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Posted: Nov 29 2006 at 6:01pm | IP Logged Quote CathinCoffeland
I found 2 actual advent picture books today...not that you needed more books but since you ladies are always breaking my book budget id thought id return the favor

The first I cried all the way through but since im expecting that is typical right now
It is called WAITING FOR NOEL-AN ADVENT STORY by ANN DIXON it is put out by Eerdmans books

it is about a father telling a little girl about waiting for her birth on christmas day while lighting the advent candles. it is short but just lovely.

my little one isnt due until a few weeks after christmas but boy i love being pregnant this time on year.

The second is part of a collection called "Traditions of faith from around the world" the title is WAITING FOR CHRISTMAS-A STORY ABOUT THE ADVENT CALENDAR by KATHLEEN LONG BOSTROM put out by zonderkidz

It tells the story of a little boy in 19th century germany and his advent calendar traditions. as a caveat he is the son of a protestant pastor (though there is a lovely statue of our lady in their church ) I really liked the emphasis on waiting. In the authors notes it says that the boy was a real person who created the first commercially sold advent calendars as an adult but of course the traditions are much older than that. Again lovely art and it comes with a little sticker advent calendar.

We also have the Silent night book and the polish straw tradition one in the series. I highly recommend the Polish one- MARTA AND THE MANGER STRAW for during the christmas season. we got it last year and it made me cry too and i wasnt even pregnant!

There are others but we dont have them.

Happy advent reading
maggie
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