As Reprobus carries a child across a river one stormy night, the boy gets heavier and heavier until Reprobus feels he is carrying the world on his shoulders–thus goes the legend of the name Christ-bearer, or Christopher.

• ISBN: 9780823408627
• Author: dePaola, Tomie
• Published: 1994 , Holiday House
• Themes: Legend, Rivers
• Descriptors: Early Years (ages 2-6), Folklore and Fairy Tales, Italy, Picture Book
• No. of pages: 32