Shoe Box

A Christmas Story

By: Francine Rivers

Narrated by: Kate Reading

This Christmas novella tells the unforgettable story of little Timmy, a foster child with a very special and mysterious shoe box. Designed for gift-giving, this heartwarming audiobook features new, updated content - including Francine Rivers' favorite holiday recipes and Christmas traditions - and the complete Christmas story from the New Living Translation.

©2011 Francine Rivers (P)2011 Christian Audio

sweet Godly boy.

good short story for every child to listen to n learn from. Thank you Ms. Ri ers for ts gift to us n for our hearts.

A True Christmas gift

A short story with a happy ending. Good way for families to talk about what it means to give.

Great story of love!

A story of a child’s faith shown in his interaction with others. Jesus wants that from us! Just a child’s faith!

Too Short, not much Depth

Unfortunately, this little short story is more like an essay. The majority of this audio recording includes a reading of the Christmas story in Matthew from the NLT and a brief “About the Author” snippet.

The story is about a little boy in complicated circumstances who has a shoe box. The concept was inspired by Francine Rivers’ own special box. If ever there was a worry or anxiety that she could not get out of her head, she would write it down and put it in her box. This was to physically signify she was giving these anxieties to the Lord. Unlike Rivers, Timmy, the principle character, doesn’t put worries or anxieties into his box. He puts all of his favorite things. Some items are silly, like a star sticker, while others are more somber, like a letter of apology from his father. All of his favorite things in the world, trivial and otherwise, he sets at the foot of the manger as a gift to Jesus.

It’s a touching image, I was just disappointed by the lack of depth and length to this piece. I expected more, I suppose.

Beautiful Christmas story!

A beautiful story through the eyes of a child. This is a story about how one little boy understood Jesus.