Angels and Donkeys: Tales for Christmas and Other Times

The stories in this collection were told by Pastor Andre Trocme to the children of Le Chambon-sur-Lignon while France was under siege, occupied by Hitler's troops. The people of the area had formed an underground network for saving refugees, many of them Jewish children.

The stories in this book are a part of that story. For the courage to do what one knows one should do is very often sparked by the memory of a story.

These original stories were told underneath the lighted tree on Christmas day in the Protestant church in that small mountain village, during the poverty and anxiety of wartime uncertainty. Many of the themes in the stories are couched references to the courage one needs in such circumstances.

Excellent for both children and adults. Great to read aloud.