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Operation Nativity
Jenny Pearson, illustrated by Katie Kear
(Usborne)
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Operation Nativity
£6.50
It’s quite something trying to hide an angel’s halo beneath a tea cosy. Then again, to have to explain the purpose of a tea cosy or indeed, the notion of jeans of the rules of Uno are all things Oscar doesn’t expect to be doing over Christmas spent at the grandparents Cuthbert- Anderson.
It seems his parents were not keen to attend this year anyway, largely because of the family’s annual village nativity. It seems this production is full of angst and competitive spirit. However these fears are overwhelmed for Oscar and his little sister, Molly, by the sudden, thumping arrival of the Angel Gabriel, a few days before Christmas. It seems the angel has wrongly programmed the arrival of the infant Jesus. What’s more, he’s managed to lose track of not only time, but Mary, Joseph, shepherd Steve, the Wise Man Balthazar and the donkey, Donald. They’re somewhere about the village of Chipping Bottom, but it’s up to Oscar and Molly to recover them while keeping the angel hidden! It’s a tall order and that’s all before Mrs Tadworth’s unwanted gift of Grandma turkey arrives!
Bookwagon loves the seasonal flurries, the familiar strains of the season and family relationships, alongside the laughs, misunderstandings, imagination and tenderness shown in Operation Nativity. We recommend this book as an ideal choice for reading and sharing at Christmas, loving and gifting, too.
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