Product Description

As Mary and Joseph traveled to Bethlehem, another journey was taking place. High above the earth, a comet flew through the atmosphere with a purpose. Past smiling planets and reverent constellations it flew—a magical light to show the way for the Wise Men to find Baby Jesus. Lyrical language and stunning paintings illuminate this enchanting journey that kids will want to follow Christmas after Christmas.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #126556 in Books
• Published on: 2005-09-15
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 32 pages

From Booklist
K-Gr. 2. Although some purists may balk at the reinterpretation, this Nativity story offers a fresh take on the traditional Christian account: a comet approaches Earth as the time of Jesus' birth draws near, becoming the signal in the sky seen by the three wise men. Evocative illustrations elevate the occasionally awkward rhyming text to an appropriately reverential level. A crackled-varnish finish lends an antique feel to the jewel-toned paintings, and the rich colors of the deep-blue night and the golden comet suit the spiritual topic. The comet's trajectory from nearly empty space, past planets and constellations, and finally over the Earth, populated with people and animals, is reminiscent of the story of Genesis and reinforces the anticipation of the heralded birth. The final spreads showing the Holy Family in the glowing manger, with shepherds and wise men kneeling outside and the comet overhead, offer quietly joyful images of the Nativity. Diane Foote
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About the Author
Alison Jay lives in England. Joseph Slate lives in Maryland.

Customer Reviews

A Sweet Book
What a nice surprise we found in this story. It is the perfect Christmas book. The star goes through the galaxy and ends up shining over baby Jesus. Our grandchildren, ages 5 and 3, wanted it read over and over again.

My son loves this!
When we were at the restaurant, my 6 yrs old son found it. He read this book 4 times and said "this is a great jesus book. I'm goig to buy for my school!". He just started to going to Catholic school. We do not practice Catholic at home but he is learning great deal of Jesus and this book seems to capture his interest and imagination so well. The picture is very beautiful and simple text gives space for Children's imagination.

Is the star a comet?
Do we know that the Christmas star was a comet? This book does have beautiful illustrations, but the whole premise is that the star is actually a comet. I've heard debate about what it was that the magi followed and feel uncomfortable reading this book as fact to my son.