Father Christmas and the Donkey by Elizabeth Clark illustrated by Jan Omerod

Day Four 12 Christmas Donkeys

Blurb: It's Christmas Eve and it's cold outside. A lonely old donkey limps through the frozen grass, searching for food. There are no Christmas treats for him. Then suddenly in the distance, he hears the sound of sleighbells and galloping hoofs. Who could it be but Father Christmas. And who else could he be looking for on this cold Christmas Eve but an old donkey in need of a special friend and a special Christmas present.

This book is from 1992 but if you can find a copy you will marvel over the way each page is designed. I hope one day I can find a copy of this book to add to my own collection (I borrowed this one from a school library).

I found this alternate edition with a different illustrator, but it doesn't look quite as special: