FICTION

Peek and Play Christmas Story

by Christina GOODINGS
illus. by Siobhan Harrison. 10p. Trafalgar Square. 2013. Board $9.99. ISBN 978-0-7459-6261-0.
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PreS-K—In this sturdy lift-the-flap book, each spread asks children a question, such as, "Mary and Joseph are going on a journey. Is it far?" The answer ("Nearly at Bethlehem") is under a page-size cardstock flap on the right. Five questions take youngsters to the stable, to the hills where shepherds are visited by a host of blond angels, and on to the wise men following the star. More a quiz than a story, the text is straightforward and partnered with simple illustrations of a Caucasian cast of rosy-cheeked children and smiling adults. Even the livestock gaze on in adoration. A Nativity story told Q-&-A style, this is a strictly additional purchase for those libraries with high demand for more religious Christmas offerings.—Brooke Sheets, Los Angeles Public Library
Reviewed by Brooke Sheets , Oct 01, 2013

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