What a gathering it was! There were the quiet ox, the clucking hen, a cow, six sheep, a horse, and other animals. But no one looked at the stable rat--except the baby, who not only looked but loved.
In these startlingly powerful poems, Julia Cunningham captures the mystery and magic of the Nativity for readers of every age. And Anita Lobel's magnificent paintings and brilliant iconography give each poem a setting that is at once personal and universal.