Broken into beautiful. A story of friendship and healing.
After breaking a neighbor’s window, a young child discovers friendship, transformation, and new beginnings in an unlikely story of peace. Gentle and moving, this poetic tale offers readers a hopeful path in the face of gun violence and despair, showing kids how peacemaking can turn conflict into friendship and new beginnings—and forge guns into garden tools.
Children grow up with lockdowns and gun violence as part of their reality. As parents, caregivers, and educators, how should we respond? Sparking Peace provides a springboard for those seeking to discuss gun violence and trauma with children in a safe way that highlights help rather than harm. This picture book helps children learn about conflict while also carefully addressing gun violence and peacemaking. It includes resources that equip parents and educators to talk about gun violence and trauma, using a...
Share your light with the world. Hey. Hey you! Yes, you! I've got a question for you: Have you ever gotten a really great present from someone who loves you? And then . . . you realize that if you share that gift, it is even better than you thought?
Author Natalie Frisk introduces 12 Jesus followers who discovered their gifts and shared them with the world. These inspirational figures—from history through today—all found strength in their Anabaptist faith.
Some used their gift to share about Jesus through preaching, peace clubs, and podcasts. One person used her love of biology to teach others about the amazing world that God created.
With vivid, compelling art by María Diaz Perera, the Anabaptist stories of Conrad Grebel, Helena von Freyberg, Christoph Sauer, Tunggul Wulung, Anna Mow, Edna Ruth Byler, Alta Schrock, Lawrence Homer Hart / Sky Chief, Paulus Hartono, Issa Ebombolo, Kate Bowler,...
Stitched Together invites readers to journey with the narrator as she pursues a secret wish—to add a square to her church’s special anniversary quilt. She ponders the faith practices of her church community that are important to her and learns from her grandmother’s quilting circle about the history of their faith. Together with her church community, the young girl discovers the rich tapestry of stories woven into each quilt square and the power of shared stories. Stitched Together is a delightful tale of tradition, friendship, and the joy of making something meaningful together. This book celebrates the 500th anniversary of Anabaptism. A church’s anniversary quilting project allows readers to discover Anabaptists from around the world today. With illustrations by award-winning artist Kate Cosgrove and text by beloved children’s author Aimee Reid, this picture book invites intergenerational reading—with older members of congregations...
This coloring and activity book, inspired by The Peace Table, features coloring, activities, prayer prompts, and more.The Peace Table Activity Booklet is the perfect way for kids to enter into the...
Fifty Stories about Sharing Love and Changing the World
by Judy Clemens
Illustrated by David Leonard
$14.99 / CAD $20.39
ISBN: 9781513806099
Pub Date: 10/06/2020
When Jesus says love our enemies, some people take him literally.
What happens when you start to love your enemies and serve others? Read about fifty inspiring people who have chosen to love their enemies and done good to those who harmed them. Filled with true stories from past and present, this captivating book is a showcase of heroes who have stood up for what’s right to make the world a better place.
What would it mean to step between soldiers and someone they are trying to harm? Could you love the person who bullied your friend? Would you rescue the man chasing you across a frozen river because of your beliefs? Would you serve a meal to the people trying to break into your house?
Fifty ordinary people. Fifty extraordinary acts of peace.
Grow lifelong faith one story at a time. Each story in Shine On is beautifully crafted, maintaining the spirit and poetry of the biblical text in language that is fresh and engaging for children. The...
Creciendo fe para toda la vida…una historia a la vez.Sabemos que la Biblia comparte las historias antiguas del pueblo de Dios y las buenas nuevas de Jesucristo. En sus páginas aprendemos como Dios...
A is for Amish; B is for barn raising; C is for church. What is it like to be Amish? In this delightful and whimsical full-color book, author and illustrator Ingrid Hess offers an entertaining yet informative...
Walk in Peace reflects the wish of parents around the globe as they send their little ones off to school, to play, to do chores, to encounter an unfamiliar world. Moms and Dads assure their children...
Timna is the wife of Shem, one of Noah’s sons. As this story by Lucille Travis for 9-to-14-year-olds open, the family has loaded the ark with animals and supplies as God has ordered, and they are...
