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Learn the back-story of how Cathy developed Lemi and his story in this Catholic Book Blogger Interview.

Watch a Dramatized Video Read-Aloud

This sweet video shares the story read-aloud by children. They show the way children themselves can bring this precious story to life. This can be done by older siblings or by older students to a younger class in a school setting.

Illustrator, Kim Wilson

Get to know Kim Wilson, Little Lamb Finds Christmas Illustrator, whose love for animals shows not only in her beautiful illustrations, but also in her efforts to offer rehab spaces for injured horses, and in her classes at the Dittmer Art Barn.

There are delightful ways to bring this story to life with children in a home or classroom.

You can use the story as a Christmas mini-drama. With a grownup narrating, the children can dress up and act the parts. Start with the following introduction:

“In a setting full of real events and real characters, we imagine a special meeting between a lost lamb and a lion at the Bethlehem stable with the Holy Family on that First Christmas. The story is told by Lemi, the lamb who always gets lost. Now, you may be wondering, “A Lion!? In Bethlehem?” In the first century, some lions were still roaming the countryside of Israel. These lions are known as Persian, Asiatic, or Indian lions. In the Bible, David, a shepherd boy from Bethlehem, told King Saul how he had to defend his sheep from a lion.

Throughout history there are many stories of animals who show amazing instinctive responses of worship (bowing, following, etc.) upon encountering a sacred presence. So pretend with us, that a lion was the first “king,” the king of beasts, to bow before the Messiah, the King of kings.  Jesus loves the little lambs, and He loves the lions too. Enjoy our parable about the Peaceable Kingdom, that the prophet Isaiah foretold, where there are no predators or prey.  Jesus’ Christmas gift to us is the love that brings PEACE in our hearts and among us all.  With Jesus, people who feel like enemies can become friends. The little child who leads us is the Prince of Peace.”

Add songs:

Ba, La, La, Lamb of God Song (Download and sing to the tune of: Deck the Halls)

The Prince of Peace My Shepherd Is (Download and sing to the tune of: King of Love My Shepherd Is)

And activity page:

Lemi Match Up to print, cut and match.