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KidKit
$12.95Add to cartA treasure chest of learning ideas that includes outside activities, paints, things to make, discovery, games, and snacks. These ideas not only entertain children, they also improve their attention spans. Each activity is field-tested, fun, and inexpensive.
These activities for kids — ages one to ten — are not only to entertain but to improve attention spans. Each one is child tested and mother-approved … fun and inexpensive.
A necessary resource for parents, teachers, nursery schools, churches, and anyone interacting with children!
Included are:
Ideas for painting: straw painting, marble painting, alphabet painting …
Outside activities: parachutes, picture rocks, bug hut, snow painting …
Things to make: holiday cards, noodle necklace, ant jar, play dough pumpkins …
Discovery: Button pictures, leaf drawings, pot match, Fizzle fun …
Games: Ring-catch, clothespin drop, color match, red light-green light …
Recipes: Bread clay, eatable play dough, finger paint …
Snacks: Ants on a log, carrot salad, fruit shake, banana crunch … -
Little Engine That Could
$10.99Add to cartThe story of a train filled with toys and gifts for little boys and girls that breaks down before reaching the children. After asking several passing trains for help over the hill, a little blue train agrees to help the stranded toys. Even though she is small, the blue train tries her best to bring the toys to the children on the other side of the hill.
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Poky Little Puppy
$4.99Add to cartOne of the original 12 Little Golden Books, The Poky Little Puppy has sold nearly 15 million copies since 1942, making it one of the most popular children’s books of all time. Now this curious little puppy is ready to win the hearts and minds of a new generation of kids.
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Tale Of Three Trees
$10.99Add to cartOnce upon a mountaintop, three little trees stood and dreamed of what they wanted to become when they grew up. Each of their dreams come true in an unexpected way in this lovely retelling of an old folk tale. This Lion classic, beloved by young and old, is now retold in simpler text for younger readers.
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Early Readers Bible
$18.99Add to cartChildren love the feeling of accomplishment they get from doing things by themselves: getting dressed, tying their shoes and especially reading! That’s why boys and girls get so excited about The Early Reader’s Bible: the Bible that beginning readers can read all on their own. The Early Reader’s Bible Features: – 64 easy-to-read Bible stories, based on standard public school word lists – Colorful illustrations, stimulating questions, and real-life applications to increase children’s understanding of God’s Word – List of 250 basic words used in public school early reader books – List of over 200 new words including Bible vocabulary with fewer than five new words introduced in each story. Help your child learn to associate the words “I can” with reading and loving Scripture — and with the child-friendly, bestselling Early Readers Bible.
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Mr Willowbys Christmas Tree
$19.99Add to cartGive the gift of holiday spirit with this classic picture book that celebrates how one Christmas tree brings joy to a whole forest of critters!
Christmas is here and Mr. Willowby’s tree has arrived. There’s just one big problem: The tree is too tall for his parlor! He cuts off the top so it will fit, and soon the top of that tree is passed along again and again to bring holiday cheer to all the animals in the forest.
Kids will love watching the tree move from home to home, and families will appreciate the subtle message of conservation and recycling, as the tree top spreads joy to all.
This heartwarming story is the perfect way to start the yuletide season, and a warm addition to any family’s festive holiday traditions.
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Little Prince
$21.00Add to cartFew stories are as widely read and as universally cherished by children and adults alike as The Little Prince. Richard Howard’s translation of the beloved classic beautifully reflects Saint-Exupery’s unique and gifted style. Howard, an acclaimed poet and one of the preeminent translators of our time, has excelled in bringing the English text as close as possible to the French, in language, style, and most important, spirit. The artwork in this edition has been restored to match in detail and in color Saint-Exupery’s original artwork. Combining Richard Howard’s translation with restored original art, this definitive English-language edition of The Little Prince will capture the hearts of readers of all ages.
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Childs First Bible
$13.99Add to cartA Child’s first Bible is a fresh new collection of 125 well-known Bible stories, retold by Dr. Kenneth Taylor in a clear, easy-to-understand style.
Simple questions at the end of each selection are designed to highlight important truths.
Perfect for taking to church or using at home, this colofully illustrated first Bible is sure to be a favorite with young children.
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Dream Snow
$27.99Add to cartIt’s almost Christmas and it hasn’t snowed yet. As the farmer naps on his small farm, he dreams of being covered in a gentle blanket of new snow. Then, one by one, he dreams of each of his five animals (aptly named One, Two, Three, Four, and Five) being covered as well. When he awakens, he discovers that real snow–not dream snow–has fallen. And “Oh my! Oh my! I almost forgot,” the farmer shouts, and, bundling up, hurries out to his tree (named Tree) with a box and a sack, looking remarkably familiar in his white beard and red suit. After decorating Tree, the farmer shouts “Merry Christmas to all!” and pushes a button for a surprise Yuletide jingle.
