The Christmas Story
By (Author) Jane Werner Watson
Illustrated by Eloise Wilkin
Random House USA Inc
Golden Books Publishing Company, Inc.
3rd March 2003
United States
Children
Fiction
Childrens / Teenage general interest: Christianity
339
Hardback
24
Width 170mm, Height 203mm, Spine 5mm
113g
Share the true meaning of Christmas with your children this holiday season. This simple but poetic text brings to life the story of Jesus' birth in a stable in Bethlehem. First published in 1952, this Little Golden Book adaption of the Christmas story was illustrated by beloved artist Eloise Wilkin. This classic picture book retelling of the Christmas story is a perfect gift for the holidays.
JANE WERNER WATSON(1915-2004) was the original editor of Little Golden Books, and the author of numerous Golden Books herself, many of which were illustrated by the great children's illustrators of the mid-twentieth century. Some of her bestselling titles includeThe Fuzzy Duckling(illustrated by Martin and Alice Provensen),Animal Friends(illustrated by Garth Williams), andMy Little Golden Book About God, The Christmas Story, and Wonders of Nature(all illustrated by Eloise Wilkin). ELOISE WILKIN(1904-1987) illustrated dozens of classic Golden Books in her long career, includingThe Christmas Story, Wonders of Nature, Baby Listens,andWe Help Mommy.Famous for her beautifully detailed paintings of the natural world and of cherubic children, she helped make Golden Books an icon. Her Golden BooksPrayers for ChildrenandMy Little Golden Book About Godhave never been out of print.