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Synopsis
A dog named Lila and a goat named Ima are among the animals who travel to Bethlehem the night Jesus is born. This Christmas tale tells the story of their journey.
| Size | | Length: | 128 pages | | Height: | 7.8 in | | Width: | 5.5 in | | Thickness: | 0.8 in | | Weight: | 8.0 oz |
Publisher's Notes
First Line: "On the first Christmas, so say the Christians, a redeemer was born to save our kind from the consequences of our greed, waste, pride, cruelty, and arrogance."
Industry Reviews
"America's foremost explainer of animal feelings and thoughts has woven fur and scent into the Christmas story, with amusing, moving results."
Book Jacket - John Updike
"A charming, Kiplingesque story to cozy up with at Christmas."
Book Jacket - Diane Ackerman
"Really, really good....Ms. Thomas has fashioned a Christmas fable that lives up to the potential of the form. It's both touching and original. Moreover, it has the one quality you can't fake: a certain mysterious magic, a sense of wonder and awe."
New York Times Book Review - Robert Plunket (12/08/1996)
"An instant classic, quite likely the best Christmas book of the season....Nothing is likely to prepare you for this utterly unsentimental tale. It never falsifies the animal nature of every creature involved. 'Hosanna in excelsis!'"
Zimmerman
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