Author: Margaret Wise Brown
Illustrator: Diane Goode
What does it look like outside?
What does it look like inside?
About the book...
This is a telling of the Christmas story for young children.
The pictures are bright and warm. They show a scene that looks like rural North America. (Red barns, snow...) This will fit with what most kids from the Global North know about barns.
The story is told in rhyme. There are a few pages about animals and their sounds, which will be interesting for many young children.
I like that it is really easy for young children to understand. I also like the rhyme and poetry of the words. The warmth of the illustrations is lovely in a time when for me the world is very cold. The animals are interesting. I think that this is a good, simple telling of the Christmas story.
The story asks lots of questions, which makes it a good story to spark conversations.
It is good for reading in worship or at home.
Are there any drawbacks?
The story changes the cultural context of the Christmas story to rural North America. I think that this is a wonderful choice for young children who live in the Global North, since it will help them relate to the story.
I am less sure that the story would work well in the Global South.
Where can it be purchased?
This book was published in the 1950s and has been widely read. If you ask friends or at church, you might be able to borrow a copy.
https://www.chapters.indigo.ca/en-ca/books/christmas-in-the-barn/9780060526368-item.html?ikwid=Christmas+in+the+barn&ikwsec=Home&ikwidx=0
https://www.amazon.ca/Christmas-Barn-Margaret-Wise-Brown/dp/006052636X/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Christmas+in+the+barn&qid=1575907067&sr=8-1
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