There’s a Lion in My Nativity! by Lizzie Laferton and illustrated by Kim Barnes

Rhyming text and colorful illustrations help children understand more about Jesus and the Christmas story in this new Christmas picture book.

There’s a Lion in My Nativity! by Lizzie Laferton and illustrated by Kim Barnes. The Good Book Co., 2020. 24 pages.

Reading Level: Picture Books, ages 4-8

Recommended For: Ages 0-8

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Have you ever seen a lion in a church or school nativity play? A lion certainly doesn’t appear in Luke 2. But perhaps a lion does have a place in a nativity play. After all, the lion is an image used for Jesus in the Bible. A lion isn’t the only odd thing that appears in the nativity play in this book, but each of the extras shows readers something about Jesus.

Rhyming text and colorful, childlike illustrations reinforce both the traditional Christmas story as well as the reasons Jesus came to earth in the first place in this new Advent picture book. Short enough to read in a Sunday school lesson or as part of family devotions, There’s a Lion in My Nativity! offers a humorous, yet meaningful, take on the familiar Christmas story. Children familiar with the traditional Christmas nativity plays will find it especially endearing.

Considerations:

  • Illustrations feature children of ethnicities–a plus!

Overall Rating: 4.5 out of 5

  • Worldview/Moral Rating: 5 out of 5
  • Literary/Artistic Rating: 4 out of 5

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