Manger /
Manger /
poems selected by Lee Bennett Hopkins ; illustrations by Helen Cann.
- 33 pages : color illustrations ; 28 cm
Introduction / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Rooster / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Sheep's whisper / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Horse / X.J. Kennedy -- Curious cat / Jude Mandell -- Mousesong / Marilyn Nelson -- Dog at the stable / Jane Yolen -- Cow / Ann Whitford Paul -- Wren / Prince Redcloud -- Old owl / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Fish / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Spider's gift / Michele Krueger -- Llama / Alma Flor Ada -- Littlest goat / Alice Schertle -- from The friendly beasts / traditional.
There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer.
Ages 4-8.
0802854192 9780802854193
2013044516
Jesus Christ--Nativity--Poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Christian poetry, American.
Crèches (Nativity scenes)--Poetry.
Introduction / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Rooster / Joan Bransfield Graham -- Sheep's whisper / Amy Ludwig VanDerwater -- Horse / X.J. Kennedy -- Curious cat / Jude Mandell -- Mousesong / Marilyn Nelson -- Dog at the stable / Jane Yolen -- Cow / Ann Whitford Paul -- Wren / Prince Redcloud -- Old owl / Rebecca Kai Dotlich -- Fish / Lee Bennett Hopkins -- Spider's gift / Michele Krueger -- Llama / Alma Flor Ada -- Littlest goat / Alice Schertle -- from The friendly beasts / traditional.
There is a legend that describes how, at midnight on Christmas Eve, all creatures are granted the power of speech for one hour. In this collection, Lee Bennett Hopkins and a dozen other poets imagine what responses they might offer.
Ages 4-8.
0802854192 9780802854193
2013044516
Jesus Christ--Nativity--Poetry.
Children's poetry, American.
Christian poetry, American.
Crèches (Nativity scenes)--Poetry.