Product Description

A truly beautiful picture book, in which Brian Wildsmith sets out the life of Jesus: his birth, his childhood in Nazareth, his baptism and temptation, his teaching and miracles, and finally the entry in to Jerusalem, culminating in his death and resurrection. BL Brian Wildsmith is one of the great figures of children's illustration of the 20th century, and celebrates forty years of publishing with OUP in 2002 BL Brian's work has been consistently ground-breaking: his first books were published using revolutionary printing techniques, and he has even published a book with a Japanese princess BL There is a museum in Kyoto dedicated solely to his paintings, which attracts visitors from all around the world 'This brightly illustrated book convey[s] the Bible story with great dignity and impact.'- The Guardian 'Pictures to be dreamed over, and meditated upon, over and over again.' - TES

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #434361 in Books
• Published on: 2002-02-07
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 40 pages

From Booklist
Ages 4-8. Wildsmith, who has written several Bible stories, now turns his attention to the story of Jesus. Using pieces from the four Gospels, he fashions a narrative that hits the high points of Jesus' life, including the nativity story, the flight to Egypt, Jesus' baptism, the wedding at Cana, the calling of the disciples, the raising of Lazarus, and Jesus' death and resurrection. Wildsmith's pictures are framed in windowlike arches, set against backgrounds of pure colors. As with his other works, gold embellishments add majesty. In places the text seems like a simple recitation of events, and some of the line work has a tentative feel. Still, this is an attractive offering, and libraries that own Wildsmith's Exodus (1999) and Joseph (1998) will probably want this as well. Ilene Cooper
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About the Author
Brian Wildsmith lives in the South of France

Customer Reviews

Beautiful illustrations
Jesus, written and illustrated by Brian Wildsmith, is a picture book about the life of Jesus. The narrative starts before his birth, with the angel Gabriel visiting Mary to tell her she would have a son named Jesus, and ends with the Pentecost, after Jesus' ascent into the heavens. The story encompasses all the major points in Jesus' life, including his youth in Nazareth, his baptism, his teachings and his miracles.

The book is filled with vivid illustrations of the scenes of Jesus' life, each in the shape of a window, and all framed with gold. The colorful and striking pictures are reminiscent of stained glass windows.

What I Like: I like the illustrations. They are beautiful and eye-catching and lend much to the book. I also like that the book covers Jesus' entire life on earth (even a bit before and a bit after).

What I Dislike: The narrative is choppy and lacking in continuity. The story runs chronologically, but there are no transitions between scenes and that makes it difficult to read.

Overall Rating: I give it a very good rating, though, because of the beautiful illustrations and the chronological coverage of Jesus' life.

Age Appeal: 9-12.

Christine M. Irvin - Christian Children's Book Review