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"May the reader remember that several of these stories were written during the occupation of France by Hitler," the author says in his introduction. "The gospel of the birth, the death, and the resurrection of Christ was the only valid answer to the diabolical horrors perpetrated by the princes of this world."

Trocme, as the Protestant pastor, his wife, Magda, along with many others, are credited with saving the lives of thousands of refugees, many of them Jewish children, by hiding them in the area. Nelly Trocme was a teenage during those treacherous days.

These tales, many based on biblical stories, include charming fantasy, colorful angels and animals, and a sense of surviving the dangers which surround all of us.

Among the stories are "The Angel Who Didn't Sing," "The Church Built with Snow," and "The Rebellion of the Animals."