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Written and illustrated by Shan Joseph
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National Library of Australia ISBN 978-1-925041-98-9 Author and Illustrator—Shan Joseph Managing Editor—Julie Firmstone, Cassandra Cassis Theological Editor—Marshall Ballantine-Jones
An angel appeared to Mary and said, ‘Don’t be afraid! God is pleased with you, and you will have a son. His name will be Jesus’.
The emperor made all the people return to their home towns to be registered—this was the Great Census. So Mary and Joseph travelled to the village of Bethlehem.
So Mary gave birth to Jesus in a stable and laid him on a bed of hay.
Nearby, shepherds were in a field when an angel appeared to them. The shepherds were frightened! But the angel said, ‘Don’t be afraid! I have good news for you. A Saviour is born today—he is Christ the Lord!’