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Picture Books
AdventChristmas
Nativity story
The King and the Shepherd Boy
By Sam Brewster
I really like this clever retelling of the Christmas story, focusing on the fact that Jesus came for both rich and poor.
It’s told in rhyme, with a particularly interesting metre (think Tabby McTat or The Highway Rat if you know your Julia Donaldson!), although some of the repeated lines are a little unnecessary IMHO. The illustrations are particularly wonderful, with a diversity of skin tones represented, and a beautiful mystical feel to the whole thing. If you’re wanting to diversify your Advent basket, ‘The King and the Shepherd Boy’ is the book to go for!