*Sing out, my soul, the wonder . . .*Marys baby has arrived, and she cant contain her joy As Joseph sleeps, she examines her newborns tiny mouth, his wild hair, his little hands. Yet whats most wondrous is that this child is not just Marys own but a gift that God has shared with everyone.

*Sing out, my soul, the wonder . . .*Marys baby has arrived, and she cant contain her joy As Joseph sleeps, she examines her newborns tiny mouth, his wild hair, his little hands. Yet whats most wondrous is that this child is not just Marys own but a gift that God has shared with everyone.

Poetic text by Newbery Medalist Katherine Paterson and striking images by Lisa Aisato reveal the intimacy of that unforgettable night long ago, when the mother of Jesus was the first to welcome him into a world he would change forever.* The Night of His Birth * is a Junior Library Guild Selection.