Little children throughout the world wait impatiently for Christmas to arrive. As parents know, it can seem as if the days just crawl by. Now your family can learn and put to use Advent traditions from the country of Germany during the Christmas season. No doubt mothers have long been inventing ways to keep young children occupied during the Advent season--like Gerhard Lang's mother, who in the mid-1800s helped her young son count the days on a calendar of cookies. In 1908, the grownup Gerhard, a printer, created the first commercial Advent calendar, twenty-four tiny pictures in the form of a calendar, from his fond memories.
Waiting for Christmas tells the story of the young Gerhard--a story children everywhere will recognize as their own--and teaches us that we must wait patiently as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus. Included are an Advent calendar and stickers! Recommended for ages 4 to 8.
ISBN-13: 9780310866992 UPC: 025986866990 Availability: In Stock Ages: 4-8
Publisher's Description
Little children throughout the world wait impatiently for Christmas to arrive. As parents know, it can seem as if the days just crawl by. Now your family can learn and put to use Advent traditions from the country of Germany during the Christmas season. No doubt mothers have long been inventing ways to keep young children occupied during the Advent season---like Gerhard Lang's mother, who in the mid-1800s helped her young son count the days on a calendar of cookies. In 1908, the grownup Gerhard, a printer, created the first commercial Advent calendar, twenty-four tiny pictures in the form of a calendar, from his fond memories. Waiting for Christmas tells the story of the young Gerhard---a story children everywhere will recognize as their own---and teaches us that we must wait patiently as we prepare to celebrate the birth of Jesus.
Author Bio
Kathleen Long Bostrom is an accomplished author who has written numerous children's books, including Sunrise Hill and Mary's Happy Christmas Day. She lives in Wildwood, Illinois, with her husband and three children. SPANISH BIO: Kathleen Long Bostrom es ministro ordenada, co-pastora y autora. Ella obtuvo una maestria en educacion cristiana y divinidad del Seminario Teologico Princeton en Nueva Jersey y ademas un doctorado en ministerio del Seminario Teologico McCormick en Chicago. Kathleen ha escrito numerosos articulos publicados en periodicos y revistas y es autora de mas de una docena de libros para ninos, entre ellos Cuando e se enfermo l papa de Pablito. Kathy y su esposo, Greg, tienen tres hijos: Cristopher, Amy y David.
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