The Nativity
by Julie Vivas
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Author: Julie VivasEdition: Hardcover
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2005-11-01
ISBN: 0152055916
Number of pages: 36
Publisher: Harcourt Children's Books
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Book Review: Best Nativity Book Ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
Found this at the library last year and rushed to get my own copy. The KJV Bible text coupled with the whimsical/human illustrations are as as refreshing as they are unorthodox. Unlike other reviewers who were appalled at angels with tattered wings and combat boots, having coffee with Mary, I chalked it up to artist's interpretation. The illustrations capture the emotions in this divine story, from the exhaustion of a just delivered Mary, to the tenderness of Joseph handling the baby, to the grandfatherly adoration of the sheperds as they peer into the manger. I also loved the naked newborn Jesus. This was precious, not vulgar or in poor taste as some reviewers have said. Every person comes into the world naked and helpless, after all. Of course, liberties were taken with the text, and the illustrations may not be "accurate" in their interpretation, but so what? Frankly, I'm sick of Nativity books that portray the stable as spotless and pristine, Mary looking fresh as a daisy, and everyone with a full head of hair. As whimsical as the pictures are, I think they offer a more realistic interpreation of how things really were. Let's face it folks, pregnancy and childbirth are hard work, stables are dusty, dirty, and stinky, people who live and work outside with livestock are going to look windblown and haggard, and traveling long distance on the backs of animals will leave you bowlegged and rumpled! Just enjoy the emotional essence of this ancient and divine event!
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