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God Gave Us You
$10.99Add to cartIn this full-color, read-to-me picture book, a charming polar bear cub asks one night, “Mama, where did I come from?” “From God”, her loving mama answers, thus beginning a story of how two parents celebrate their child as a cherished gift from Him. Patiently responding to each of her child’s many questions, Mama’s answers affirm her and Papa’s great love for the bear cub — from memories of Mama’s pregnancy and tales of Papa’s excitement to recounting long days of waiting and finally bringing the babe home. Filled with playful, winsome illustrations, God Gave Us You will build children’s self-esteem and affirm their creation and place in the family as a cherished gift of God.
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Christmas Story
$5.99Add to cartThis Little Golden Book features beautiful paintings by Eloise Wilkin and inspiring text. Children will want to hear this story of the birth of Jesus again and again.
Children have loved Little Golden Books for over 60 years. They have written their names inside each front cover and delighted in the colorful pictures and wonderful stories. Thanks to the happy hours spent with such books as The Poky Little Puppy, many children have developed a lifelong love of reading. Over two billion Little Golden Books have reached the hands of children. We salute the talented authors and artists who create the books, as well as the readers–young and old– who enjoy the picture books with the famous gold-foil spine. Recommended for ages 2 to 6. -
Thee Hannah
$19.99Add to cartCatch a glimpse of pre-Civil War Quaker life as Hannah and her family go to Meeting and to market, host a gathering of Friends, enjoy ice skating and other pastimes. Nine-year-old Hannah keeps getting into scrapes. She finds it so hard to wear a plain bonnet that pinches her ears, and a plain dress with no lace! Hannah yearns for the flowered bonnets and hoop skirts her friend Cecily wears, and often sneaks away to “dress up.” Will Hannah ever understand the value of plain dress and learn to be contented as a Friend. Find out in this picture storybook for young readers.
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Just For Me My Family
$9.99Add to cartThrough stories, crafts, and fun activities, younger girls will discover what they need to grow closer to God, family, and friends all at the same time.
In the newest book, Just For Me: My Family, girls will have a blast learning the best ways to have the most fun with their family. Packed with great ideas to strengthen all their family bonds!
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God And Me Devotions For Girls Ages 6-9 Volume 1
$16.99Add to cartWe are pleased to introduce “God and Me”, a new series of three books from Legacy Press. From toddlers trhough pre-teens, girls need to know that God is the friend they can count on as they mature. This book teaches them to rely on Him as they learn more about the Bible and themselves. Each age-based book includes over 100 devotions and activities to help girls establish a dynamic Christian life. “God and Me” is part of Legacy’s Criss Cross Collection, a series of books written specifically for Christian girls. PUBCOMMENTS: This is one in a series of three dynamic devotional journals for girls. Each book is geared toward the interests of that specific age group. Every devotion includes a memory verse, theme statement, contemporary reading, prayer, and questions with space to write answers.
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Rachel A Hutterite Girl
$12.99Add to cart48 Pages
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Rachel Maendel grew up in a special place; a Hutterian colony in Canada, where many families lived together on one big farm, sharing their work and play.Rachel had a large family and many aunts, uncles, and cousins. The warmth and love of her extended family come through in the true stories in this book. The stories show us that it is possible to have a happy childhood with few material things.
Rachel’s Hutterite colony had its own school, kitchen, and dining room. Their tradition of working, eating, and worshiping together as one large family goes back to Anabaptist beginnings in Europe, five hundred years ago.
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Dorothy Day : A Catholic Life Of Action
$21.99Add to cartThis engaging introduction to Dorothy Day will show
you how one person can accomplish big things.This colorful book introduces you to the world of Dorothy Day, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will be inspired as you learn about Day’s life-from her efforts to further peace and equality as a young woman to her work helping the hungry and homeless with food, shelter, and unconditional love-and her belief that we all have the power to make the world a better place.
Through enjoyable biography, activities inspired by Dorothy Day’s values and beliefs, and Day’s own words, Dorothy Day: A Catholic Life of Action will show you how to stand up for your beliefs and lead a life that inspires those around you to do the same. -
God Kids And Us
$26.95Add to cartA vital guide for all who care about the full inclusion of children and their families in the life of the church today, and an engaging blend of theory, story, and practical resources for congregations commited to welcoming and nurturing children and those who care for them.
