“Book Descriptions: This is a Christmas miracle like no other, with such richness in image and story that children will return to it again and again." (Booklist, starred review).
The wooden figures in a Christmas crèche come to life to save a poor old woman in this truly original, deeply moving contemporary parable. Told with 96 pictures by Peter Collington, the master of the wordless story, this is a Christmas treasure the entire family can enjoy.
"Without a doubt the most original Christmas book of the year not the least because of its surprising yet, in context, fitting combination of the devout and the surreal." -The Horn Book, starred review
"The story is sweet, simple and wordless. The illustrations are intricate enough to warrant reading this one over and over." - American Bookseller
"an upbeat story to treasure for this and many Christmases to come." - School Library Journal” DRIVE
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