{"product_id":"nativity-stories","title":"NATIVITY STORIES","description":"\u003cp\u003eIt all happened just before the first Christmas of all Christmas nights; that, as we all know, was a long, long time ago.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA beautiful, surly donkey is too wild to be ridden. When his master—eager to be rid of him—sells the beast to Mary, her new companion is suddenly as docile as a lamb. Joseph’s staff, found in the corner of his workshop, is made of a kind of wood that no one can identify, and it has amazing qualities, as Joseph will find out. A little boy cleans and recleans his father’s stable one week, knowing it just isn’t clean enough, though he doesn't yet know why.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSimple things accompany the birth of Jesus—a donkey carries Mary, a staff supports old Joseph, a stable, and straw, and a manger offer a place in which to lay the Jesus child. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLively stories of the Nativity conclude with a more contemporary tale, creating the atmosphere we all seek at Christmas. Each of these imaginative stories—intended to be read aloud—presents a simple element of the Nativity as their central theme. They are presented here with fresh watercolors by Bethan Welby, herself a former pupil of the school in England where these stories were told as part of a longstanding storytelling tradition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Steiner Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50262009741626,"sku":"9780946206896","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0722\/2063\/9546\/files\/NATIVITYSTORIES.jpg?v=1752033340","url":"https:\/\/playing-mantis.myshopify.com\/products\/nativity-stories","provider":"Playing Mantis","version":"1.0","type":"link"}