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1 author picked The Other Wise Man as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
One of the hardest books to write is a spiritual book for kids, which isn’t cheesy, easy, or maudlin. This book is about the fourth wise man who didn’t manage to make the trip to the manger. It has a folkloric melancholy to it and reads like a fairytale. It’s short and is Christmassy.
Kids like it because it makes them think.
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