Children’s {Christmas} Book Tuesday~ Week 4

Welcome back to Children’s Book Tuesday at TheJoyfulChaos! It’s the last week of the Christmas edition!

This week I’m bringing you two more stories of Jesus’ birth.

Christmas (Touch and Feel) (Board Book)
Written by Heather Henning
Illustrated by Gillian Chapman

 I like this.  We actually have one lift the flap book and two different touch and feel Christmas books.  I like including the toddlers and babies in our story time.  I chose this one over the other two mainly because I couldn’t find it this morning.  That’s usually a good sign that it’s a favorite around here!

The next book, as usual, grabs me first because of the pictures and the color scheme.  So gentle.  So peaceful. 

Baby in a Manger
Written by Julie Stiegemeyer
Illustrated by Nicole Wong

I also like that Mary actually looks pregnant in the pictures.  It always drives me a little nuts when she doesn’t look big in pictures and story books.  I know it’s a throwback from generations past, but it doesn’t keep it from driving me a bit crazy.  My kids know what a big pregnant woman looks like and I think it’s easier to “see” her as real when it’s more, well, real. 

ANYway, I also love that this book is written in rhyme and that it brings the story altogether with current day “us” at the end – even mentioning the act of communion on the last page. 

Mary and Elizabeth together here.  So sweet!

Next week we’ll be back with wintry themed books, but feel free to review any book you love!   Write a post about a children’s book ~ and include a link back to my site.  Then enter your name or website and your specific post URL (if you have questions about this just ask – I used to be a little confused too) in the MckLinky below.  That’s it!  Oh, that and go check out everybody else’s books – leave ‘em comments – we all love the love!