{"product_id":"9781595837608","title":"A Child's Christmas Story","description":"\u003cbr\u003e In this lovely book, originally published in 1916, illustrator Margaret Evans Price and author Isabel C. Byrum beautifully tell the Christmas story, from the baby in the manger, surrounded by animals, to the arrival of the three wise men.  The story, from the point of view of a child, is sweet and sincere and the accompanying illustrations exquisite.\u003cp\u003eThe narrator, Ethel opens the story:  “In Bethlehem, I’ve heard them say, Upon a Christmas morn, Within a stable rough and rude, a tiny babe was born.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWe continue in this vein as Ethel reflects upon the feelings of Mary and Joseph, the shepherds awakened by angels, the Wise Men following their star and of course Baby Jesus.  The style of the interiors and clothing is more 1910s than Biblical, but so lovely and stylish that we are indifferent to the anachronism.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eA Child’s Christmas Story\u003c\/i\u003e is a tender introduction to the nativity story for any early reader, and a perfect holiday gift.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Laughing Elephant","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47041136525552,"sku":"9781595837608","price":9.49,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9781595837608_p0.jpg?v=1763812806","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9781595837608","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}