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Who is Coming to Our House?
"Who is coming to our house?
Someone, someone," says Mouse.
As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their way by donkey. All the animals welcome the baby Jesus to their home.
Someone, someone," says Mouse.
As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their way by donkey. All the animals welcome the baby Jesus to their home.
Board Book, 14 pages
Published
September 24th 2001
by Putnam Juvenile
(first published 1988)
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Who is Coming to Our House? (paperback] by Joseph Slate, illustrated by Ashley Wolff follows the animals who get the stable ready for Joseph and Mary, and their blessed event.
Wolff's detailed drawings of single and double page spreads focus on the animals and what they do to get ready for Joweph and Mary. My favorite images are mouse & all animals, goat, sheep telling hens to dust, Geese stacking, duck plucking, hen laying, peacock, and last three illustrations.
Goat butts aside a cart, Pig...more
Wolff's detailed drawings of single and double page spreads focus on the animals and what they do to get ready for Joweph and Mary. My favorite images are mouse & all animals, goat, sheep telling hens to dust, Geese stacking, duck plucking, hen laying, peacock, and last three illustrations.
Goat butts aside a cart, Pig...more
Dec 16, 2008
Annette
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
all Christians everywhere
Shelves:
favorite-christmas-books-for-childr
I like this one because it's the nativity with a different twist. It's told from the barn animal's points of view. They all work hard to prepare the barn for their special guests. It's surprising what one can learn from a simple Children's book, I think the subtle message here is: "What are WE doing to prepare for the Savior"?
This is a great story about the animals in the stable where Jesus was born, preparing for Mary and Joseph to arrive. Very sweet. Excellent read-aloud. Great way to talk about anticipation and preparation, which is what Advent is all about. I also appreciate the way the animals want to clean every part of the stable (even the spider wants to make new webs!), which symbolizes (for me) preparing our hearts for Christ. Advent is a penitential season.
Yes, I may be reading too much into this story, bu...more
Yes, I may be reading too much into this story, bu...more
Synopsis: ""Who is coming to our house?
Someone, someone," says Mouse.
As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their way by donkey. All the animals welcome the baby Jesus to their home."
My Review: I loved this book. It was a cute and different take on the story of Jesus' birth. The animals know and make sure the stable is prepared for Mary and Joseph. The pictures are bold and vivid. A great story for the countdown t...more
Someone, someone," says Mouse.
As Pig makes room, Lamb cleans up, Goose stacks the hay, and Duck lines the crib with eiderdown, Mary and Joseph are on their way by donkey. All the animals welcome the baby Jesus to their home."
My Review: I loved this book. It was a cute and different take on the story of Jesus' birth. The animals know and make sure the stable is prepared for Mary and Joseph. The pictures are bold and vivid. A great story for the countdown t...more
This was a book I received for christmas several years ago. This detailed picture book is full of different animals trying to clean their house for guest coming. The pictures are bold and the text goes along with each picture perfectly. It is a easy read and great for beginners. The big twist is at the end of the book you find out its Joseph and Mary coming to their house. This is a perfect book for around christmas time.
I like this book a lot. I like that it focuses on the animals getting ready for baby Jesus. Many of the nativity stories we have read always seem to have something wrong with them. Either they use text directly from the bible (not that great for a two year old) or the family is totally white. This kind of skirts those issues but retains the essence of the story.
Finally! A toddler-friendly Christmas board book that is Christ-Centered, entertaining and accessible. It reads very nicely out loud and the illustrations are beautiful and engaging. My only criticism is that it doesn't tell us WHO (Jesus) arrived, although, it is easily discussed in an interactive reading method. I highly recommend!
A sweet Christmas story told from the perspective of the animals awaiting the arrival of Joseph and Mary on Christmas Night, They each do something to prepare the stable for the birth of baby Jesus. We love this story.
I'm looking for good Christmas stories for toddlers. This one was okay if you inserted the animal sounds yourself (though I don't know what an eider is or what sound it makes. Jen?).
I adore this little Christmas book. The repetition and cadence make this a great read-aloud and the "expectation" theme is perfect for advent.
A picture book for young children. Told through simple sentences,the animals of the stable are preparing for the holy family's arrival.
A simple story of the animals preparing the barn for the arrival of Mary and Joseph. I especially liked "Sweep the earth," says Chick.
...someone someone says mouse!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The artwork is hushed and reverent and beautiful - there's a lovely expectant attitude to this book. Beautiful.
cute story of barn animals getting their home ready for Mary and Joseph to come that night and birth Jesus.
A really nice story of the animals anticipation of the birth of Jesus. Good for little children.
So simple... rhyming words make the story flow so beautifully to tell the Christmas story.
Dec 06, 2008
Kate Hastings
rated it
5 of 5 stars
Recommends it for:
toddlers, preschool
Shelves:
christmas-books
Very sweet Nativity story to go along with waiting during the Advent season.
This is a sweet book to have for your kids especially if they like animals.
This book boasts beautiful artwork that resembles a combination of stained glass and wood cutting. I was actually surprised when it turned out to be a religiously-themed Christmas story, as the cover does not hint at this aspect. However, I was pleased to see the religious story includes animals in a positive way—a variety of farm animals prepare their manger for the arrival of Mary and Joseph. This might be a good starting point for discussions about the role animals play in many Bible stories,...more
A sweet story about animals getting their home ready for a guest.
all three of my children loved this book when they were little
sweet Christmas board book,
great for 1-3 yr olds
great for 1-3 yr olds
Very sweet. A good one for C-mas time.
Jesus Lives!
Perfect for toddlers.
Simple and sweet!
5* art
3* story
3* story
This is a good book for kindergarten or first grade because it is simple for them to read and it is a neat way of telling a part of the story of Christmas. I know its probably not a book you can use in public school. I think its a good example of writing because it gives each animal a voice and make the students wonder who is coming. I would use this story in my classroom to have them write about who is coming to there house using a similar form of the book.
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Dec 27, 2008 09:29am