Having pursued intellectual matters all of his life, Father Tim discovers the joys of working with his hands when he discovers a worn-out nativity scene and begins to restore it.

Modern text and drawings retell the story of the birth of Jesus Christ.

With the help of young Lucy, a mysterious stranger called Mr. Sonneman tells the story of the candy cane to the people of a small prairie town during Christmas time at the turn of the century. Includes a history of the candy cane.

Six-year-old Angela of Limerick, Ireland, worries for the Baby Jesus on the alter of St. Joseph's Church near School House Lane where she lives and on the damp, cold December nights the baby is sure to need her help.

Retells the story of the Wise Men who followed a brilliant star to the new-born Child and of Herod's attempt to kill Him.

Recalls, in rhyming text and illustrations, the Nativity story, from the brown and dusty stable to the star shining brightly above.