A truly beautiful picture book, in which Brian Wildsmith sets out the life of Jesus: his birth, his childhood in Nazareth, his baptism and temptation, his teaching and miracles, and finally the entry in to Jerusalem, culminating in his death and resurrection. *Brian Wildsmith is one of the great figures of children's illustration of the 20th century, and celebrates forty years of publishing with OUP in 2002 *Brian's work has been consistently ground-breaking: his first books were published using revolutionary printing techniques, and he has even published a book with a Japanese princess *There is a museum in Kyoto dedicated solely to his paintings, which attracts visitors from all around the world 'This brightly illustrated book convey[s] the Bible story with great dignity and impact.' - The Guardian 'Pictures to be dreamed over, and meditated upon, over and over again.' - TES