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The Donkey in the Living Room: A Tradition that Celebrates the Real Meaning of Christmas

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Begin a new family tradition this Christmas with The Donkey in the Living Room picture book! Children will learn the true meaning of Christmas through individual stories of the characters present at Jesus’ birth—the Donkey, Cow, Sheep, Shepherd, Angel, Camel, Wise Men, Joseph, and of course, baby Jesus. On each of the nine days leading up to Christmas, introduce the story of a new character, and share a new appreciation for the advent season. This book can be used with any nativity set that includes the nine pieces listed above. Also available separately: The Donkey in the Living Room Nativity Set (87), which includes a keepsake box filled with the picture book AND nativity pieces to be wrapped and slowly opened as each part of the story is read. Read more

Publisher ‏ : ‎ B&H Kids (September 1, 2014)


Language ‏ : ‎ English


Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 32 pages


ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433683172


ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 76


Reading age ‏ : ‎ 2 - 5 years, from customers


Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 3


Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 9.6 ounces


Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.3 x 0.3 x 8.4 inches


Best Sellers Rank: #793,965 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #2,425 in Children's Christmas Books (Books)


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    • Great book for families!
I cannot recommend this book enough! This book tells the story of Christmas using the pieces of a nativity set. The idea (as explained at the beginning) is to wrap up each day's character(s) and have your child (children) open them, one each day, and read the corresponding story in the book. The illustrations are lovely, and the story is wonderful. I am so excited to share this with my kids, and I can't wait to get out my Christmas decorations so that we can wrap up the figures and explain to the kids what we'll be doing this year! It's such a great way to share the meaning of Christmas with my family, in a fun and meaningful way, and to begin a new tradition. Thank you, Sarah, for sharing a part of your childhood with all of us! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on November 15, 2012 by Melanie
    • Love!!
Love they have options for a Christian Christmas love that it is a story for children to learn about Jesus Christ our Savior!!
Reviewed in the United States on January 5, 2025 by Ashley LaFleur
    • Good Gift
Got this to go with a little nativity puppet set. Very cute.
Reviewed in the United States on January 10, 2025 by Amazon Customer
    • The Donkey is a must-have for your Living Room!
The Donkey in the Living Room is the perfect book to share the true meaning of Christmas. As told from the perspective of animals and people. The idea of reading one character's perspective each day and bringing out that piece of the nativity is brilliant! This is an Incredible book. The rhythm of the words makes this a fun read as well! We didn't read it until Christmas and I am looking forward to making it a tradition next year and unveiling our nativity through the pages in this book. So excited! This is definitely a must-have! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 11, 2014 by Amazon Customer
    • Telling The Story One Character At A Time
I gave this book 4 stars because of its cutesy poem. I was looking forward to seeing how the story would be told and I enjoyed the story. I just think something was lost when the story was so cutesy. It is amazing how young children can handle such a spiritual story when we give them the chance. There is a series of bible storytelling books for children that is called, Godly Play and this story, The Donkey In The Room had me hoping for a family experience of the Christmas story. I do like the concept and I can see a way to add characters to last longer than 9 days. I also come from a tradition that celebrates the 12 days of Christmas and Epiphany. I am glad I bought the ebook version. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on March 17, 2016 by Hereistandi
    • Why I am letting Sarah Cunningham bring a donkey into my livingroom
That most wonderful season is upon us, the holiday shopping season. The approach of Christmas and my son's third birthday has created a perfect storm in our house of pointing out all the toys he desires. If he had his way, the local Toys R Us would be liberated of all its cars, trucks, trains and vehicles of any kind. (Thank goodness Isaiah is not old enough to participate yet.) I understand one of the exciting elements of the holiday season for kids is the presents. I don't want to rob him of that, but it does concern me that he has so easily succumbed to the hyper-consumer spirit of the age. His requests are a regular reminder that we will need to be extra intentional about teaching him what Christmas is all about. Since this is the first year the little guy will be old enough to comprehend some of the finer elements of Christmas, we will implement some new traditions just for him to highlight the reason for our celebration. While I’ve always thought the Christmas birthday cake was a little cheesy, we will be doing a cake because it will help him understand we are celebrating Jesus' birthday. And we'll be bringing a donkey into the living room. The Donkey in the Living Room is a children's book written by Sarah Cunningham based on a Christmas tradition from her childhood. In the days leading up to Christmas, her family would set up the manger scene one character at a time. Each day they unwrapped one character and told the Christmas story from that character's perspective. She mentioned her family’s tradition on her blog last year, and I remember thinking I wanted to give it a try. I had no idea she would to make it so easy for me. The Donkey in the Living Room tells the Christmas story in ten simple poems, each from the perspective of a different character in your nativity. In the end you will hear from Mary, the donkey she rode, a camel and a cow, the sheep and shepherds, angels, the magi, Joseph and finally Jesus. As I read the final poem, the story from Jesus’ perspective, I couldn’t help but get a little misty thinking about reading this with Caiden and Isaiah in the coming years. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on December 12, 2012 by Jason Feffer
    • Christmas story book.
We were very pleased with the book. Bought it for each Great Grandchild for 2014 Christmas. However, we found another manger scene with little figures that we thought were better made and easier for little hands so we did not buy the one that went with the book. We found the others listed the same character so we bought them for each book and were very pleased with the set-up and the children loved them all. Look forward to using them ever Christmas. ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 1, 2015 by B. Lanford
    • Perfect for toddlers!
I cannot say enough good things about this book!! It was the perfect addition this Christmas. My 21 month old look forward to opening each "gift" and learning about the figurines in the manger.The illustrations are adorable and each story was easy to understand. I can't wait to do it again next year! ... show more
Reviewed in the United States on January 3, 2018 by Amazon Customer

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