The Night of the Child
By Robert Benson
Upper Room Books, $25
ISBN 08358098X

Buy or borrow this book! Support your local independent bookseller Find it in a WorldCat library Compare prices at major online bookstores

Send this review to a friend

Nativity Scenes

"What must it have been like in that stable in the first few moments and hours after the birth of the Child?"

ROBERT BENSON
from The Night of the Child

The images and symbols of the Nativity are familiar and touching sights -- the manger, the infant wrapped in swaddling cloth, the three wise men, the adoring angels. In a beautiful new book, writer Robert Benson examines the miracle of the Christmas story and the symbols that represent it. Benson's reflections are combined with photographs of Nativity scenes from around the world, some with simple figures crafted in wood and clay, others with tiny, detailed forms in porcelain and pewter. This lovely volume would make an excellent gift or a fine choice for a family to share on Christmas Eve.