Filling the Manger

<p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Begin a family tradition that celebrates the true spirit of Christmas! </span></p><p><br></p><p><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Filling the Manger</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> is based on a centuries-old tradition of performing acts of kindness throughout the month of December in order to earn pieces of straw. Each straw is then placed in an empty manger to build a soft bed for the coming of baby Jesus. </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Jennifer Catney's rhyming picture book is full of simple and practical ways children can spread kindness in their homes and communities as they prepare for Christmas. Readers young and old will love the beautiful and heartfelt illustrations of families spreading kindness with their words and actions during the Christmas season and beyond.</span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This delightful story shares the author's memory of learning the </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Filling the Manger</em><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> tradition from her mother...</span></p><p><br></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This empty manger will help to remind us </strong></p><p><strong style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>that the greatest of gifts is the gift of God's kindness. </strong><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)> </span></p><p><br></p><p><span style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>This holiday season have some fun with your family while making the world a better place! Join the tradition of </span><em style=color: rgba(0 0 0 1)>Filling the Manger!</em></p>