Usborne Ballet Stories for Bedtime, Usborne Illustrated Arabian Nights, and Record a Story: The Day You Were Born.A sumptuous presentation of the Bible story as it unfolds in the presence of heaven's angelsOnce, long ago, a baby was born in Bethlehem. Share the story at the heart of Christmas-the story of Mary and Joseph, the stable and the star, the infant Christ, and the good news of joy and peace. Celebrate each year with this timeless and beautiful retelling, illustrated throughout with a mixture of full page art, vignettes, and borders in sumptuous reds, purples, and majestic blues.