Lion Book of Five-minute Christmas Stories

Lion Book of Five-minute Christmas Stories by John Goodwin was published by Lion Hudson Plc in September 2009 and is our 11268th best seller. The ISBN for Lion Book of Five-minute Christmas Stories is 9780745969268.

This is a bright and brilliant collection of Christmas stories, retold with verve for today's children. This book presents 10 stories retelling the events surrounding the birth of Jesus, told from different characters' points of view:

- the donkey who carries Mary to Bethlehem taking pride in his job;
- the caring Innkeeper's wife who notices that Mary needs a bit of comfort;
- the choir of angels whose rehearsal is interrupted due to an important and sudden concert they must give!

Following the Gospel stories, storyteller John Goodwin gives the familiar Christmas stories a refreshing twist, whilst Richard Johnson adds his lively and warm illustrations to the show to shine a light on the Christmas message.

Stories are:

"Mary and the Angel";
"Joseph's Dream";
"The Journey to Bethlehem";
"No Room at the Inn";
"The Angels";
"The Young Shepherd";
"King Herod and the Three Wise Men";
"The Warning Dream";
"Saving the Baby"
"The First Christmas Tree".