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Gandhi : Indias Great Soul
$12.95Add to cartThis engaging introduction to Gandhi will show you how
one person can accomplish big things.This colorful book offers you a window into the world of Mahatma Gandhi, one of the most amazing people of the twentieth century. You will learn about Gandhi’s life-from his time as a student in London to his work for equality in South Africa and India-and his methods of peaceful, but not passive, resistance to injustice.
Through engaging biography, activities inspired by Gandhi’s values and beliefs, and the words of Gandhi himself, Gandhi: India’s Great Soul will show you how to achieve your goals through persistence and persuasion rather than through violence and fighting. -
Curious George Goes Camping
$5.99Add to cartGeorge and the man with the yellow hat are going camping! George tries to be helpful, but after he upsets a neighboring camper, he is chased into the woods and gets lost. Before long, an encounter with a cute forest creature throws George into a chain of outrageous events that allows him to find a way to be helpful after all.
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Hat
$9.99Add to cartHedgie the hedgehog discovers the wisdom of the adage, “Don’t go poking your nose where it doesn’t belong” only after curiosity gets this prickly fellow in a pickle. When Lisa’s red and white woolen stocking blows off the clothesline, Hedgie finds it and sticks his nose inside, only to discover his prickles prevent him from pulling out of it. Soon all the farm animals are coming around to chuckle at silly Hedgie’s stocking hat. But in the end, nimble-witted Hedgie gets the last laugh.
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Richard Scarrys Best Word Book Ever
$17.99Add to cartKenny Bear, Kathy Bear, and their Busytown friends star in Richard Scarry’s Best Word Book Ever. Kids will be introduced to new and familiar names for objects grouped by subject, theme, and setting, in the city and on the farm, at the dentist and at the grocer’s, in the kitchen and at the circus and all the places they frequent. Illustrated in Scarry’s signature style, the book is filled with hundreds of names for objects both familiar and new, grouped by subject, theme, and setting. Here’s a wonderfully entertaining way to expand a child’s knowledge of thee world. This big hardcover book measures 12″ by 10″. Recommended for ages 4 to 8.
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For Heavens Sake
$16.95Add to cartMulticultural, Nondenominational, Nonsectarian
Endorsed by Protestant, Catholic and Jewish Religious LeadersWhat is heaven? Where do we find it?
People said “for heaven’s sake” to Isaiah a lot. Everyone talked about heaven. “Thank heavens.” “Heaven forbid.” But no one would say what heaven was or where to find it.
After his grandfather died Isaiah was told that Grandpa had gone to heaven. Isaiah wondered exactly where and what heaven was. He became determined to find out, and sought answers from many different people.
In this charming story, award-winning author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso teaches that heaven is often found in the places where you least expect it. -
Bible Trivia For Kids
$13.99Add to cart1. Old Testament Trivia
2. New Testament Trivia
3. Grab Bag Trivia 166 PagesAdditional Info
Harvest House Print on DemandAttention kids! Are you ready to test your brain-power? Prepare to match wits with a friend or challenge yourself with great games and puzzles! Try your hand at Old and New Testament trivia with fun puzzles about Noah and the ark, Daniel in the lion’s den, Christmas in Bethlehem, Jesus and the disciples, and more. Then you can reach into the great grab bag of Bible trivia and sleuth out missing words, play name that tune, and crack up your friends with super Bible jokes and riddles.
Filled with hundreds of questions and challenges, Bible Trivia for Kids is great to share with your parents, your Sunday school class, and your friends. It’s also set up in sections that help you understand God’s Word as you go along. What an awesome way to discover what the Bible is all about!
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Childs Guide To The Holy Eucharist
$14.95Add to cartRite II Eucharistic service presents the full text of the service from the Book of Common Prayer alongside commentary and cartoons that clarify the meaning of the words. Horton focuses on the “hows” and the “whats” of the service itself, in the belief that participation and information are, in the long term, the keys to Christian formation.
This practical manual will be useful to a wide variety of groups. Church school teachers and pastors can use this in Sunday school classes or during the service itself to help children participate more fully. Parents and children will find this a helpful tool as they explore Christian life together. Instructors of confirmation classes will also find this a useful resource. -
Rainbow Fish
$9.95Add to cartThis board book edition features the same eye-catching holographic foil stamping that helped make the original so popular. In a simple and appealing way, the brief text conveys the story’s universal message about sharing, and the smaller, sturdy format is just right for the toddler set. Full-color.
