Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph: The Carpenter’s Dream

When Christopher and Christina travel through their magical time machine, they meet Joseph just after he has experienced a life-changing dream. Joseph tells them how an angel appeared to him and revealed that Mary’s baby was from God and would be named Jesus. Faced with a plan he could not fully understand, Joseph chose to trust God, marry Mary, and faithfully protect and care for his family.

Through Joseph’s story, children discover that God’s plans may sometimes surprise us or seem difficult to understand, but we can still trust that His plan is good.

With gentle storytelling, a meaningful wooden-bird keepsake, and a simple prayer, this book encourages children to develop faith, courage, obedience, and trust in God.

Perfect for:

• Christian families and faith-based homes
• Sunday school and children’s ministry
• Bedtime Bible reading
• Homeschool Bible lessons
• Children learning about Joseph and the birth of Jesus
• Parents looking for stories about trusting God

Includes a “Meet the Real Joseph” section, discussion questions, a prayer, a memory message, and a drawing activity to help children connect Joseph’s story to their own lives.

Based on Matthew 1:18–25.

Trust God’s plan, even when it surprises you.

What is Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph about?

Christopher and Christina use their time machine to visit Nazareth and meet Joseph the carpenter just after his life-changing dream, in which an angel tells him that Mary’s baby comes from God and will be named Jesus. Joseph decides to trust God, marries Mary, and cares for his family. Based on Matthew 1:18 to 25, the story teaches children about trusting God when His plan is surprising or hard to understand, and about obedience, courage, and faith, with the reassurance that God’s plan is still good. The book includes a wooden bird keepsake in the story, a Meet the Real Joseph section, discussion questions, a prayer, a memory message, and a drawing activity.

Who wrote Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph?

It was written by Alfred Basta, a professor, author, and musician, with co-author Nadine Basta.

What genre is Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph?

It is a Christian children’s picture book, which means a short illustrated Bible story told through a time-travel adventure, with a prayer, discussion questions, and a drawing activity at the end.

Who is Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph for?

It is written for children learning about Joseph and the birth of Jesus, and for Christian families, Sunday school and children’s ministry, bedtime Bible reading, and homeschool Bible lessons.

Is Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph part of a series?

Yes. It is Book 23 of Christopher & Christina’s Time Machine, a picture book series in which two children travel back in time to meet people from the Bible, with each book visiting a different Bible character. You can find the series on Amazon.

Where can I buy Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph?

Christopher & Christina Meet Joseph is available in paperback and Kindle editions. The paperback ISBN-13 is 979-8170878741 (37 pages, published August 31, 2026).

Amazon (paperback) | Amazon (Kindle) | Indigo (author page)

About the author: Alfred Basta is a professor, author of Ward No. 8 and The Malgrave Letters, and musician as The Bastas Project.

Last updated: October 12, 2026