The First Christmas - Couverture rigide

It makes a perfect introduction both to the Nativity and to Renaissance art, with words from the King James Bible and reproductions of paintings belonging to the National Gallery. --The Independent

In books as in life the best ideas are often the simplest ones, striking the reader with the force of inevitability. The First Christmas falls into this category, a picture book for the very young which brings together some of the great biblical paintings of the Renaissance from London s National Gallery and carefully chosen texts from the authorised version of the Old and New Testaments. It is a marvellous way of introducing great art and the Christmas story to young children. --Michael Glover, Financial Times

A wonderful way to introduce children to great art and to one of the most culturally important and poetic texts of the English language. --Books for Keeps

The story of the first Christmas long ago is captured here in all its mystery by some of the world's greatest painters. The beauty of the familiar words of the King James Version of the Bible weaves the glorious images together to create a new work of art: a Christmas story that will be treasured by readers young and old.