The Christmas Promise [Hardback] - Hardback gift edition - Hardback

God Made a Promise. And He Kept It.

Long before the angels sang over Bethlehem. Long before the shepherds ran through the night. Long before a young woman said yes to the most astonishing request ever made — God had made a promise.

A promise that ran like a golden thread through every page of the Old Testament. A promise that the prophets had spoken, the poets had sung, and the people had waited for across centuries of longing. A promise that everything broken would be made right. That the darkness would not have the last word. That a King was coming — a new King, a rescuing King, a forever King.

The Christmas Promise is a breathtakingly beautiful hardback storybook that retells the Christmas story as what it truly is: the fulfilment of that promise.

Written by Alison Mitchell and illustrated by Catalina Echeverri — the acclaimed team behind some of the most beloved titles in the Tales That Tell The Truth series — this is a Christmas book unlike any other for children aged 3–6. It is the Christmas story rooted in the whole sweep of God’s redemptive purposes, told with warmth, theological depth, and visual splendour that will make it a treasured part of every Christian family’s Christmas for years to come.

Not Just a Nativity Story — The Whole Story

Most Christmas storybooks begin in Bethlehem. The Christmas Promise begins earlier — much earlier. It begins with the promise.

Alison Mitchell understands that the nativity only makes full sense when it is seen as the fulfilment of God’s long-prepared plan. Without the promise, the birth of Jesus is a wonderful story. With the promise, it is the turning point of all of history — the moment when everything God had been working toward from the very beginning finally, gloriously, arrived.

This theological depth is woven into the book with a lightness and warmth that young children can grasp and feel, even before they can fully articulate it. They discover that the baby in the manger is not just a helpless infant but a King — the King God promised to send, the King who came to rescue, the King whose reign will never end.

These are truths worth knowing from the very earliest years. And The Christmas Promise teaches them in the most beautiful way imaginable.

Three Titles for the King

At the heart of the book is a simple, memorable, and theologically rich threefold description of who Jesus is:

A new King — not the kind of king the world had seen before, who rules by power and fear, but a King who comes in humility and grace

A rescuing King — the one who came not to be served but to serve, and to give his life as a ransom for many

A forever King — whose kingdom will never end, whose reign is not subject to death or defeat, and who is coming again

This threefold refrain gives young children a framework for understanding Christmas that goes far beyond the familiar details of the nativity — and that carries them forward into the rest of the gospel story and the whole life of faith.

Catalina Echeverri’s Stunning Illustrations

The Christmas Promise is illustrated by Catalina Echeverri — the acclaimed artist of the entire Tales That Tell The Truth series and one of the most gifted illustrators in contemporary Christian children’s publishing. Her distinctive, vibrant, and emotionally expressive style is at its most beautiful and joyful in this Christmas volume, bringing the promise, the anticipation, and the breathtaking fulfilment of the nativity to life with a visual warmth and wonder that matches the theological depth of Alison Mitchell’s storytelling.

This is a hardback built to last — a book that can be brought out year after year, read and reread across a childhood, and passed on as a family treasure.

Part of The Christmas Promise Range

The Christmas Promise hardback is the central and most complete volume in The Christmas Promise product range from The Good Book Company. The range also includes a board book edition for children aged 2–4 — making it possible for families with children of different ages to all engage with the same story at the appropriate level. Both editions share the same visual world and the same gospel content, giving churches and families a cohesive Christmas resource across a wide age range.

What This Book Covers

• The promise — God’s long-prepared plan to send a King, running through the Old Testament
• The annunciation — the angel Gabriel’s announcement to Mary
• The journey to Bethlehem — Joseph and Mary and the fulfilment drawing near
• The birth of Jesus — the King arriving in the most unexpected and humble way
• The angels and the shepherds — the announcement of glory and the running to see
• The identity of the child — a new King, a rescuing King, a forever King
• The response — wonder, worship, and the invitation to receive the promise for ourselves

What Children Will Discover

• That Christmas is the fulfilment of a promise God made long ago — not a random event but a planned and purposeful rescue
• That Jesus is a King — not an ordinary baby but the one God promised to send
• That he came to rescue — to do something about the brokenness and darkness in the world and in human hearts
• That his kingdom is forever — unlike every earthly king, his reign will never end
• That the Christmas story is the most important and wonderful story ever told — and that it is true
• A love for the Christmas story nurtured through beautiful storytelling and stunning visual art

Who Should Read This Book

• Parents of children aged 3–6 wanting a theologically rich and visually beautiful Christmas storybook
• Grandparents and family members looking for the perfect Christian Christmas gift for a young child
• Churches in India wanting a high-quality Christmas resource for young families — for church events, Sunday school, or gift-giving
• Sunday school and children’s ministry leaders wanting a faithful, gospel-centred retelling of the nativity for their youngest members
• Families wanting a Christmas book that places the nativity in its full biblical context — as the fulfilment of God’s promise
• Anyone wanting a hardback Christmas gift book that will be treasured and reread for years
• Families already working through the Tales That Tell The Truth series together
• Readers who have the board book edition and want the fuller hardback version for older children

What Readers Are Saying

The Christmas Promise has become one of the most beloved and widely-used Christmas resources in Christian children’s publishing — treasured by families, recommended by pastors, and used in churches and Sunday schools around the world. It is consistently praised for its rare combination of theological faithfulness, accessible storytelling, and breathtaking visual beauty.

“Superb illustrations and faithful, Bible-centred storytelling combine to make this a book that both parents and children will love.” — The Good Book Company

About the Author

Alison Mitchell is a children’s author and editor who has written several books for The Good Book Company’s Tales That Tell The Truth series, including The Storm That Stopped and The One O’Clock Miracle. She is known for her ability to retell Bible stories with faithfulness to the text, warmth for the reader, and genuine gospel depth — bringing the great events of Scripture within reach of the youngest children in language that is age-appropriate, engaging, and spiritually rich. The Christmas Promise is her most celebrated and widely-read work, and it continues to shape how countless children and families understand and celebrate Christmas.

About the Illustrator

Catalina Echeverri is the acclaimed illustrator of the entire Tales That Tell The Truth series from The Good Book Company. She is also the author and illustrator of several bestselling children’s books, and her distinctive, vibrant, and emotionally expressive artistic style has made the series one of the most visually beautiful collections of Christian children’s picture books available. Her illustrations for The Christmas Promise are among her most beloved — combining the wonder and joy of the nativity with a warmth and visual richness that has made the book a perennial Christmas favourite in Christian homes around the world.

About the Tales That Tell The Truth Series

The Christmas Promise is part of the Tales That Tell The Truth series — a collection of beautifully illustrated hardback storybooks for young children published by The Good Book Company. Each book retells a story from the Bible with faithfulness to the text, depth of gospel content, and stunning full-colour artwork by Catalina Echeverri. Other titles in the series available through For The Truth include:

• The Storm That Stopped
• The God Contest
• The Friend Who Forgives
• The Easter Garden
• The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross
• and more