This book was adorable! Short and perfect for a child in your life, a teacher for their classroom, or a Sunday school classroom.

A cute picture Book about the first Christmas. It would make a great Christmas present. And addition to any library.

Once Upon the Very First Christmas for Little Ones by Rory Feek is a cute story to introduce young ones to the CHRISTmas story and adapts Once Upon the Very First Christmas for toddlers. Once Upon the Very First Christmas for Little Ones focuses on the bullet points of the Christmas story—Mary, Jesus being born, the Shepherds, and Wise Men. I think Once Upon the Very First Christmas for Little Ones would be perfect for any story time setting. Thank you to NetGalley and the Publisher for the opportunity to read this book. My review is also on Goodreads.

🎆Nice illustrations but lacked something🤔

3.5🌟stars
The digital copy was very short, with nice artwork, but it did not really tell the whole story. The nativity story was mostly there but it completely lacked any mention of it being a Christmas play. You can see that there is an audience in pews at one point and the players wear fake beards with costumes, there are snow and sleds, etc, but I think the book would have been better with at least a few pages at the beginning showing how the children prepared for the play.

It may have just been the source of my digital copy, but the formatting did not work on my Kindle; I had to read it sideways and the images were choppy.

Thanks to publisher Thomas Nelson and NetGalley for sharing a complimentary advance copy of the storybook; this is my voluntary and honest opinion.

I received a copy of this eBook from NetGalley for a honest review.

This is a cute retelling of the Christmas story. Jesus's birth, etc. With illustrations of a modern Christmas pageant in a barn with live animals. It's well done but nothing original.

Two thumbs up. A great book to read to your kids or to gift a teacher. This would also be a good book to read to the littles in Sunday school

I love children's books, especially Christmas one. This was a cute, simple read with adorable illustrations. This would be a great book for a babies first Christmas

This book was precious. My child loved it and enjoyed seeing the animals. I highly recommend this book!

This seemed like a a nice childrens' book on the First Christmas. Unfortunately for me it didn't load on my Kindle well so it's hard to give a comprehensive review. From what I could see, it was written with simple but easy to understand text and colorful artwork that will definitely appeal to children.

This book is very festive covering tops of the original Christmas story.. when Jesus was born!

The illustrations are very cute and colourful.

I love the rhymes it makes for extra fun and a good reading flow

Once Upon The Very First Christmas is a ten page book for children. It has simple illustrations and explains the first Christmas in a simple way that they can understand.
It’s a great book for young children that introduces the first Christmas and what happened.

I love a good Christmas themed children's book. The illustrations here were amazing. It wasn't as seamless a reading as some others out there, but it certainly created an atmosphere.

I only felt that instead of teetering on the edge of a retelling, it could have fully embraced the original story.

This book was so adorable, I loved everything about it, the illustrations were so well done, they suited the book perfectly, the story was amazing as well. I’m sure the kids are going to be just as enthralled with this amazing book as I was. I will definitely recommend! Thank you netgalley and the publisher for this early copy

I read this sweet Christmas story to my grandson and he loved it and the illustrations. I love the modern day twist on the pictures and the flow of the rhymes. Great colors and plenty to look at in the pages with the littles.

The Christmas story – you know, that echt, original one about a census, and a trek, and a baby in a manger and all that – presented in quite accomplished and enjoyable rhyme, but with the weirdest visuals. It seems to want to turn the whole thing into a flippant, school nativity show, so all those who want to appear ethnic really do have a tea-towel and a band keeping it on their head, and shuffle about in their nightwear and housecoats, while the innkeeper wears full-on biblical denim dungarees. Is the right way to engage with young people you want to inculcate into a religion to present it with blatantly false beards and dodgy décor? Or do you want to ‘prove’ your belief with the most authentic, and tinsel-free, angels? I mean, this is over very quickly, as it is for a very young audience indeed, and I am probably over-thinking it, but I think the DIY aesthetic completely at odds with a book that wants to present this story earnestly as the truth. If you want your child to enjoy the pantomimic aspect they can relate to, then go ahead and share this with them, but there’s a strong chance they will see the artifice and falsity before the actual religion.

A short retelling of the birth of Jesus. Something very calming about the illustrations and reading of this book. A classic to keep to for years to come. Would make a great gift to new parents.

A special thank you to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

The pictures in this book are absolutely amazing. This book is short and simple perfect for around age 3 attention span and the perfect introduction to the story of Jesus. It holds true to the actual word and doctrine of Jesus but at a younger level. This would make a perfect book for the Christmas Eve boxes so many of us love! Great read!

Thank you Netgalley and Roy Feek for the chance to review this book.

This was such a great story about the first Christmas. It will be a perfect story go read to children, especially on Christmas. The illustrations flowed so well with the story and will keep all readers engaged until the end.

Once Upon the Very First Christmas for Little Ones is a simplified version of the first Christmas and the circumstances of Jesus birth in a manger. Entertaining pictures and told in rhyme, this is a really cute religious holiday book for young kids!

Thanks Netgalley and the publisher for the opportunity to review this advanced review copy (ARC) in exchange for my honest review on the book!

This is a simple and sweet re-enactment of the story of Jesus' birth. I especially liked the fact that the rhymes were actually done well, which is not always the case with children's books, rhythm and meter being thrown to the winds all too often!

The illustrations are cute and appealing, and will be attractive to young children. The diversity of the people portrayed was also a nice touch.

This is a good book through which to introduce children to the origin story of Christmas. And that too, in a way that goes beyond the decorations and the presents that are the more commonplace indicators of the festive season!