On October 5th I celebrated another special book birthday, this time for my new picture book The Animals Speak: A Christmas Eve Legend. Here’s one of the early reviews, which also gives you a sense of Brittany Baugus’s lovely art:

“With spare, lyrical text, Newbery Honoree Bauer draws a thread from the Nativity to the present, embracing the legend that all creatures gain speech at midnight on Christmas Eve to celebrate the birth of Jesus…. Baugus’s bold color and luminous digital spreads convey a sense of reverence and joy.” Publishers Weekly