FIRST CHRISTMAS
I write my poems to provide a way for families to share the major stories of Jesus' life. The stories are all told by an animal and written in rhyming verse in the same meter as Dr. Seuss' poetry. As a result children and adults love to share them.
First Christmas is a an award-winning book that tells the most beloved story of all time, the birth of Jesus Christ. Over 2000 years ago in the small town of Bethlehem a baby was born, a baby who was destined to change the world. The story is told by a donkey named Zeke who spins his tale in playful verse. Beautifully illustrated by Adel Nassief a Coptic Christian artist who live in Egypt, it won a gold medal in 2008 from the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for holiday books. It has also been translated into Spanish as Primera Navidad which won a silver medal for Hispanic books in 2009.
First Christmas is a family book. The author, Alastair Macdonald says, "I wrote First Christmas so that the story of the birth of Jesus Christ could be easily shared by family and friends. It is my hope that First Christmas will help bring a new awakening to the celebration of Christmas, and in the process bring us all together as we share in the wonder of the birth of Jesus Christ."
(To download and print a PDF copy of the poem please go here)
First Christmas is a an award-winning book that tells the most beloved story of all time, the birth of Jesus Christ. Over 2000 years ago in the small town of Bethlehem a baby was born, a baby who was destined to change the world. The story is told by a donkey named Zeke who spins his tale in playful verse. Beautifully illustrated by Adel Nassief a Coptic Christian artist who live in Egypt, it won a gold medal in 2008 from the Moonbeam Children's Book Awards for holiday books. It has also been translated into Spanish as Primera Navidad which won a silver medal for Hispanic books in 2009.
First Christmas is a family book. The author, Alastair Macdonald says, "I wrote First Christmas so that the story of the birth of Jesus Christ could be easily shared by family and friends. It is my hope that First Christmas will help bring a new awakening to the celebration of Christmas, and in the process bring us all together as we share in the wonder of the birth of Jesus Christ."
(To download and print a PDF copy of the poem please go here)
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