I received The Christmas Story Brick by Brick compliments of The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.
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The Christmas Story Brick by Brick is a fun retelling of Jesus‘s birth. Rather than using illustrations, this book uses scenes built out of Legos. The scenes are still shots from the video The Story of Christmas by Go Chatter Studios and the book’s text uses some of the lines of that video (Go Chatter Media Ltd and The Good Book Company partnered in publishing this book).
The story is told in rhyming format which is sure to captivate children and help them easily remember the details of when Jesus came and why. I love that the book mentions all three persons of the Trinity. The book does show the magi coming to bring gifts to Jesus in the manger.
According to the Bible, the magi most likely were not present the night of Jesus’s birth as they arrived after it (Matthew 2:1) and after their visit, Herod ordered all male children under two to be put to death (Matthew 2:16) making it likely that Jesus was a toddler at the time of their visit. I plan to use this scene as an opportunity to teach my children about the magi’s visit and where it falls in the timeline of Jesus’s birth.
The Christmas Story Brick by Brick is a wonderful Christmas resource, especially for kids who love Legos! I love this book and look forward to reading it repeatedly with my kids this Christmas season!
