The First Christmas - Tapa dura

Experience the true spirit of Christmas with this rich celebration of the Christmas story. With words from the King James Bible, the nativity story is brought gloriously to life with illuminated pages of silhouetttes set against glowing colours. The beautiful design and gold highlights throughout make this a true classic and the perfect Christmas gift.

Jan Pienkowski was born in Warsaw in 1936. After creating his first book at the age of eight, Jan went on to excel in his chosen field of design, working in such diverse areas as television, theatre and greetings cards. Published in 1968, A Necklace of Raindrops was the first of several wonderful collaborations between Jan and Joan Aiken - and it was also the very first book Jan illustrated. For over forty years, he has also worked on the Meg and Mog books. He has since twice won the Kate Greenaway Medal for Illustration, and has created many instantly recognizable classics.