The Friendly Beasts: An Old English Christmas Carol

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Synopsis

In The Friendly Beasts, a rendition of an old English Christmas carol, the friendly stable beasts tell of the gifts they have given to the newborn Jesus. Tells the story of the Nativity from the animals’ point of view, with the donkey, cow, sheep, and dove telling what they offered the babe.

Details

Illustrator
Tomie dePaola
Publisher
Penguin
ISBN-10
0698116615
ISBN-13
9780698116610
Reading age
3 – 7
Grade level
Pre-kindergarten – 2
Pages
40
Published
1998
Added to shelf
Feb 20, 2026