Mary's Song (Hardcover)

from Cvissering

This is a sweet story of how a mother longs to spend alone time with her newborn amidst all of the visitors who wish to be the first to lay eyes on the King of Kings.

from greenglasspoet

Picture books, with their beautiful blend of words and pictures, somehow seem uniquely suited to celebrate the wonder of the Word made flesh. In Mary's Song, author Lee Bennett Hopkins and artist Stephen Alcorn have teamed up to create a picture book that radiates wonder and reverence for the mir...

from AnneDenney

The artwork of "Mary's Song" is inspiring - get out the colored pencils! - and beautiful, the story is nice and a bit unusual in parts, but I suppose the children will like the idea of mother spider singing a lullaby just like Mary. Mary' song is not actually there, it's just mentioned, and so yo...

from bluehose1

Beautifully written and illustrated, this book will inspire children and adults throughout Advent. Hopkins creates a unique image of Mary and gives the reader the opportunity to be in the quiet of the manger. In a society where we are afraid to be still this book gives children the chance to pond...

from dolphari

This book has beautiful illustrations, but the beginning doesn't really make sense. It turns out it is quite poetic, and after reading it a time or two the reader can understand she it is going, but I don't think children would "get it". However, it's so quick to read and lovely to look at that i...