'What that shepherd saw, we might also see, for the angels fly down from heaven every Christmas Eve, if we could only see them.' A picture book edition of Selma Lagerloef's classic Christmas tale. One cold winter's night, a cruel and hard-hearted shepherd is amazed by the strange happenings. A man comes looking for wood for a fire to warm his wife and new-born baby, and the dogs don't bite him, the sheep don't run away, and the fire doesn't scorch him. Following the man back to his cold grotto, the shepherd discovers the true spirit of Christmas.
'What that shepherd saw, we might also see, for the angels fly down from heaven every Christmas Eve, if we could only see them.' A picture book edition of Selma Lagerloef's classic Christmas tale. One cold winter's night, a cruel and hard-hearted shepherd is amazed by the strange happenings. A man comes looking for wood for a fire to warm his wife and new-born baby, and the dogs don't bite him, the sheep don't run away, and the fire doesn't scorch him. Following the man back to his cold grotto, the shepherd discovers the true spirit of Christmas.
Selma Lagerlöf (1858-1940) was the first woman to win the Nobel Prize for Literature.
'This atmospheric book characterically carries the Christian story
on the current of a Swedish folk-tale tradition. Elinor (age 9) and
Catriona (age 7) were captivated, and loved the pictures which use
light and dark to give a powerful emotional dimension to the simply
told narrative.'
-- Camilla Macnab, parent, Church Times, November 2004
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