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Devotions From The World Of Sports
$16.99Add to cart*What NFL quarterback led his team on a 98-yard scoring drive in the last minutes of an AFC championship game? (January 11)
*What Native American gold medal winner had to give his medals back? (January 18)
*What basketball player scored 100 points in a single game? (March 2)
*What major league outfielder had a baseball bounce off his head and over the fence for a home run? (May 26)The world of sports is filled with special moments that teach us about life. No matter what your sport of choice — football, baseball, tennis, soccer, or any other sport — you’ll find the stories in this book fascinating. Each of the 365 daily devotionals takes a look at an event in sports history, then relates that event to a basic Christian truth that will help you grow spiritually.
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Richard Scarrys Cars Trucks And Things That Go
$17.99Add to cartThis hardback book is an excellent addition to any child’s library. The Pig family takes a road trip to the beach for a picnic. The road is packed with hundreds of cars and trucks, vans and motorcycles, tractors and buses. The Pigs find chaos and adventure on the way to the beach and the opportunity to see vehicles they have never seen before. It’s an exciting day! Measures 10.5 x 12 inches.
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Legend Of The Poinsetta
$8.99Add to cartIn Mexico, the poinsettia is called flor de la Nochebuenao flower of the Holy Night. At Christmastime, the flower blooms and flourishes, the quite exquisite red stars lighting up the countryside.
A Mexican legend tells how the poinsettia came to be, through a little girl’s unselfish gift to the Christ Child. Tomie dePaola has embraced the legend using his own special feeling for Christmas. His glorious paintings capture not only the brilliant colors of Mexico and its art, but also the excitement of the children preparing for Christmas and the hope of Lucida, who comes to see what makes a gift truly beautiful. -
Childrens Guide To Worship
$12.00Add to cartThis original “mouse” book is a sequential guide to worship for young children illustrated by mice that help explain Sunday worship services and encourage participation in worship by children and their parents. Designed for children ages three to third grade with the help of parents or teachers.
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Stone Soup
$8.99Add to cartThe perennial favorite, read to a generation of children by Captain Kangaroo, the story of three soldiers who manage to cook up a fine soup by cajoling thenecessary ingredients from a village of wary French peasants. Caldecott HonorBook; ALA Notable Children’s Book. Three-color illustrations.
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How Long Is Gods Nose
$19.99Add to cartJust how long is God’s nose anyway? And why would that have anything to do with controlling your temper? Why are you better off owning a dog or a cat than a pet walrus? Is the Big Dipper just a constellation — or a story of compassion written in starlight? You’ll find the answers in this delightful collection of children’s sermons by storyteller John Timmer. Bible story and fairy tale, true life and myth — Timmer shares each in turn in ninety jewel-like messages that children ages 5- 9 will take to heart . . . and whose freshness and imagination youth workers, teachers, and parents will love.
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Memory Verse Games For Kids
$14.99Add to cartContents
To Our Friends…
1. Our Awesome God
2. Jesus Our Savior
3. Our Helper, The Holy Spirit
4. The Wonders Of Salvation
5. Our Answer Book, The Bible
6. Living The Christian Life
7. Loving Our Family And Friends
8. God’s Promises To YouAnswers P. 129
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Harvest House Print On Demand TitleExciting adventures ahead!
Test your detective skills! Crack secret codes, find hidden words, follow mazes, and unscramble mysterious clues to discover some truly awesome Bible messages. You and your friends will be amazed to find out what God has to say to you-not your parents, not your aunts or uncles, not your dogs-you!With 100 mind-benders, mazes, and secret messages, MEMORY VERSE GAMES FOR KIDS promises you hours of fun at home, on trips, at Sunday school, on church activity nights, at family gatherings-anywhere you want to have a good time?
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You Are Special
$17.99Add to cartPunchinello is a chipped, ugly puppet who thinks he’s not worth much; that is, until Eli the Woodcarver helps him understand how special he is—marks and all. Originally published in Tell Me the Secrets, this delightfully illustrated tale shows your kids that no matter how the world evaluates them, God loves them just as they are.
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Water Bugs And Dragonflies
$8.95Add to cartHow can we answer the many questions young children have about death?
Doris Stickney and her minister husband were looking for a meaningful way to explain to neighborhood children the death of a five-year-old friend — an explanation that would satisfy not only the children but adult minds as well. While they were preparing for the child’s memorial service, the fable of the water bug that changed into a dragonfly came to mind.
“Water Bugs and Dragonflies” tells the story of a small colony of water bugs living happily below the surface of a quiet pond. Every so often one of them climbs up a lily stalk and disappears from sight, never to return. Those left behind are faced with the mystery of figuring out what has become of them.
