Christmas My First
Book
Sally Ann Wright and Angela Jolliffe
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Who is expecting a baby?
It’s Mary – and he’ll be born very soon. An angel said it would be a boy: He would be God’s own son. 5
Where is everyone going?
Mary and Joseph are going to Bethlehem. Everyone must go to their family home so the Romans can count them all.
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Is there a place to stay here?
It’s been a long journey; Mary is tired. The innkeeper shakes his head sadly. There is no room in the inn.
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Who is lying in the manger?
It’s Jesus – Mary’s first-born son! Sshhh! The animals are watching round him, He was born in the stable tonight. 11
What are the shepherds afraid of?
A strange light has filled the sky! “Don’t be afraid!” an angel tells them. “Jesus is born today
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Why are the shepherds running?
Who do they want to see? Mary and Joseph – and there, in the manger: the child who was born to be king.
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Is that a bright star shining?
What do you think it could mean? A king for a country? A special birth surely? The wise men must travel to see. 16
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Who is that riding on camels?
The wise men follow the star. They travel from far away in the east with gifts for the baby king. 19
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I wonder who lives in that palace?
Could the baby king be there now? “No!” says King Herod, “I am king here! But come back when you find him – please?”
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Where is the star leading them? Here is a house, a mother, a child. They kneel and offer their gifts of frankincense, myrrh and gold.
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‘‘What can this mean?” wonders Mary.
Wise men with gifts bowing low, shepherds with strange news of angels, and praise for God and her child?
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Who is having strange dreams now?
Joseph shakes Mary awake. An angel has warned him to leave home and move to a much safer place.
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Where is that family going?
They still haven’t found their new home. From Egypt they travel to Galilee, Joseph, his wife and God’s son.
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First edition 2011 Copyright © 2011 Anno Domini Publishing www.ad-publishing.com Text copyright © 2011 Sally Ann Wright Illustrations copyright © 2011 Angela Jolliffe All rights reserved Publishing Director: Annette Reynolds Art Director: Gerald Rogers Pre-production Manager: Krystyna Kowalska Hewitt Production Manager: John Laister Printed and bound in Singapore