The Owl and the Star

By Mary Murphy

Book Overview

With bold, eye-catching graphics, glittering foil, and a gentle text, Mary Murphy retells an age-old Christmas story for the youngest of children. It was a silent night. I sat in my tree, with a... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0744588022
• ISBN13: 9780744588026
• Release Date: January 1
• Publisher: Walker Childrens Hardbacks
• Length: 32 Pages

Customer Reviews

Advent for the Youngest

This picture book is designed for the youngest listener. It's simple and direct, containing a reference to waiting -- Owl was waiting. Then Owl follows the star to the manger visiting the participants in the scriptural story in sequence. Kids certainly know about waiting for Christmas presents to appear. The book refocusses that feeling of waiting on the Christ child's appearance. Unfortunately there isn't too much reinforcement of the idea in the story, so the reader/parent must recall the waiting feeling from time to time during the couse of the read aloud in asides to the child (which is very doable). Pictures are large and dynamic with occasional use of gold for a feeling of importance and coming festivity. A good companion book for Who is Coming to Our House? by Joseph Slate.