Book Review: The Innkeeper of Bethlehem by Scott Roloff
The Innkeeper of Bethlehem: The Story of Santa Claus By: Scott Roloff Genre: Christian/Children/Fantasy 115 pages Publication Date: September 2013 * Book Source- Complimentary copy from author in exchange for an honest review. This book will permit families to enjoy Santa Claus and the other secular customs of Christmas within the Christian celebration of Jesus’s birth. For little children, Santa Claus becomes a real person delivering presents to them from Jesus. The tale begins with Shai and Adi, the childless owners of an inn in Bethlehem. When Shai rents out their bedroom, they must sleep in the stable. During the night, Joseph and Mary arrive and Adi helps Mary through a difficult labor. They bond, and when an angel appears telling Joseph to flee to Egypt with Mary and Jesus, Shai and Adi go with them and become Jesus’s uncle and aunt. The book then tells of Jesus growing up with his friends Mary Magdalene and John, his ministry...