tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post1311757759529260463..comments2024-03-23T16:00:11.309-04:00Comments on Worshiping With Children: Christmas Story Books for WorshipWorshiping with Childrenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12023055938126631743noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-82321038103473300482017-12-12T04:13:23.778-05:002017-12-12T04:13:23.778-05:00my favourite Christmas Picture Book is "Womba...my favourite Christmas Picture Book is "Wombat Divine" by Mem Fox. it is about Australian animals auditioning for the nativity, and wombat finds it hard to get a part.<br />a pearl downunderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08850537216717300189noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-7786048665423814402017-11-17T14:04:32.634-05:002017-11-17T14:04:32.634-05:00I always tell a story on Christmas Day instead of ...I always tell a story on Christmas Day instead of a sermon, and this has become a popular feature of Christmas in my church (St Peter and St Paul, Seal, Kent in the UK). It is a bit nervewracking, as I have to find or write a new story each year - this will be my twelfth Christmas - but so far I have managed to cook up something new each time. Sometimes I have found a traditional tale more or less entire, on other occasions I have written something more or less from scratch, often using some scrap of Christmas folklore I have come across. I always tell the tales rather than reading them, but I do produce a written version as well - Links are on the archive page on our church website here http://www.angelfire.com/planet/sealpeterandpaul/archive.html - scroll down to find the Christmas stories. If they are any use, please feel free to pinch them. <br /><br />The Lion Storyteller Christmas book, by Bob Hartman has some lovely stories in it, and I have found it a good source of stories. <br />If you can find them, Ruth Sawyer's books , The Long Christmas and Joy to the World, and a book of Christmas stories fro the Bruderhof called "Behold that star" - all very ancient, but you might find second hand copies - have good material. Some of the stories in these books need quite a bit of work to make them usable, but they are good source material. Annehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03027055112792656907noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-19601411795640037862017-11-16T10:53:50.404-05:002017-11-16T10:53:50.404-05:00Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale by Martin ...Room for a Little One: A Christmas Tale by Martin Waddell<br /><br />It shows all the animals coming together in the stable, with the last animal being the donkey carrying Mary & Joseph.<br /><br />The animals greet Baby Jesus when he is born.Jo in OKChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00899377557463761406noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-50989105753322098532013-12-13T18:36:39.856-05:002013-12-13T18:36:39.856-05:00Thank you for this list. As a long-time collector ...Thank you for this list. As a long-time collector of children's books, I struggled to find just the right book for this year's Christmas Eve service. I knew I wanted something about shepherd's and " To Whom the Angel Spoke" is perfect. I never would have known about it without your blog. Many thanks for your blog!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-45685461785786147162012-12-17T13:39:56.027-05:002012-12-17T13:39:56.027-05:00This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-40548617145615337012012-12-17T13:32:21.688-05:002012-12-17T13:32:21.688-05:00The Sparkle Box by Jill Hardie is a heartwarming b...The Sparkle Box by Jill Hardie is a heartwarming book about a tradition that honors Jesus on his birthday. The author's website, www.thesparklebox.com, has suggestions and resources to coordinate with the book. Our church used the book and activities at an Advent program and it has been such a blessing to hear how people are giving to Jesus in honor of his birthday. I've also heard there have been some churches using the book for Advent and Christmas Eve children's messages.<br /><br />Kathy SchmuckerAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-45344173166146647812012-11-29T19:23:23.236-05:002012-11-29T19:23:23.236-05:00Here's one of my favorites: I Am Christmas - b...Here's one of my favorites: I Am Christmas - by Nancy White Carlstrom. This follows the journey from Nazareth to Bethlehem with such statements as, "I am the bread baked in the oven, packed for the journey, broken and shared with others together with storiess and songs as they walk this way up hill and down going to the town to be counted." It is illustrated in lovely watercolor. The most impressive thing is the tenderness shown between Mary and Joseph in the pictures, and the fact that Mary is obviously pregnant. At the time of the birth, there is a discreet sheet or curtain with silhouette of Joseph handing the baby to Mary after the birth. It also includes the visit of the magi. Each of the "I am the..." passages reflects symbols and names of Christ found in the Bible. At the end are the scripture references to these symbols and names (way, vine, cup, bread, lily or Rose of Sharon, Emmanuel, light, shepherd, door, truth, life, bright morning star, word, and gift). I can see this used as a children's message (perhaps with images on the screen) and then the sermon following it picking up on the various scriptures! I highly recommend the book. Although preschoolers would not grasp the symbols, they would enjoy the poetry and the story of the trip. The next to last page shows Mary with the baby with "I am the gift God gives to his children send down from above to the world. I AM CHRISTMAS." Delia Halversonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14906246332511293164noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4995851195771634116.post-88804255672630903022011-08-04T00:11:07.346-04:002011-08-04T00:11:07.346-04:00Thanks so much for this list! I love children'...Thanks so much for this list! I love children's books and there were a few on here that are new to me... off to Amazon I go :-)<br /><br />I will say about the Tomie DePaola poinsettia story, though, that those "extraneous miracles" can be considered a significant part of Mexican-American culture, so I am very glad that DePaola chose to highlight them. (Although, like you, I would rate his version of Las Posadas higher!)La Peregrinahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16801672904884811424noreply@blogger.com