A heartwarming reminder of life's blessings This bright, lyrical book offers readers of all ages and backgrounds the perfect chance to reflect on all the things that they have to be grateful for. Thank You, God is a celebration of family and friends, of homes and food to share, and of the wonder of creation from the first light of day to the ......
Age range 8 to 14 The thrilling true story of an ancient plant, wonderfully reborn in the modern era through the hard work of two female scientists. Thousands of years ago, in a time of rebellion, the Jewish people fought against their Roman rulers. The brutal Emperor Titus ordered the destruction of everything precious to the Jews: towns, ......
What hope is, what hope isn't, and how to find it in hopeless times. Hope is not optimism. It's not toxic positivity. It's not a promise of future success or progress. And it's definitely not something that can be reduced to a scripty-font platitude on an Instagram post. So what is it? One thing is certain: real hope demands that we do ......
A School Library Journal Best Book of the Year A New York Public Library (NYPL) Best Book for Kids A Kirkus Reviews Best Middle Grade Book of the Year Association for Library Service to Children (ALSC) Most Notable Book "A book to be read and remembered: a tribute to children whose lives were lost to forces not of their own creation." -- Kirkus ......
Follows the painter from his boyhood in the Netherlands to his death in France, depicting his relationship with his brother Theo, his struggles to perfect his art, and his psychological and emotional difficulties.
In October 1857, George MacDonald wrote what he described as "a kind of fairy tale, in the hope that it will pay me better than the more evidently serious work." This was "Phantastes" - one of MacDonald's most important works; a work which so overwhelmed C. S. Lewis that a few hours after he began reading it, he knew he "had crossed a great ......
A collection of expressive and emotional psalms is paraphrased for young readers and uses simple yet powerful imagery to help children talk about their feelings to God.
"When Daddy prays my fear of darkness disappears and angels tiptoe down the hall. I hear them through the door and wall ...when Daddy prays." In this collection of new poems by Nikki Grimes, a child learns about prayer from his father, whose prayers carry the family through each day -- no matter what the circumstances. Nikki Grimes believes that ......
In this book Peterson clarifies the pastoral vocation by turning to the book of Jonah, in which he finds a captivating, subversive story that can help pastors recover their "vocational holiness". Peterson probes the spiritual dimensions of the pastoral calling and seeks to reclaim the ground taken over by those who are trying to enlist pastors in ......