Revealing the “miracle that makes shiny dragonflies out of ugly bugs”, this graceful story reminds us that God has given us the means of transforming our metaphorical selves into dragonflies capable of winging off contentedly into a new world. Recognizing that “the old answers will not satisfy today’s children”, Stickney presents instead a simple, wise tale that illuminates a difficult reality without pretending to contain all the answers.
This bona fide bestseller — more than 150,000 copies have been printed — is presented here in a deluxe gift edition, including newly rendered full-color illustrations. Set in large type so that young readers can enjoy it themselves, Water Bugs also includes accompanying information that offers the author’s own insights for explaining how adults can effectively assist children in coping with death.
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Old Testament Stories
$7.95Add to cartIf you like Dr. Seuss, you will enjoy the whimsical style of Mark Lawrence. These favorite stories with illustrations include: The Creation, Adam & Eve, The Fall of Man, Cain & Abel, and Noah’s Ark. Each provides an accurate interpretation, with humor, of the Bible stories. They are presented in rhyming verse, a style that is fun and enjoyable to read. Closely matching the look and feel of the Dr. Seuss books, these children’s stories will help young people enjoy and remember the Bible in a way they never have before.
These stories are:
Fun for small children to hear
Enjoyable for parents to read
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Yonie Wondernose
$19.99Add to cartSeven year old Yonie is a wondernose because he can’t keep his nose out of anything, especially kettles cooking on the stove. It seems that his nose is always getting him into trouble. When Yonie?s parents go away overnight, he’s left as the man of the house and promised a special reward if he can keep himself and the farm out of trouble. But that night a bad storm brings trouble–the kind that not even a full-grown man could handle easily
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Whose Birthday Is It Anyway
$7.95Add to cartFor the small church that does not have a lot of time to prepare, here is an ideal Christmas program and worship service. It can be presented as part of a Sunday School program or Sunday worship service.
The true message of Christmas is spoken through the words of “the friendly beasts,” which include two donkeys, three doves, four cows and four sheep.
This program enables children to become involved in a Christmas project in which they share their Christmas ornaments and angel food cake with the congregation.
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Complete Tales Of Winnie The Pooh
$40.00Add to cartWhen Christopher Robin asks Pooh what he likes doing best in the world, Pooh says, after much thought, “What I like best in the whole world is Me and Piglet going to see You, and You saying ‘What about a little something?’ and Me saying, ‘Well, I shouldn’t mind a little something, should you, Piglet,’ and it being a hummy sort of day outside, and birds singing.”
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Mitten
$9.99Add to cartA Ukrainian boy named Nicki wants his grandmother Baba to knit snow-white mittens for him. She warns her grandson that a white mitten will be hard to find if he loses it in the snow, but of course he promptly does just that! What happens next is the surprising part, as a mole takes refuge in the lost mitten, then a rabbit, then a hedgehog, an owl, a badger, and a fox. If you think the mitten might be a wee bit stretched out at this point, just wait: “Then a big bear sniffed at the mitten. The animals were packed in tight, but the bear didn’t care. He crawled in anyway.” When a tiny mouse squeezes in, her whiskers tickle the bear’s nose. He sneezes, and “Aaaaa-aaaaa-ca-chew!” all the animals fly out of their crocheted cave. As the mitten sails through the air, Nicki spots it, reclaims it, and takes it home to show his smiling Baba.
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For The Love Of Children
$45.00Add to cartChoices in reproductive technology have multiplied at a staggering rate. Is our society prepared to decided on issues about procreation such as artificial insemination and in vitro fertilization, or genetic engineering such as “designer children,” or selective abortion? How can we protect children – both born and unborn – who are conceived in these ways from being regarded as merchandise in the expanding marketplace of genetic services? Ted Peters sets out the challenges of these new technologies with clarity and precision. He looks anew at Christian theology and proposes an ethic “for the love of children.” Peters contends that only by affirming all children and their claims upon parents will society deal constructively and ethically with the many reproductive choices available now and in the future.
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Behold That Star Christmas Anthology
$20.00Add to cartLooking for a fresh collection of stories to usher in the season of joy and giving? For those grown tired of commercialism, who feel that Santa Claus and red-nosed reindeer do not project the true Christmas spirit, this book may be the answer.
Containing little-known classics by old and new masters of the genre, this bestselling anthology includes stories from many lands, interspersed with songs and poems – over half the contents available in English for the first time.
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Brown Bear Brown Bear What Do You See (Anniversary)
$8.99Add to cartCelebrate the anniversary of this beloved children’s book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See?
