What if the animals at the manger could tell us what they saw and felt that first Christmas night?
The donkey recalls carrying a weary young mother-to-be toward Bethlehem. The ox recounts sharing his feeding trough with the baby. A lamb follows the shepherds beneath an angel-filled sky. A stable cat, a sparrow in the rafters, and even a camel traveling with the Magi tell what they saw and felt when something extraordinary entered their ordinary world-when God became small enough to hold.
The Night the Animals Remember retells the Nativity through the eyes of the animals who might have witnessed it-each offering a simple, tender account of wonder, kindness, and recognition.
Inspired by the luminous sacred paintings of French expressionist Georges Rouault, the book's richly colored, stained-glass-style illustrations bring warmth and radiance to this ancient Christmas story-a story of light entering the darkness.
Special interactive final pages invite young readers to join the story themselves.
A quiet Christmas story for children and the adults who read with them.
