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You may have noticed that not all books are equal in capturing children's imaginations and in cultivating those innocent, tender souls. My goal is to help you find the ones that do!
(Painting by Mary Cassatt: "Mrs Cassatt Reading to her Grandchildren" -1888)




Friday, November 15, 2019

ADVENT GIVEAWAY: A Beautiful Coloring Book

For Orthodox Christians, today - November 15 - marks the first day of Advent.  Our Metropolitan Joseph shared this thought as we focus on our spiritual health and begin this 40-day journey toward celebrating the birth of our Savior:


The Season of the Nativity is about nothing other than preparing a little room for the Lord Jesus Christ to come and shine in our souls.


And what better way to make this effort more tangible for our children than to hand them some crayons or colored pencils and let them spend time with the beautiful images of the incarnation found in this sweet new Orthodox coloring book, Beautiful Christmas.



Beautiful Christmas, illustrated by Megan Elizabeth Gilbert, is a 64-page coloring book for children aged 5-12. As they color Christ in the cave or the shepherds glorifying God with the angels, they are cultivating their own sensibility to beauty while learning to recognize some of the meaningful symbols, elements, and motifs of the Church.



Besides the coloring pages, there are several mazes to be completed and even a page of cookies to be decorated.  I like the fact that St. Lucia, St. Nicholas, a Jesse Tree, and Twelve Days of Christmas page are included among the many biblical scenes.

If you would like to enter my giveaway, please leave a comment and your email contact information at the end of this post by midnight PST on Wednesday, November 20, 2019.
*UPDATE:  If you are having trouble leaving a comment, please feel free to email me comments: wendyb[spam]1963@sbcglobal.net.

This book and many others are available from Ancient Faith Publishing.

Want to make an Advent Calendar of Books? Don't forget to check out my Advent Resource page for my Christmas book receommendations for kids. You can find it on the sidebar of my blog or go here.

UPDATE 11/21/19: Ileana won the giveaway.  Thanks so much to all who participated!

19 comments:

  1. Thank You for this lovely giveaway.
    MarilynDKC@AOL.com

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  2. This is a beautiful Advent coloring book.
    JoanEC128@AOL.com

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  3. What a lovely coloring book. Thank You for the giveaway.
    MarionMPC@AOL.com

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  4. What a beautiful book! Thank you for the opportunity. xapikleia3 @ yahoo.com

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  5. I'm sure each of my three children will be delighted to receive such a lovely gift. Thank you for spreading joy and sharing the light of Christ. Merry Christmas!

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  6. Thank you for the beautiful gift idea!
    Kaitlinsuewilder@gmail.com

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  7. I would love to have this book!
    mloller627@gmail.com

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  8. Love you Wendy and all your posts!!!

    ClaireCDillon (at) gmail.com

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  9. So beautiful
    Yiskandar2007@gmail.com

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  10. Gorgeous! Nmihaly1013@gmail.com

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  11. This is such a gorgeous coloring book! I’m so glad I stumbled upon your blog and this giveaway. I need this coloring book for my little 4.5 year old daughter who is becoming quite the artist. This would help me weave more Orthodoxy into her day. Thank you!
    Ashleyreynolds1 at hotmail.com

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  13. This is beautiful! My little girl will be seven on Christmas Eve and would love this as a surprise. ��
    jennyapittman@gmail.com

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  14. Beautiful book!
    ruthbibeau@yahoo.com

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  15. How lovely! My little girl has just discovered colouring, and this is a great way to teach.

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  16. What a beautiful way to keep our children's minds on the birth of Christ as we prepare our hearts to receive Him. Thank you for sharing this.
    caroline@guirguis.net

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  17. What a beautiful book! I would be coloring it right alongside my kids! Ileanakulp@gmail.com

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    1. Hi Ileana - Your name was chosen in my giveaway! I'll send you an email and get your mailing address. Enjoy coloring! :)

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  18. What a wonderful giveaway!
    StephanieLchisholm@gmail.com

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