God Gave Us Christmas (God Gave Us Series)

by Lisa Tawn Bergren and Lisa T. Bergren

Book Overview

ECPA BESTSELLER - As Little Cub and her family prepare to celebrate the most special day of the year, the curious young polar bear begins to wonder--part of the bestselling God Gave Us series, with... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1400071755
• Release Date: October 2006
• Publisher: WaterBrook
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 0.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 9.0" x 0.3" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

This review is not a reflection of the book itself but of the condition it came in...

This book is absolutely beautiful and I was so excited to receive it for my children to read this Christmas season. Unfortunately upon opening it and reading to them we reached almost the end of the book only to discover an entire page was torn out and missing. My son was very disappointed and so was I that we are missing a whole page of the story when we were so into reading it together. I bought this book as “very good” and thought it was till we got to the missing page. It was definitely missed when marking the book and I’m extremely disappointed this is now the 2nd time I have received a book that was missing pages.

This book had the first page of "vocabulary", torn out of it! I am Disappointed!! Is there any cha

😐 Sorry, but I am disappointed in a defective book!

We love this book.

Santa comes to our party and reads the book to the children. The book connects Santa and the real Christmas story in a very meaningful way. He then gives each child a copy of the book to keep.

Excellent Read!

This is one of my new favorite reads for the Christmas season (or anytime, really)! IT has a sweet, warm message. I love finding books with a true Christian theme. Santa Clause and Frosty are great, and have a place in our traditions, but it's also very important to keep a focus on the reason we celebrate Christmas in the first place. I have read this book to 4 and 5-year-olds, who enjoyed it very much. We read it two or three times in one week! They loved it each time, and I loved reinforcing the wonderful spirit of the book. I HIGHLY recommend this for children ages 3-12 (and the adults who love them)!

I cannot say enough good things about this book...

While no book is ever perfect, this one is pretty good. It brings the idea of why we celebrate Christmas into a story that is different and fresh, and when combined with a biblical account helps kids keep the facts in perspective. I particularly liked the fact that Christmas is tied to the coming of Christ in a way that reminds us of the value of the stories of "Santa" or "St. Nick" yet also emphasizes that the true gift is from God. We talk a lot about the coming of Christ, but many forget that He was sent by the Father. In her own way Bergren reminds us that God has given us an amazing gift in Jesus, and this is the perfect introduction to the idea of Jesus as our gift, not just because He came, but because He died and rose again.

Keeping the Christ in Christmas

This is a wonderful book for helping young children understand where Santa fits in and what Christmas is about. I read it to my pre-K and Kindergarten Sunday School classes as well as my own children and the little ones loved it. My older son (8) wasn't so into it. It's really for small ones.

Great for little ones about the true meaning of X-mas without spoiling "santa"

Great book about the true meaning of Christmas. Lots of books do that, however, this one actual gives a good reason for Santa - other than "he's not real". Regardless of whether Santa is part your Christmas celebration, kids always hear about it. Illustrations are beautifully done. My 3 year-old loves this "bear book".

Wonderful Christmas Gift

"Who 'vented Christmas? Was it Santa?" This book answers a child's questions with tenderness as a mother bear and her cub go looking for the giver of Christmas--not Santa, but God. There is no Santa bashing, however, when Mama says, "Santa Claus reminds us about many good things..." The mother and child find God in the natural world and in the hearts of people. Illustrated beautifully, this book is sure to become a Christmas classic.