Karl's Reading List

Published by B&H Publishing Group: Nashville, Tennessee, 2020. This is a truly beautiful book, telling the Christmas story from the Bible in a ' Where's Wally'  type style. Each page introduces part of the story, which a short summary of what is going on, and then has a large, beautifully illustrated tableau, with a list of things to look for. Some of the things are directly from the Bible story (find Mary riding a donkey), some are things that  could  have been happening at that time (find a Roman soldier) and some of the things are a little more abstract, anachronistic, off-the-wall, or even humorous (find someone flying a kite). There are also various 'Names of God' hidden throughout the book, with a section on each page telling the reader which two are hidden within the current image. This is a book with lots of re-readability, and enough little details to keep parents as well as kids engaged on the twentieth read. It also highlights certain parts of the Chr...