A big happy frog, a plump purple cat, a handsome blue horse, and a soft yellow duck– all parade across the pages of this delightful classic children’s book, Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? Children will immediately respond to Eric Carle’s flat, boldly colored collages. Combined with Bill Martin’s singsong text, they create unforgettable images of these endearing animals.
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Strong Willed Child Or Dreamer
$18.99Add to cartContents
239 Pages/17 Chapters
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Your child may be a dreamer if…
*He forgets to follow instructions, no matter how clear and simple you make them.
*She craves praise and positive attention, yet refuses to conform to what’s expected.
*He complains often about feeling misunderstood, picked on, or persecuted.
*She tells more than her share of fibs, lies, or tall tales.If these statements describe your child, you know the frustration of turning to parenting experts for advice only to find that with your child, the systems don’t work, the rules don’t stick, and the strong boundary setting seems to make the situation worse. What’s even more frustrations is seeing that these methods do work-with strong-willed children.
According to child and family counselors, Ron L. Braund and Dana Scott Spears, the problem may be that you don’t have a strong-willed child. Your child’s behavior may actually indicate that he or she is a creative-sensitive child, a dreamer: principle-oriented rather than rule-oriented, highly creative, sensitive to the point of taking offense where none is intended, and frustrated at a world that fails to live up to the ideal.
In this book, the authors explain the differences between the dreamer and the strong-willed child. They also provide advice on parenting your dreamer child from infancy through adolescence, plus a special chapter on the dreamer child with attention deficit disorder.
Whether you are the teacher, coach, clergy, or parent of a dreamer, this book will help you understand how these enigmatic children view the world and teach you how to give them what they need to thrive.
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Very Busy Spider
$11.99Add to cartFrom bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very busy spider. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life.
Early one morning a little spider spins her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to distract her, yet the busy little spider keeps diligently at her work. When she is done, she is able to show everyone that not only is her creation quite beautiful, it is also quite useful!
This multi-sensory board book allows children to feel the pictures as well as see them, and is the perfect size for little hands. With its rhythmic text, The Very Busy Spider becomes an experience to touch, to see, and to hear.
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Very Lonely Firefly
$26.99Add to cartFrom bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very lonely firefly. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life.
When a very lonely firefly goes out into the night searching for other fireflies, it sees a lantern, a candle, and the eyes of a dog, cat, and owl all glowing in the darkness. It even sees a surprise celebration of light. But it is not until it discovers other fireflies that it finds exactly what it’s looking for-a surprise sure to bring smiles to anyone who turn the final page!
Lushly illustrated with Eric Carle’s trademark vibrant collage art, soothingly told with a gentle read-aloud rhythm, and complete with a surprise sure to “light up” children’s faces, The Very Lonely Firefly will fast become a storytime favorite. Read it with a flashlight in the dark or under the table-and watch those fireflies glow!
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Very Hungry Caterpillar
$10.99Add to cartFollows the progress of a hungry little caterpillar as he eats his way through a varied and very large quantity of food until, full at last, he forms a cocoon around himself and goes to sleep. Die-cut pages illustrate what the caterpillar ate on successive days
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Time With Our Children
$13.00Add to cartWith simple props-glitter, blocks, candles, and cookies-Dianne Deming brings Scripture and theology into the world and understanding of children. She speaks their language-to them as equals, not at them or down to them-and God’s love for children and her love for them shine through with every word. She recognizes the dignity of children, their worth as unique individuals and to the church, and creates stories that respect how children view the world and their place in it. A TIME WITH OUR CHILDREN is a collection of stories designed for the pastor or teacher to help children share in the faith of the congregation-not as a separate part of the worship service but integrated into the seamless whole of the people of God worshiping together. Deming believes that the most important benefit children receive from their special time in worship is the underlying message that they are valued and loved by God and their church. Her gentle, charming stories do that with grace and aplomb. The stories are keyed to the New Revised Common Lectionary (NRCL) and indexed by topic for non-lectionary use.
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Children Of Divorce
$18.99Add to cart15 Chapteres
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The adults who love them want to know, “How can I help?” Based on research and interviews with single parents and children, Children of Divorce provides a sympathetic, insightful answer to their question. It shows:*How to tell your child about divorce
*How children respond to divorce according to their age
*How to help children grow spiritually
*How parents, grandparents, church workers, and teachers can help children of divorceThis realistic yet compassionate book tells the truth about divorce–how it forever changes the lives of those it touches. It speaks candidly about how children respond to divorce and the changes it imposes on their lives. But Children of Divorce also tells the truth about how Christianity in action can make a difference.
