Kristin Kjorlaug Dobrowolski & Lorena Albright López. Jesus’ Unexpected Family Tree is a read-out-loud family countdown for the 25 days of December. The book anticipates the most important birthday of the year – Jesus’ birthday. All the messy people in Jesus’ family tree and all their stories point us to how much God wanted to be near us and how great the need was for Immanuel to come. As you read to your family and prepare for the biggest birthday celebration of the year.