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    "The Orthodox Church's hymns of the prefeast and feast of the Nativity of our
    Lord celebrate and proclaim in word and song the celestial joy of the
    incarnation.  These beloved texts, so wonderfully illustrated by Niko Chocheli,
    are filled with beauty and power.  They tell in a touching way of the all-
    embracing participation of creatures in the Creator's coming."

    "...At the heart of this wonderful contemporary Christmas parable is a tale of
    compassion, shared love and family with a little of the real Saint Nicholas' life
    woven in, just enough to whet the appetite of the reader for more!  The pages of
    A Perfect Christmas glow with the warmth of a bygone era when Christmas was
    filled with the mystery of the Incarnation, simple shared love and grace."
                                                  Regina Orthodox Press

    "Halloween Town is the second collaboration of author Dennis Eugene
    Engleman and illustrator Niko Chocheli, and weaves another tale of Christian
    enchantment in the tradition of their first book, A Perfect Christmas.  Children
    will enjoy this exotic story of heroism, humility and honesty illustrating the age-
    old conflict between light and darkness.  Parents will appreciate the book's
    powerful Christian perspective on the annual rite of Halloween."
                                           Regina Orthodox Press

    "SVS Press is pleased to provide this illustrated version of the prophecy of
    Jonah especially for children.  May it serve one more time, and over and again,
    to open our minds and hearts to the Gospel of Christ which it is inspired to
    prefigure and signify."
                                              St. Vladimir's Seminary Press

    "Powerfully illustrated in this present book.  The Praises invite everyone and
    everything in the whole creation to praise the Lord.  The angels and animals
    and natural elements, with every living thing headed and cared for by human
    beings of every age, gender, class and nation, are commanded to sing and
    dance and make melody to the Creator of all."
                                           St. Vladimir's Seminary Press

    "...The illustrations are highly original.  Niko Chocheli ...mixes Eastern Orthodox
    icons, apocalyptic beasts and scenes reminiscent of El Greco with the
    occasional fuzzy kitten.  Though his style may appeal more to adults, it may
    also revive kids who are bored with cheerful cartoon saints in primary colors."
                                           LaVonne Neff, Publishers Weekly

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Prepare O Bethlehem!

A Perfect Christmas

Halloween Town

Jonah

The Praises Psalm 148

Christ in the Old Testament

Christ in the Old Testament
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Niko Chocheli