The Extra Special Baby

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The Story of the Christmas Promise

By Antonia Woodward

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A long time ago, a long way away, some very clever men discovered a very exciting promise! In Bethlehem, under the quiet night sky, an Extra Special Baby was born. Let Antonia Woodward's beautiful retelling of the Nativity story take you back to the excitement of... Read More

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Read the story of Mary and Joseph as they travel across the desert to give birth to the most Extra Special Baby ever born.

Read the story of Mary and Joseph as they travel across the desert to give birth to the most Extra Special Baby ever born.

Description

A long time ago, a long way away, some very clever men discovered a very exciting promise!

In Bethlehem, under the quiet night sky, an Extra Special Baby was born.

Let Antonia Woodward's beautiful retelling of the Nativity story take you back to the excitement of that very first Christmas night.

In this exquisitely illustrated Christmas picture book, full of warmth, read about baby Jesus, who was so extra special that life on earth would change forever.

A delightful picture book to share with a child at bedtime or a group of children during the Christmas season.

Book Details

INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781915748218

Publisher: SPCK Publishing

Format: Hardback

Date Published: 27 September 2024

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Lion Cub Books

Edition: 2nd edition

Illustration: Illustrations, colour 32pp

Audience: Children

DIMENSIONS

Width: 230.0mm

Height: 245.0mm

Weight: 300g

Pages: 32

Collections

Antonia Woodward Children's Books Children’s, Teenage and Educational

About the Author

Antonia Woodward was born and raised in the Suffolk countryside, UK. She gained a first class honours degree in illustration where she developed a love of children's books and illustrating for little people. She has illustrated a range of different books for children, including picture books, nursery rhymes, bedtime prayers and children's Bible stories. She is the illustrator of The Promised One, The Extra Special Baby, Special Bible Stories, and Bedtime Prayers. She now lives by the sea on the south coast of England with her husband and two small daughters.

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