| Witness a literary nativity when the Petershams' | | | | Holy Family's flight into Egypt. Brief text taken |
| luminous and memorable children's classic, The | | | | straight from the Gospels is brought to life in 24 |
| Christ Child, enjoys a limited rebirth this holiday | | | | color and 21 black and white illustrations that have |
| season. | | | | become sweet remains for so many families. The |
| Maud (1890-1971) and Miska (1888-1960) | | | | Petershams traveled all the way to Palestine to |
| Petersham were a talented and devoted | | | | create the art for this book, and wandered |
| husband-and-wife illustration team, who wrote and | | | | around Nazareth and Bethlehem, sitting in fields |
| illustrated more than sixty books for children, and | | | | with shepherds who still live as their counterparts |
| illustrated over a hundred works written by other | | | | did two thousand years ago. |
| authors. The couple received the Caldecott Medal | | | | For thousands of families The Christ Child book |
| for The Rooster Crows---a book of American | | | | has been an important part of celebrating |
| songs, rhymes and games in the tradition of | | | | Christmas year after year. It is a timeless family |
| Mother Goose---in 1946. A single illustrator is | | | | treasure that has been out of print for over 20 |
| chosen each year to receive this prestigious | | | | years. Wild Vision Studios, LLC has brought this |
| award, and they were also given the 1942 | | | | family classic book back into print in a very special |
| Caldecott (Honor) Award for An American ABC. | | | | printing with unpublished images of the famous |
| The Christ Child, first published in 1931, is one of | | | | illustrating team on the dust jacket flaps. Along |
| their most beloved books. The book transports | | | | with the book there are also LIMITED EDITION |
| children and adults alike from the prophecy of | | | | greeting cards and geclée fine art prints. |
| Christ's coming and his miraculous birth to the | | | | |