Glenys Nellist, Author; Elena Selivanova, Illustrator. Grand Rapids, MI: Zondervan, 2017. 30 pp. (Large Hardback).
You can probably guess a lot about this book from the title. Yes it is a take-off of the old favorite about Santa and it is a children’s book. I confess that I get a little tired of all the rewrites of the Clement C. Moore poem — it seems that everyone has a knock-off version. What attracted me first to this version was the absolutely beautiful painting on the cover. As it turns out, every page of the book is just as beautiful as the cover. The artwork throughout is rich with color and detail.
The poem is fairly predictable in form and subject, but it’s hard to complain much when it revolves around the birth of the Savior — and this one is well done, giving new meaning to the phrase, “and to all … a good night.” I can see this book becoming a family favorite as we celebrate that blessed night; the beauty of the book would make it a nice gift.
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Martine Bates Fairbanks, Ed.D., reviews books and movies for The Alabama Baptist. She is a university professor and retired principal. She is a member of Central Baptist Church, Decatur.
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