This is the Stable

Wondrous things are happening in the stable. The animals are gathering. Shepherds and wise men and angels are coming from afar. All of them are flocking to see the Christ child, born this night in Bethlehem.

Cynthia Cotten has written several books for young readers, including At the Edge of the Woods and Snow Ponies. Her next book, Rain Play, is being published in spring 2008 by Henry Holt. She lives in Montclair, Virginia. You can visit Cynthia on the web at www.cynthiacotten.com.

Delana Bettoli studied art in Boston University and Los Angeles. She lives at the foot of Oregon?s Cascade Range.

“This lovely picture book combines beautiful artwork and a seamless, thoughtful ‘The house that Jack’ built style to tell the story of the Nativity. The rhyme is sweet but never forced. . . . A gentle, comforting selection.”—School Library Journal
“The pace is just right for participatory read-alouds, and Bettoli’s attractively patterned, gem-colored paintings amplify the sense of devotion and joy in scenes of winged angels and stars beaming love and light.”—Booklist “With a gentle, perfectly rhyming text, this cumulative tale presents the Nativity story in a beautifully illustrated version just right for younger children.”—Kirkus Reviews, Starred Review