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Nurture Lifelong Faith with Historically Honest Bible Stories
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The Forgotten Nativity:
A Historically Honest Christmas Story
Protect Your Child’s Faith
Is your child's understanding of God built on fiction?
- Inaccurate stories can create doubt.
- Misleading portrayals can weaken faith.
- Children may see the Bible as just stories.
- Fictionalized accounts limit cultural understanding.
- Lack of connection leads to disengagement.
- Inaccuracies make it harder to see God clearly.
Build a Lasting Faith
Your child deserves stories that inspire confidence in God.
- Historically accurate narratives rooted in scripture.
- Engaging sensory experiences to capture young hearts.
- Cross-cultural perspective enhances understanding and empathy.
- Guided by expert biblical scholars for accuracy.
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Honest Imagination can help you
You can trust our books to give your kids the truth.
Your Child Deserves Accurate Bible Stories
We understand how important this is to you.
Many children's Bible stories are inaccurate, leading to confusion and broken trust. At Honest Imagination, we believe in bringing biblical narratives to life with historical honesty. Our books don't just tell stories; they equip your child with a cross cultural adventure in God's Word. With Bible scholar consultation and rich storytelling methods, your child can connect with faith on a deeper level, setting them up for a lifelong journey with God.
About Julie Remington
I’m the founder of Honest Imagination and the author of The Forgotten Nativity: A Historically Honest Christmas Story.
I studied linguistics and spent years living overseas with a Bible translation organization. Learning another language and culture reshaped the way I approached the Bible and sparked a deep curiosity about the everyday world behind the biblical text—how people lived, spoke, built their homes, and experienced the events unfolding around them.
I also bring the perspective of a neurodivergent mother who tends to notice small details others might overlook. Those details open unexpected windows into the story of Scripture.
I began writing The Forgotten Nativity after being unable to find a picture book I could read to my daughter that took both the biblical text and its historical setting seriously.
Approaching Scripture with Honest Imagination brings me deep joy, because again and again I discover that God is more beautiful than I had ever known.
My hope is that The Forgotten Nativity will nurture honest imagination in your family and lead to deeper connection with God.
Frequently asked questions
Honest Imagination invites us to imagine the world of the Bible in ways that are faithful to Scripture and informed by history.
Many readers naturally have questions about details in the Nativity story—the manger being in a house, a midwife at the birth, young shepherds, wedding celebrations, travel caravans, and other aspects of everyday life in the first-century world.
The Forgotten Nativity Advent Guide explores these kinds of questions more deeply. Alongside Scripture readings and Scripture Imagination Prayer and reflection, the guide includes short explanations about the historical and cultural background that shaped the illustrations and storytelling in The Forgotten Nativity. The Advent guide also offers simple experiential activities for families to explore the culture Jesus was born into.
In the biblical accounts of Jesus’ birth, the angel Gabriel announces key moments in the story, including the message to Mary. In The Forgotten Nativity, using Gabriel as a narrator allows the story to unfold in a clear and connected way while staying anchored to the biblical events themselves. While the dialogue and narration are imaginatively portrayed, the events of the story remain rooted in Scripture.
The Forgotten Nativity is designed to be enjoyed together as a family. The beautiful illustrations invite children and adults to explore the story together, asking questions and imagining the details of the Nativity scene. Parents and educators can use the book to spark conversations about the biblical account and help children develop a deeper understanding of the Christmas story through the lens of Scripture and history.
Understanding the culture of the Bible helps readers see that the story of Jesus took place in real communities among real people. When children begin to imagine that world, the biblical story often becomes more vivid and meaningful. In turn, this kind of honest imagination can lead to a clearer understanding of who God is and a deeper connection with Him.