Celebration Song: A Poem

by James Berry

Book Overview

It's Jesus's birthday, and the whole earth celebrates in "a world praiseful and joyful". Mary is the most joyous of all. In a lyrical song, she tells her son the story of his miraculous birth and... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0671894463
• ISBN13: 9780671894467
• Release Date: October 1994
• Publisher: Simon & Schuster
• Length: 1 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 8.8" x 11.9"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

beautiful retelling of the Christmas story

Berry's poem is Mary's song of rejoicing at Jesus' first birthday. The whole world joins in--animals, trees, people--to celebrate the event. We hear about how the angel came to Mary to announce Jesus's coming, how the wise men and the shepherds were there to welcome him, and how he has grown in his first year. Berry has given Mary and Jesus a humanness that any parent and child can relate to, and his gentle rhyme and the lovely illustrations that accompany it are sure to please any reader and listener. As soon as I read it, I knew I had found the perfect Christmas gift for everyone on my list, regardless of age.