Bethlehem Books List: Picture Books

When Alexi learns from his babuskha that a Russian village church has been closed for sixty years, the resourceful young boy decides to prepare it for a Christmas miracle.

4.5 stars

As a child Great-aunt Alice Rumphius resolved that when she grew up she would go to faraway places, live by the sea in her old age, and do something to make the world more beautiful--and she does all those things, the last being the most difficult of all.

4.5 stars

"The life cycle of the monarch butterfly begins when it is a tiny egg clinging to a leaf. In time, it goes through a transformation called metamorphosis to become a butterfly, and in the fall, it can migrate almost 100 miles each day. In this book, follow the story of one monarch butterfly and elarn about what it eats, how it grows, and more."--Dust jacket flap.

A retelling of the Norse sagas about Odin, Freya, Thor, Loki and the other gods and goddesses who lived in Asgard before the dawn of history.

4.4 stars

As a baby grows in her mother's tummy, a soon-to-be big sister and her family spend nine months preparing for the newest member of the family to arrive.

When his grandfather suffers a stroke, Bobby teaches him to walk, just as his grandfather had once taught him.

4.8 stars

Its a big day for Sally when she discovers her first loose tooth and makes a trip to the grocery store on the mainland.

4.3 stars

Describes the day-to-day life of an early nineteenth-century New England family throughout the changing seasons.

3.7 stars

Petunia, the goose, learns that possessing knowledge doesn't mean carrying a book around constantly.

4.7 stars

A little princess is protected by her friend Curdie from the goblin miners who live beneath the castle.