Tomie dePaola’s Book of Bible Stories
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In his Book of Bible Stories, Tomie dePaola tells the story of the birth of Jesus as follows:

Jesus Is Born

“In those days Caesar Augustus issued a decree that a census should be taken of the entire Roman world. (This was the first census that took place while Quirinius was governor of Syria.) And everyone went to his own town to register.

“So Joseph also went up from the town on Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David. He went there to register with Mary, who was pledged to be married to him and was expecting a child. While they were there, the time came for the baby to be born, and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.

“And there were shepherds living out in the fields nearby, keeping watch over their flocks at night. An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the the Lord shone around them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. But the angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. I bring you good news of great jooy that will be for all the people. Today in the town of David a Savior has been born p you: You will find a baby wrapped in cloths and lying in a manger.’

“Suddenly a gret company of the heavenly host appeared with the angel, praising God and saying,

‘Glory to God in the highest,
and on earth peace to men on whom his favor rests.’

“When the angels had left them and gone into heave, the shepherds said to one another, ‘Let’s go to Bethlehem and see this thing that has happened, which the Lord has told us about.’

“So they hurried off and found Mary and Joseph, and the baby, who was lying in the manger. When they had seen him, they spread the word concerning what had been told tem about this child and all who heard it were amazed at what the shepherds said to them. But Mary treaured up all these things and pondered them in her heart. The shepherds returned, glorifying and praising God for all the things they had heard and seen, which were just as the had been told.” DePaola, Tomie. Tomie dePaola’s  Book of  Bible Stories, pgs. 84-87.