Unhappy in his cramped, cold hole, Mortimer Mouse moves into a nativity scene thinking it is the perfect home for him, until he discovers who truly belongs there.

Recalls, in rhyming text and illustrations, the Nativity story, from the brown and dusty stable to the star shining brightly above.

Kind Ox welcomes Old Dog, Stray Cat, Small Mouse, Tired Donkey, and finally the baby Jesus into his stable on the first Christmas night.

Illustrates the story of the birth of Jesus and the arrival of the wise men and shepherds at the manger.

The text from the King James Bible will be very familiar to many readers, but Rylant's artwork makes the story fresh and offers a unique new visual perspective.

A cat living in a stable in Bethlehem purrs Jesus to sleep the night he was born.

Retells the story of the Annunciation, the journey to Bethlehem, the birth of Jesus, and the visit of the shepherds, from the Gospel of Luke, and the Three Wise Men, from the Gospel of Matthew.

"A retelling of the nativity story from a perspective emphasizing the struggle of Mary and Joseph as refugees"--

Folk paintings illustrate the story of the birth of Jesus, with text taken from the Gospels of Matthew and Luke.