This is the twenty fifth of my postings about our 40 books of Nativity. You can read about the tradition here.
Today's book is a wonderful depiction of the Nativity using the Nativity icon. This book is useful in so many ways for children, beginning with the very smallest. It is Jesus is Born by Sergia Clare Anatolios. I found this book in a parish bookstore when my oldest was just a baby and asked my mom and dad to buy it for him for his first Christmas. We have been enjoying it ever since, but the last two years we forgot to even read it and as a result it was new to my youngest this year. (Yet another reason that I'm glad we're doing this Nativity book tradition this year!) This is such a simple little book. I believe that if you only have one Nativity book (especially if you have toddlers) it should be this one!! There is really no text. The book just builds the Nativity icon piece by piece, page by page until it is complete on the last page. The words just identify the parts of the icon. So, the first two pages are The Cave, and the icon starts with just the cave. Then Plants and Trees, and the new picture is of the cave with the plants and trees added. Next is Manger, and the manger is added to the icon. Really it's a nice simple way to teach children about the Nativity icon. There are lots of ways to use this book (other than just reading it, which is also fun with little bitty toddlers). The author provides some nice suggestions in the front. Today my three year old had fun seeing each new part of the icon and pointing it out in the picture which grows in detail with each turned page. It's also fun to talk about the parts of the Nativity story while reading this book. So, there are good opportunities to talk about the manger, the shepherds, the angels, the wise men, etc. Thank you to St. Nectarios Press for making this book available!!
Today's book is a wonderful depiction of the Nativity using the Nativity icon. This book is useful in so many ways for children, beginning with the very smallest. It is Jesus is Born by Sergia Clare Anatolios. I found this book in a parish bookstore when my oldest was just a baby and asked my mom and dad to buy it for him for his first Christmas. We have been enjoying it ever since, but the last two years we forgot to even read it and as a result it was new to my youngest this year. (Yet another reason that I'm glad we're doing this Nativity book tradition this year!) This is such a simple little book. I believe that if you only have one Nativity book (especially if you have toddlers) it should be this one!! There is really no text. The book just builds the Nativity icon piece by piece, page by page until it is complete on the last page. The words just identify the parts of the icon. So, the first two pages are The Cave, and the icon starts with just the cave. Then Plants and Trees, and the new picture is of the cave with the plants and trees added. Next is Manger, and the manger is added to the icon. Really it's a nice simple way to teach children about the Nativity icon. There are lots of ways to use this book (other than just reading it, which is also fun with little bitty toddlers). The author provides some nice suggestions in the front. Today my three year old had fun seeing each new part of the icon and pointing it out in the picture which grows in detail with each turned page. It's also fun to talk about the parts of the Nativity story while reading this book. So, there are good opportunities to talk about the manger, the shepherds, the angels, the wise men, etc. Thank you to St. Nectarios Press for making this book available!!
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That sounds so beautiful! Thank you!
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