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Book review — When Santa learned the Gospel

Book: When Santa learned the GospelAuthor: Simon Camilleri and Matt BoutrosPublisher: 10PublishingRetail Price: £3.99 (buy now)
Review by Sheila Stephen1 minute readNovember/December 2018, page 31

When Santa learned the Gospel

This is novel. This fiction book does what the title says and is a fable of how Santa first heard the gospel from an elf! The book has the look of a good read, in rhyme, for 2-4 year olds but some words are beyond this age group, although they are explained in the glossary. I am not sure about this mix of genres, and I wonder whether it might confuse children all the more about the fact and fiction of the Christmas story.

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About the reviewer

Sheila Stephen
Sheila Stephen lectures in Pastoral Care at Union School of Theology, Bridgend, and for Union’s PRISCILLA online course for women.

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