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Blaze And The Forest Fire
$9.99Add to cartBilly and Blaze are more than just friends–they’re heroes! When they spot smoke in the brush, they race through the woods to sound the alarm.
At the end of the day, Billy and Blaze are rewarded for their bravery–with carrots for Blaze, chocolate cake for Billy, and a very special present that they can share.
Blaze and the Forest Fire is part of the classic Billy and Blaze series. Sensitive drawings and easy-to-read words capture the warmth and special understanding between a boy and his horse.
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Tis The Night Before Jesus
$7.95Add to cart‘Tis the night before Jesus when all through the earth,
Every creature is stirring for a new baby’s birth.
Here is a Christmas Eve service that persons of all ages will enjoy. It may easily be presented by the younger members of your congregation.
It includes a complete order of service with:
? Suggested music for children’s choir
? Hymns for the entire congregation
? Parts for a speaking choir
? A brief monolgue by Mary
? One page listing additional hymns that could be used with the service
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Very Quiet Cricket
$25.99Add to cartFrom bestselling author and illustrator Eric Carle, the creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar, comes another classic tale about one very quiet cricket. A perfect gift to share with the child or grandchild in your life.
One day a tiny cricket is born and meets a big cricket who chirps his welcome. The tiny cricket tries to respond, but there is no sound. The quiet cricket then makes his way into the world, meeting one insect after another, each of whom greets the little cricket with a cheery hello–the hum of a bee, the whirr of a dragonfly, the whisper of a praying mantis. The cricket rubs his wings together each time, but nothing happens, not a sound. Until the day he meets another cricket, a female, and something different happens . . .
As children turn the page on this wonderful moment, they are greeted with a surprise–an actual chirp!
Full of Eric Carle’s gorgeous and lush collage art, a gentle rhythmic text for read-alouds, and a wonder-inducing surprise at the end, The Very Quiet Cricket remains an all-time favorite from one of the true masters of picture-book making.
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Love You Forever
$5.95Add to cartFirefly Books publication
The mother sings to her sleeping baby: “I’ll love you forever / I’ll love you for always / As long as I’m living / My baby you’ll be.” She still sings the same song when her baby has turned into a fractious 2-year-old, a slovenly 9-year-old, and then a raucous teen. So far so ordinary–but this is one persistent lady. When her son grows up and leaves home, she takes to driving across town with a ladder on the car roof, climbing through her grown son’s window, and rocking the sleeping man in the same way. Then, inevitably, the day comes when she’s too old and sick to hold him, and the roles are at last reversed. Each stage is illustrated by one of Sheila McGraw’s comic and yet poignant pastels.
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Oh The Places Youll Go
$18.99Add to cartIllus. in full color. “Don’t be fooled by the title of this seriocomic ode to success; it’s not ‘Climb Every Mountain,’ kid version. All journeys face perils, whether from indecision, from loneliness, or worst of all, from too much waiting. Seuss’ familiar pajama-clad hero is up to the challenge, and his odyssey is captured vividly in busy two-page spreads evoking both the good times (grinning purple elephants, floating golden castles) and the bad (deep blue wells of confusion). Seuss’ message is simple but never sappy: life may be a ‘Great Balancing Act,’ but through it all ‘There’s fun to be done.'”
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Chicka Chicka Boom Boom
$18.99Add to cartThere is always enough room on your child’s bookshelf for this rollicking alphabet chant that has been a children’s favorite for over thirty years!
A told B,
and B told C,
“I’ll meet you at the
top of the coconut tree”In this lively alphabet rhyme, all the letters of the alphabet race each other up the coconut tree. Will there be enough room? Oh, no–Chicka Chicka Boom! Boom!
Countless children–and their parents–can joyfully recite the familiar words of this beloved alphabet chant. Bill Martin, Jr., and John Archambault’s rhythmic text keeps the beat with Caldecott Honor illustrator Lois Ehlert’s bold, cheerful art. This winning combination has made the Chicka Chicka series an enduring classic.
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Tale Of Three Trees
$17.99Add to cartFeaturing the wonderful illustrations of Tim Jonke, this best-selling children’s book tells the Easter story from a new and unusual point of view. Children will be deeply touched as they understand, perhaps for the first time, the significance of Christ’s life and his atoning sacrifice on the cross.
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Sheep In A Jeep
$8.99Add to cartA flock of five hapless sheep drives through the country in this hilarious rhyming picture book. Expressive illustrations and few words makes this an excellent read-aloud book – great for both reading to your children and for when your children begin to read to you! For ages 2 to 5.
