The Animals' Christmas Eve

Day Five

The Animals' Christmas Eve

by Gale Wiersum

Illustrated by Jim Robison

1977

This is a cute rhyming book about the animals in the barn on Christmas Eve.

And. . . it is a counting book, which I didn't notice right away when I read it.

The animals, in voices low,

Remember Christmas long ago.

The book starts with . . .

One small  hen, upon her nest,

Softly clucks to all the rest:

to

Five gray donkeys speak with pride,

Remembering one who gave a ride:

to

Twelve chimes ring out from far away -

the lovely bells of Christmas Day.

And every beast bows  low its head

For one small  babe in a manger bed.

It is a sweet story about animals and the birth of Jesus long ago.

Have you ever heard about the miracle of the barn animals speaking at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve?

I hope you are enjoying my posts about Christmas picture books! 

Posted by Janet F. Smart on Creative Writing in the Blackberry Patch.