My First Christmas (Magnetic Adventures)

By Tim Dowley

This interactive retelling of the Christmas story uses magnetic cutouts and illustrated scenes to help kids creatively reenact the Christmas story.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0825473276
• ISBN13: 9780825473272
• Release Date: September 2006
• Publisher: Candle Books
• Length: 10 Pages
• Weight: 0.20 lbs.
• Dimensions: 10.0" x 0.5" x 10.0"
• Age Range: 4 to 6 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Love this book

I ordered this book to read to the children at our "Happy Birthday Jesus" party. It was perfect. The illustrations are beautiful and I like the way they follow the actual bibical story. I will use it for many years.

My son's favorite Christmas book!

This is just the best toddler/preschooler Christmas book! I ordered it from Focus on the Family for my son in early December when he was almost 3 1/2 and we had to read it every day in December and January (and I mean EVERY day!) He would run to get it when he woke up in the morning and ask me to read it while he put the characters on the pages. I debated getting it because the title makes it sound like it's for a baby but it was perfect for him. I would say any 2-4 or even 5 year old would love it. It has held up well and still looks like new, although we have a rule about treating books respectfully at our house. We did use it a lot though and it doesn't show any wear at all. There aren't many pages (maybe 8-10) but it covers the true Christmas story very well. It starts when the angel Gabriel visits Mary, and includes Joseph and Mary getting married, the journey to Bethleham, the visit to the inn, the shepards being visited by angels, the wisemen following the star, and a double page for the scene at the manger. There are lots of cute characters, both animals and people. The only thing I would suggest is adding an angel magnet. There is one magnet that we can't figure out. Is it an angel, the innkeeper, or something else? We use it interchangably and my son doesn't seem to mind. He did ask once where the angel was but we decided to use the "mystery" piece and that was fine with him:) I highly recommend this to anyone wanting to teach their children the true meaning of Christmas in an interactive way. We even prefer it to the Little People Nativity Playset (although that's a great product too). Our other favorite Christmas books that tell the story of Jesus' birth are "God Gave Us Christmas" by Bergren and "Mary's First Christmas" by Wangerin.

Be sure to buy this book!

I was really impressed when I saw how colorful and exciting this magnetic book was. It really brings the Christmas story to life for a toddler. Toddlers and preschoolers can move and stick the magnetic images of Mary, Joseph, angels, Jesus, etc. onto the pages of the book to really have fun and participate while the Christmas story is read to them. I also have another friend that allows her kids to act out the story with the magnets on the refrigerator. This is a great buy for anyone who wants resources to teach the kids about the true meaning of Christmas.

My First Story of Christmas

My First Story of Christmas is a sweet, easy to understand, and Biblically correct book. The illustrations are positive and child-friendly, and work well with the text. The pace of the book is also good for kids who can sometimes be unattentive with long stories.

A Christmas Story for Kids.

MY FIRST STORY OF CHRISTMAS is a book geared towards younger children that tells the story of Jesus' birth. The book is written in a very simple and straitforward manner. Other than the usual vocabulary associated with Christmas (manger, shepherds, etc.) the words aren't difficult and should be understood by most children. Also, unlike many Christmas stories that have the shepherds and wise men arriving at the same time to the stable where Jesus was born, this story is more Biblically accurate as it illustrates the wise men arriving to see and worship Jesus several years after He was born. Roger Langton's illustrations that accompany the text are smooth, warm, and comforting; appealing the children's need for security. My only criticism about the book is that until the last page there is no mention why Jesus' birth was necessary; why it was so special. Other than that, this is a wonderful book telling the story of Christmas for young children.