This delightful little book offers a new telling of the Christmas story as the author imagines for us the reactions of those who were present at Jesus' birth. Eleven animals, from a cricket and spider to a skeptical cat and an obedient dog, from a placid ox to an arrogant rooster and the overwhelmed innkeeper, all offer prayers expressing their thoughts on that special night and the arrival of God's gift of Light to a waiting world. Beautifully illuminated by the watercolor illustrations of artist Paige Money, Prayers from the Manger is sure to become a new Christmas classic.