dePaola, Tomie The Birds of Bethlehem 40
pgs. Nancy Paulsen Books, 2012. $11.55. (Rating: G)
During the
Nativity, many animals were probably present –this is the story of the Birds
point of view. They spent time chatting and when something interesting starts
to happen, the birds are very interested. Turns out birds were able to witness the spectacular events.
I know this
author/illustrator is wildly popular, but I thought this book was unnecessary.
The bird’s point of view in this book failed to provide a new perspective to
this much-told story. This book basically just rehashed the typical version. As
a librarian possibly wanting to introduce a new reader to the nativity story,
you could do much better than this book.
EL –NOT
RECOMMENDED Reviewer: Stephanie Elementary Librarian & Author.
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