Mortimer's Christmas Manger

For readers looking for Christmas picture books that contain a message about the first Christmas, check out Mortimer’s Christmas Manger by Karma Wilson, illustrated by Jane Chapman.

A cute mouse named Mortimer goes looking for a new home and discovers a Christmas manger that’s just his size. With childlike innocence, Mortimer takes over the manger, lugging and tugging the statues out of his new home. Then one night, Mortimer overhears Dad telling a story of the first Christmas and realizes this manger is home for baby Jesus.

Karma Wilson and Jane Chapman have worked together on several books. Karma has great rhythm in her picture book stories and I love reading and learning from her books. Jane’s illustrations are appealing and add to the love the reader feels for the characters.