God Gave Us Christmas

Name: God Gave Us Christmas
Brand: Penguin Random House
Availability: InStock
Author: Lisa Tawn Bergren
ISBN: 9780593345283

Author: Lisa Tawn Bergren

Series: God Gave Us Series

Narrator: Cassandra Campbell

Unabridged: 9 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Listening Library

Published: 11/17/2020

Categories: Children's Fiction, Religious Stories, Animal Stories, Holiday Stories

Synopsis

ECPA BESTSELLER • As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most special day of the year, the curious young polar bear begins to wonder—part of the bestselling God Gave Us series, with more than 5 million books sold!

“Who invented Christmas?”

Mama’s answer only leads to more questions like “Is God more important than Santa?” So she and Little Cub head off on a polar expedition to find God and to see how he gave them Christmas. Along the way, they find signs that God is at work all around them. Through Mama’s gentle guidance, Little Cub learns about the very first Christmas and discovers that Jesus is the best present of all.

This enchanting tale provides the perfect opportunity to help young children celebrate the true meaning of Christmas and to discover how very much God loves them.

About The Author

LISA TAWN BERGREN is a best-selling author of nearly forty books, including the beloved God Gave Us children's book series. Her work spans many genres, from adult fiction to devotionals. She and her husband, Tim, live in Colorado Springs, Colorado, with their family.DAVID HOHN, illustrator for God Gave Us Thankful Hearts and God Gave Us Family is an award-winning illustrator who graduated with honors from the Maryland Institute College of Art. In addition to illustrating books, he has worked as a staff artist and art director of a children's software company. David lives in Portland, Oregon.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Rachel (BAVR) on December 26, 2013

The illustrations are adorable, but the story came across as a little preachy to me. Yes, I know the book is called God Gave Us Christmas, but the repetition got to be a little much. To be honest, I think I would have enjoyed reading the Nativity Story more - at least stuff happens in that. Baby Rap......more

Goodreads review by Francis on December 22, 2015

I just finished reading this story to my 1 year 9 month old son and he sat through the entire story. He is like his dad, because he loves his stories. Not only was the actual story very well told, but the illustrations are fantastic. Having my son learn the true meaning of Christmas is very importan......more

Goodreads review by Darlene on December 01, 2017

A very sweet story about a bear cub questioning about Santa Claus and his Mama teaching him the true meaning of Christmas......more

Goodreads review by Becky on December 31, 2023

A little cheesy at points, but a sweet little story about a polar bear cub trying to understand the importance of Christmas.......more

Goodreads review by Rebecca on December 03, 2022

Loved this sweet, moving book about Jesus and how God is everywhere and gives us Christmas. I actually teared up from its beautiful message.......more

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ECPA bestseller
USA Today bestseller