When Matthew set out to find his lost sheep on that quiet evening in Bethlehem, he could not have known that the search would lead him to something so special. In what seems to be an ordinary stable, he finds a gentle couple with a newborn baby named Jesus. There, among the dozing animals, Matthew discovers where true gifts come from.

In lyrical prose and glowing illustrations, Mary Calhoun and Raul Colon give children a feeling for what it might have been like to be in the stable at that miraculous time.