The following books are suitable for Christmas giving.
"The Spider Who Saved Christmas: A Legend" by Raymond Arroyo, illustrated by Randy Gallegos. Sophia Institute Press (Manchester, New Hampshire, 2020) 38 pp., $17.95.
Every so often a Christmas book stands out among the rest. "The Spider Who Saved Christmas" is not only the charming retelling of the legendary origin of tinsel, but it also gives readers a renewed opportunity to know and appreciate the trials the Holy Family faced after Jesus' birth. This is the tale of how a spider, both feared and fearful herself, saved the baby Jesus from King Herod's murderous soldiers with her intricate web. This also is a story of a gentle Mary, the watchful Joseph and the baby they all work to protect. The pictures beautifully illustrate the wonder of God's design in creation. Ages 4-10.
