Illustrated by Georg Hallensleben
Rating: Additional
Farrar, Straus, and Giroux, 2009, $15.99
ISBN: 9780374399481
Age/Grade Level: Preschool-2nd grade
It is Christmastime on the farm, and both humans and animals are filled with anticipation. The suspense mounts as the pages unfold: "Something was coming," but although the children might guess that Christmas was approaching, what is happening among the animals will come as a wonderful surprise.
This tender story beautifully illustrated with soft-focus acrylic drawings, which could almost have been done by children, strikes just the right note between realism and wonder. A lovely addition to the Yule season books.
Reviewer: B. Carswell, OCPL/West Garden Grove
