A mother talks to her baby, recounting the Christmas story, and linking it to the love and hope she feels for her own child.

Illustrates the story of the birth of Jesus and its aftermath, adapted from the King James version of the Bible.

In the stillness of a Bethlehem stable, after the sheperds and animals leave, Mary sings a lullaby to her newborn son, enjoying the wonder and awe of his birth and pondering what his life will bring.

A lamb who has always felt different and sad because of his black spots and his limp, feels his true worth when he is called upon to help keep the baby Jesus warm.

Relates how, since the first Christmas, animals around the world have been able to speak at midnight on Christmas Eve to rejoice and proclaim, "The Child is here!"

An illustrated story of the birth of Jesus as told in the Book of Luke.

"What can a small angel give a most important baby? A Christmas story about the greatest gift of all"--

After harvesting an especially large "tear" of a resin known as myrrh, a young boy and his father visit a spice merchant whose three customers are seeking a special gift to bring to a baby. Includes biblical references and historical information about the Magi and myrrh.

Written in a lively and engaging style in a series of vivid and dramatic first-person accounts, The Promise and The Light tells the stories of Mary, Joseph and Zechariah as they experience the events of the first Christmas.

Unsure of what to give Jesus for his birthday, a little shepherd boy learns what is the greatest gift of all.