A true holiday classic, this cozy autumn story invites readers to join in an outdoor Thanksgiving feast, full of cheer and generosity of spirit
Every year a family and their friends gather in the woods to celebrate Thanksgiving among the trees. Everyone brings something to share and the day becomes a long celebration of family, faith, and friendship. Told in a gentle, lyrical style, this picture book includes warm illustrations of people gathered around bonfires and long tables adorned with candles and food, singing songs and sharing laughter.
Thanksgiving in the Woods is based on the true story of a family in Upstate New York who has hosted an outdoor Thanksgiving feast in the woods on their farm for over twenty years.
Full of warmth and nostalgia, the Countryside Holiday series celebrates family, community, simplicity, and generosity.
A multi-award-winning story about dealing with the loss of a loved one, The Memory Box has been an invaluable resource for thousands of families.
From the perspective of a young child, author Joanna Rowland artfully describes what it's like to remember and grieve a loved one who has died. The child in the story wonders if she will forget the person who has gone. Other days I wonder if I'll ever stop feeling sad you are gone.
The main character creates a memory box to keep mementos and written memories of her loved one to help with the grieving process. Throughout the narrative, the child's feelings are acknowledged, allowed, and assured that feelings are normal and healthy to express. Heartfelt and comforting, The Memory Box helps children, parents, educators, therapists, and social workers talk about this very difficult topic together.
The unique point of view allows each reader to imagine the loss of someone they've loved -- a friend, family member, or even a pet. A guide in the back includes information to help children manage grief and offers suggestions on how to create a memory box.
Recommended and adopted by parenting blogs, bereavement support groups, hospice centers, social service agencies, military library services, church groups, and educators, The Memory Box offers a very simple approach to overcoming loss, separation, and disappointment while also giving support and encouragement that children easily understand. A perfect companion to this book is The Memory Book: A Grief Journal for Children and Families that helps children record stories, memories, and feelings as an honoring keepsake to be cherished for years to come.
When a loved one dies, children need consolation, love, support, and affection. The Memory Box addresses a difficult subject sensitively. This beautiful book will help start the grieving process and support children to talk about their loved one in a normal, healthy way. --Sue Atkins, author of Parenting Made Easy: How to Raise Happy Children
Winner of the 2017 Illumination Award and 2016 Moonbeam Award for Book Arts, The Birth of Jesus: A Christmas Pop-Up Book brings the Christmas story to life in a way like never before.
This beautiful retelling of Jesus' birth in a stable captures the awe and wonder of the biblical Christmas story with incredible artwork from world-renowned illustrator and paper engineer Agostino Traini. Each page of the story comes to life with charming illustrations and intricate pop-ups, from the angel's visit to Mary to the moment she lays baby Jesus in the manger. The timeless Christmas story, now in pop-up form, is a perfect keepsake to read with young children and revisit for years to come.
The Birth of Jesus won a 2017 Illumination Award in the holiday category - an international contest designed to honor the year's best titles written and published with a Christian worldview. It also won a 2016 Moonbeam Award in the Book Arts category. Launched in 2007, the Moonbeam awards are intended to bring increased recognition to exemplary children's books and their creators, and to celebrate children's books and life-long reading.
Experience the grit and grace of seventeen women of the Bible through creative first-person retellings of each person's story. This book connects preteen girls with the women of the Bible, showing them that they are created in the image of God to do mighty things in this world
Grit and Grace is for girls who long to know where they fit in God's kingdom, who want to know they are made for more than the frilly and frivolous, and that they can make a difference in the world around them. Through stories, reflection questions, and action ideas, the book helps readers become the gutsy, grace-filled girls God made them to be.
Nora is heartbroken when she goes to school and discovers that her baby sapling is sick. With some help from her friends, she'll learn how to help her tree grow big--and strong--and get a valuable reminder about what followers of Christ need to grow strong in faith.
Your favorite owls have their own books Featuring the funny, feathery friends from the Owlegories video series, Owlegories picture books will have preschoolers giggling as they learn about the ways nature teaches us about God. Each book includes a short family devotional to help grown-ups talk more about the object lesson of the story through simple activities, memory verses, even adventures that will get you out of the house and into God's glorious creation.
Created for emerging readers, the Frolic Preschool Bible highlights 40 Bible stories, 20 from the Old Testament and 20 from the New Testament. The engaging, easy-to-read text and colorful, ethnically diverse illustrations invite beginner readers to learn more about stories and characters of the Bible. The Frolic Preschool Bible is the perfect next step after the Frolic First Bible board book giving early Bible readers more details and dialogue. Age-appropriate language and a key takeaway for every story allows children to understand life application of each reading. From Creation to Pentecost, kids will enjoy exploring God's Word during their devotional time and study.
From First Communions to birthdays, Christmas to Easter, the Frolic Preschool Bible is not only a wonderful gift for any child, it is the perfect resource for homeschool, Sunday school, library, or family devotions.
Written by Mark Pierson, one of the pioneers in worship curation, this exciting new book explains why effective worship needs to be seen as an art form made up of a series of art works, rather than a mechanistic task of filling in the gaps in an order of service. At the heart of this new way of thinking about worship is the role of the worship curator. Many practical examples are used to illustrate ways in which worship, both inside and outside the church building, can be curated and delivered for spiritual formation and mission.
The Art of Curating Worship provides a new language and practice for designing worship with the potential for transforming our experience of God. The Art of Curating Worship promotes a new vocabulary to help worship curators work out how and why and where worship can best engage their community, inside and outside the church, in transformative encounters with God.
