Title: The Legend of the Christmas Rose
Author: William H. Hooks
This is the story of Dorothy, the little sister of the shepherds in the Nativity Story. Little Dorothy hears her brothers’ story of the angel visiting them and telling them about the Messiah who was born in Bethlehem. She longs to go after them and does at a distance, but then is upset because she has no gift for the babe. Suddenly an angel appears and there are flowers everywhere. She rushes into the city and gives the flowers to the baby Jesus, and he turns to her and smiles in thanks for this simple gift.
This beautiful story tells how the Christmas rose came to be. Children can relate to Dorothy because they often do not want to be left out when an exciting event occurs. Many Christian children will recognize the parallel this story has to the shepherd’s story from the Nativity. The illustrations of the book are large and use pastel colors. The illustrator uses impressionism to emphasize the heavenly figures of the angel and the baby Jesus.
Publisher: Harper Collins Publishers
Copyright: 1999
ISBN:0-06-027102-7
Monica’s Rating: 5 out of 5 stars
the cover page looks absolutely beautiful i love the glow of the yellow light that is coming off of the young girl.
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