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Overview
From 12 drowsy doves to 7 soft sheep to 4 shaggy camels, this lovely e-Book edition of Stable in Bethlehem celebrates the wonders of Christmas--with a counting concept built right in. Joy N. Hulme and Dan Andreasen, the team behind the Sterling picture book Easter Babies, perfectly capture the spirit of the season with gentle rhymes and softly hued, charming pictures.Editorials
School Library Journal
PreS-Gr 1-Soft, dreamy, oil and digital illustrations are the strength of this counting book. Starting with 12 doves cooing in a stable, the simple text counts down in rhyming couplets. For example, "8 shepherds wrapped in woolen robes/watch over their flock by night./7 soft sheep are still awake/and see the stars grow bright." Finally, "2 parents look with tender love/upon a manger bed/at 1 small baby lying there/with straw to pillow his head." The sweet animals have a greeting-card quality, the rhymes are uninspired, and the stable looks like a nice little vacation cottage with its glowing windows and palm trees.-Anne Connor, Los Angeles Public Library
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Published
November 19, 2012
Publisher
Sterling Publishing
ISBN
9781454906179