A new kid moves into Owen and Eleanor's neighborhood, and she looks about the same age as Owen and Eleanor, which is super cool. But she speaks a language that Owen and Eleanor don't recognize, she dresses differently--and even her food looks unfamiliar. Owen and Eleanor decide to keep an eye on this new kid...but they aren't expecting her to catch them spying Owen and Eleanor Meet the New Kid is a story about welcoming strangers and loving your neighbor--and maybe even discovering a new friend in the process.
The Owen and Eleanor series follows two kids from two different families as they navigate the ups and downs of childhood. The duo learns important lessons about faith, values, and friendship.
Owen and Eleanor Move In, book one in the series, is a Junior Library Guild Selection. Junior Library Guild is a curated subscription service for libraries featuring books recommended by expert librarians for building an excellent collection.
Thanks to cut-out eye holes, this charming board book lets toddlers become roly poly hedgehogs, silly monkeys, hooting owls, and mysterious bats using each page as a mask. As they read, children discover more about God's creativity and care for the animals. God made each one different and God made each one just right. The simple text teaches the names of colors, shapes, patterns, body parts and a wide variety of animals.
Frolic board books playfully introduce basic faith concepts in a way that's fun and age appropriate for very small children.
Owen is doing the same creative writing project for homeschooling that Eleanor is doing in public school They have to write an interesting story about their lives. The problem is: their lives aren't that interesting. So Eleanor decides to fix the problem by doing exciting things--with not-so-great results. When they join a community martial arts class, Owen sees a different way to make an interesting story happen...by making something up that sounds true even though it isn't. When they both end up in trouble--again--they learn that making up fake stories to fool people isn't a good way to live.
The Owen and Eleanor series follows two kids from two different families as they navigate the ups and downs of childhood. The duo learns important lessons about faith, values, and friendship.
A scary storm sends Rufus running for cover. Can a prayer help him overcome his fear?
Frolic picture books help young children solve common childhood challenges with biblical solutions, and won a 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Picture Book Series.
Uri has a fun day ahead and she doesn't want to miss a thing. But soon all the fun gets to be too much Parents will recognize the signs of an overstimulated toddler as they follow Uri through her busy day, and children will learn ways to calm down when the day gets too busy.
Frolic picture books help young children solve common childhood challenges with biblical solutions, and won a 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Picture Book Series.
It's the day of the big race and Hal wants to win. But he's just not as big, as strong, or as fast as his friends. After a frustrating start, Hal discovers he has his own strengths, like perseverance, endurance, and problem-solving. Children learn to celebrate the differences in how we grow and how we all have our own pace of development.
Frolic picture books help young children solve common childhood challenges with biblical solutions, and won a 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Picture Book Series.
It's the start of a new day Kids can follow along with the Frolic friends as they go through their morning routines, and learn about how to incorporate God into every day
Frolic board books playfully introduce basic faith concepts in a way that's fun and age appropriate for very small children
I Can Praise God helps young children find an array of ways to make a joyful noise unto the Lord. Children will learn the joy of praising God with their voices and bodies, hands in the air and hands folded, eyes open and eyes closed. No matter their personalities, young children can find ways to praise God. For ages birth to three.
Frolic board books playfully introduce basic faith concepts in a way that's fun and age appropriate for very small children.
It's Ava's birthday and her friends keep coming up with things they want to do to celebrate her special day. But their suggestions are all things that they would like to do. When Ava gets frustrated, the friends realize they need to think about what Ava likes, too. The story teaches young children about thoughtfulness and friendship. For ages three to five.
Frolic picture books help young children solve common childhood challenges with biblical solutions, and won a 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Picture Book Series.
Hal and Ava have always been good friends, but then Jo the goat starts to play with Ava and Hal feels shy and anxious. As Hal learns that new friends are a gift from God, preschoolers can learn that it's okay to be anxious about new friends and prayer can help. Frolic picture books help young children solve common childhood challenges with biblical solutions, and won a 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Picture Book Series.
Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids takes kids on a journey through 100 of the most beloved Bible stories with questions for reflection, key verses, prayers, and family activity ideas. The devotions explore favorite stories from the Old Testament, such as the story of creation, Moses, David and Goliath, Queen Esther, Ruth and Naomi, and many more. The New Testament devotions include the story of Jesus' birth and stories from Jesus' ministry, including parables, miracles, and his death and resurrection. Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids makes family devotions easy and memorable. Pairs perfectly with The Spark Story Bible.
Spark Story Bible Devotions for Kids is a 2017 Illumination Book Award winner--an international contest designed to honor the year's best titles written and published with a Christian worldview.
Finding time for devotions with God isn't always easy. But what if you could attach something you know you should do, to something you already do? You spend at least five minutes sitting on the toilet every day, right? What if you used that time to do devotions?
Don't Forget to Flush is geared toward instigating the habit of a devotional routine in kids ages 9 to 12 years old. Written from the perspective of a snarky preteen boy, this devotional will make you think, laugh, and connect with God all while sitting on the toilet. Don't Forget to Flush contains 99 devotions that connect ordinary bathroom items to faith-filled practices and character building ideas to take beyond the bathroom into everyday life
This early reader activity book highlights some of the most well-known stories of the Old Testament. Discover more about Noah and the flood, the Battle of Jericho, David and Goliath and more familiar stories through puzzles, mazes, matching games, fill-in-the blank, discussion questions, prayers, and more Perfect for jump-starting family worship discussions or for kids to explore on their own. Spark Story Bible Play and Learn books help families fit faith into everyday life with engaging Bible stories, simple activities, and fun projects for all ages.