The Nativity: Nativity, The - Hardcover

A charming retelling of the Christmas story. From the appearance of an angel to Mary in Nazareth, to the flight of Joseph, Mary and Jesus into Egypt, here is the story of the birth of Jesus retold traditionally and sympathetically by Marion Thomas and beautifully illustrated by Martina Peluso.

Marion Thomas writes in a traditional story-teller style evoking the poetry of the Bible story while retaining biblical accuracy. Marion lives with her family in the south of England. Martina Peluso was born in Naples in 1980, where she currently lives and works. She has studied printing art at the Institute of Art in Naples and she has frequented courses of illustration at Sarmede and Pavia. In 2006 at the Carampa Circus in Madrid set up her first personal exhibition: Circus. In 2007 she has exhibited her work at Assisi, Italy, called the Hymn of the Creatures, images of a world of grace, it was on exhibition at the museum of St. Damiano. Martina has also illustrated a number of children's books including The Nativity and Animal Stories of the Bible.