Jacob’s Gift

It’s a beautiful story. It’s about how Jesus was born and Jacob did a really good job of building the manger. I like it that when we gift to one of God’s children, we give a gift to God. I like that he gave his manger to the Baby for His first gift. ~ Eliana, Junior Book Reviewer

And there you have it—the story that had Eliana enthralled night after night after night. The shy but extraordinarily gifted young carpentry apprentice had a special project, a feed trough with wheels, that he hoped would earn him the privilege of helping to build the new synagogue. But the night before the apprentices’ projects were to be judged, a new Baby was born in the stable behind Jacob’s father’s inn. The Baby lay in a tiny nest of straw . . . .

Robert Hunt’s illustrations capture with great tenderness the shy but determined young apprentice, the wise rabbi who taught the apprentices, and the glory of the first Christmas night.