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So if you're not Catholic, don't buy this book, unless you too had a bad acid trip in the 60s. In this book, the donkey dreams of some of them.' My thoughts when reading this book was that the author must have had a bad acid trip in the 60s. Too bad I had to buy this book to find this out. This book is apparently very Catholic. Apparently the donkey's dreams are symbolic, or to quote the author in the back of the book, 'The Virgin Mary shares certain symbols with the universal "great mother." They have been given to her with special care, by tradition.
When I got older I would read it to myself on Christmas Eve before going to bed. My mother had this book when I was a little girl and I always wanted her to read it to us every Christmas time. I was very excited to be able to buy it this year, so that next year when my baby girl is here for Christmas, I can read it to her and it can be a family keepsake. It is such a beautiful book. I just love the illustrations. And even at a very young age, I would want her to read the authors note at the end that talks about all the symbolism in the pictures.
A lot of Otters. Gwinna 4.Angels on a pin 5.All the way to Lasa & 6. Me and my son love all the books Ms Berger writes, This is a re-telling of the first christmass, but with a very soft tone to it, my son asked me to read this book several times the day it arrive, read it, it's a must.also read other books by Ms Berger,1. Grandfather twilight 2.When the sun Rose 3.
It's just a wonderful book. This is one of our very favorite Christmas books. The pictures are beautiful and dream-like.
This is a great gift for the younger children. My Godmother got me this book for christmas of 1985, and I still love to curl up on the couch on christmas and read it. It tell's a beautiful story with beautiful pictures to help tell the story.
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