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Nikola-Lisa, W.

Hallelujah!: A Christmas Celebration

32 pp. | Atheneum | October, 2000 | Trade ISBN 0-689-81673-1 $$16.00
(4) K-3 Illustrated by Synthia Saint James. "A sprinkle of stars, / A plume of smoke, / A plum-purple sky, / And a black baby Jesus-- / Hallelujah!" Nikola-Lisa describes different colors, repeating the rather bald "black baby Jesus" refrain, while Saint-James's simple color-block paintings show scenes from the Nativity. Combining an ethnically-specific Jesus with the color-concept element is odd, but many will welcome the book's inclusive intentions.
Reviewer: Anita L. Burkam

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