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When Someone You Love Dies (Revised)
$7.99Add to cartSensitive, insightful, and ultimately healing, this simple booklet holds out hope for children who are dealing with grief. It explains why people die, why friends and relatives act strange, why it hurts so much, what happens to us after death, and more.
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Very Busy Spider
$22.99Add to cartA VERY classic from Eric Carle, creator of The Very Hungry Caterpillar
Early one morning a little spider spins her web on a fence post. One by one, the animals of the nearby farm try to distract her, yet the busy little spider keeps diligently at her work. When she is done, she is able to show everyone that not only is her creation quite beautiful, it is also quite useful!
This multi-sensory book allows children to feel the pictures as well as see them. And with its rhythmic text, The Very Busy Spider becomes an experience to touch, to see, and to hear.
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Mike Mulligan And His Steam Shovel (Anniversary)
$9.99Add to cartA modern classic that no child should miss. Mike Mulligan and his beloved steam shovel, Mary Anne, face an uncertain future as diesel-engine machines begin to take over their work. But they remain true to each other, and ultimately triumph. For ages 4 to 8.
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Katy And The Big Snow
$9.99Add to cartKaty is a big bulldozer that plows in the summer when it’s nice out, and plows snow in the winter. But when winter comes and there isn’t much snow, all the other plows are put to use and Katy is kept in. Until one day, a great snowstorm hits and everyone in the town, including all the other snow plows, are stranded! Now, it’s up to Katy and her “chug, chug, chug” endurance to get the town moving again. Includes snowy stickers to decorate the story!
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Childrens Education In Community
$10.00Add to cartThis book is a collection of the talks and writings by Eberhard Arnold on children’s education in Christian community. Arnold’s insights, while firmly grounded in biblical study, also engage the ideas of leading educational reformers of his day, and draw on the practical experience of his own community, the Bruderhof.
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Green Eggs And Ham
$9.99Add to cartTo celebrate the 50th anniversary of the original publication of Green Eggs and Ham, we’re making available-for a limited time only-a special foil-covered Party Edition at the regular-edition price of $8.99. This highly collectible edition of the beloved Seuss classic (the story of Sam-I-Am’s determined campaign to convince another Seussian character to eat a plate of green eggs and ham) makes a perfect gift that will be cherished by young and old alike.
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Velveteen Rabbit : Original Edition
$14.99Add to cartNursery magic is very strange and wonderful, and only those playthings that are old and wise and experienced like the Skin Horse understand all about it.
Like the Skin Horse, Margery Williams understood how toys–and people–become real through the wisdom and experience of love. This reissue of a favorite classic, with the original story and illustrations as they first appeared in 1922, will work its magic for all who read it.
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Coals Of Fire
$14.99Add to cartPreacher Peter is wakened by strange noises on the roof. To his dismay he finds there are young men destroying his hatch. As a Mennonite minister he believes in the way of peace, so instead of calling the authorities or shouting threats, Peter and his wife invite the young men in for a midnight meal. Their act of kindness brings unexpected results.
Peter is not alone in this collection of true stories. Each tells of returning love for hate, good for evil. Written for elementary age children (but of interest to teens and adults), Elizabeth H. Bauman shares 17 true stories of men and women from various times and countries who showed the universal power of Christian love
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Sharing Blessings
$26.99Add to cartWhat is the spiritual message of each of the Jewish holidays?
How do we teach it to our children?
Many books tell children about the historical significance and customs of the holidays. Now, through engaging, creative stories about one family’s spiritual preparation, Sharing Blessings explores ways to get into the spirit of the holidays all year long.
Musleah, mother and journalist, and Klayman, father and rabbi, gently give our children the spiritual message and help adult and child explore it together. For 13 different holidays and festivals, there is a story about David, Ilana, and their mom and dadi 1/2a story focusing on the spiritual value embodied in each holiday.
Being afraid of the dark, taking a walk in the woods with Grandpa, arguments between David and Ilana, sharing family photos; all become opportunities for learning about how each holiday’s meaning is related to our daily life. Each story begins with a brief explanation of the holiday and concludes with a special prayer that child and adult can share to bring the spiritual meaning of the holiday into their own lives.
Shabbat Family * Rosh Hashanah Responsibility * Yom Kippur Prayer * Sukkot Peace * Simchat Torah Joyousness * Hanukkah Convictio * Tu B’Shevat Wonder * Purim Gratitude * Pesach Continuity * Yom Ha-shoah Free Will * Yom Ha-atzma’ut Community * Shavuot Education * Tisha B’Av Rebuilding
