Brigid's Cloak: An Ancient Irish Story
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| Rating | : | 4.76 (506 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 0802852246 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 32 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2017-02-23 |
| Language | : | English |
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I love the story about St Brigid Amazon Customer I love the story about St Brigid. The pictures are also very colorful. A nice story for children during Christmas.. "Excellent Irish folklore" according to M. Santos. I love this book because of its soft, colorful pictures and its lovely, lyrical, easy-to-follow storyline. Brigid is represented in her Catholic aspect in this book but she is blessed by a Druid and still surrounded by her sheep and MAGIC. I love the way she helps others a. The Famous Cloak Of St. Brigid. John P. Rooney "Brigid's Cloak" by Bryce Milligan. Subtitled: "An Ancient Irish Story". Illustrated by Helen Cann. Eerdmans Books For Young Readers, Grand Rapids, Michigan, 2002.Ireland is the "Isle of Saints and Scholars". Most would consider St. Patrick the première saint, and m
Years later, the young girl still wears the now tattered but beloved cloak while she tends her sheep. On the day she is born Brigid receives a brilliant blue cloak from a mysterious Druid. The wind groaned and swirled that night and likely it seemed to tearthe thatch from the roof. But when the baby gave her first cry, thewind shushed to a whisper and the stars began to sing.Brigid's Cloak retells an ancient tale about one of Ireland's most beloved saints. Is it her imagination that suddenly takes her to an unfamiliar land? Or is it something far greater that leads Brigid to a crowded inn in a town called Bethlehem?Bryce Milligan's eloquently told story about Brigid is a moving tale of compassion and wonder. Beautifully illustrated by Helen Cann, Brigid's Cloak sparkles with the timelessness of legend and the transcending power of faith.
I greet little Brigid, who will be a mother to the new Ireland that is to come." The Druid gives Brigid a blue cloak and blesses her with magic. Ten years later, Brigid finds herself mystically transported to a stable in Bethlehem, where a man named Joseph introduces himself and his wife, Mary: "Brigid felt as one does when a candle is lit in a very dark room." She lends Mary her cloak, and blesses Mary and her child. . Milligan (With the Wind; Kevin Dolan) draws in readers immediately with his evocation of "a wild and windy night" when the slave daughter of a warrior prince is born. The infant receives a visit from a Druid: "I am one of the fathers of old Ireland. Ages 4-up.Copyright 2002 Reed Business Information, Inc. Readers don't have to share Brigid's faith to enjoy this story, but those who do may find that faith strengthened. Her Brigid is plain and sturdy, with cropped red hair and freckles, her holy f