The Sleepy Shepherd: A Timeless Retelling of the Christmas Story

The Sleepy Shepherd is so dozy he completely misses the visit of the angels . . . and the chance to greet the Christ-child in Bethlehem. But one crucial night, years later, he makes an important decision – to be a real shepherd to a man whose friends have all fallen asleep . . .
Weaves together the Christmas and Easter stories in an unexpected and quite unforgettable way,Storyline will enchant children and challenge adults,Features stunningly beautiful and quirky illustrations - full of humour and wonder - in 4-colour and 2-colour throughout the book,Offers an element of redemption with universal significance,'There is no art for children, there is Art . . . There is no literature for children, there is literature.' Francois Ruy-Vidal - quoted in the introduction to Crossover Picturebooks: A genre for all ages by Sandra Beckett (Routledge, 2012),Stephen Cottrell is a much-loved author with sales of around 30,000 copies of his SPCK titles in the last 8 years