Josie's Gift

by Kathleen Long Bostrom

On the first Christmas since the death of their father and husband, a Depression-era family receives three visitors and a surprise sacrificial gift that reflects the true meaning of the blessed day.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0805430202
• ISBN13: 9780805430202
• Release Date: October 2005
• Publisher: B&H Publishing Group
• Length: 40 Pages
• Weight: 1.30 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 11.2" x 10.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

great book a+++

I bought this book for my niece Josie. It is a wonderful book and the artwork is amazing.

A children's picturebook about the true meaning of Christmas

Josie's Gift is a children's picturebook about the true meaning of Christmas. Beautifully illustrated with museum- quality artwork by Frank Ordaz, the story is about a young girl whose father died a year ago, and who hopes to receive a beautiful blue sweater as a Christmas gift. She years for it, thinking that having it will fill the void deep inside. Her mother teaches her that "Christmas is not about what we want. It's about what we have." But it's not until a family with a baby comes by in need of shelter that she remembers what the Christmas nativity display really means. By giving her blue sweater to the baby, and giving thanks to God and Jesus, she feels full once more. "For Christmas, she knew, wasn't about what she wanted. It was about what she had, deep down in her soul that only God could give." A profound and heartwarming story meant to be shared with the whole family during the holiday season.