Author(s): Linda Schlafer,Anne Wilson
Format: Hardback
No. of Pages: 26
Publisher: Loyola University Press,U.S.
Language: English
Date Published: 2003-01-01
Dimensions: 241.3 x 279.4 x 10.16mm
Publication City/Country: Chicago, United States
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Illustrations: Illustrations, unspecified

This children's Christmas book, A Gift for the Christ Child, is based on a South American Christmas folktale. The story revolves around two young boys who, in order to make the family Christmas offering, must travel a long way on foot from their modest home in the mountains to the big church in town. Along the way, they are challenged to be courageous, resourceful, and self-giving when they meet an older woman in need of their help.

This meaningful children's Christmas book offers a lesson in the importance of generosity and sacrifice during a season where so much of the focus is on receiving. Ages 4 to 8.