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Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
This charming tale of an overgrown pine always being passed by for Christmas, and what his woodland friends do to help him, is sure to become a Christmas classic. With delightful illustrations by wildlife artist Michael Monroe and enchanting text from Colleen Monroe, the birds, deer and squirrel of this story help make their special friend's wish come true.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The Christmas story and the origin of many holiday traditions are thoroughly detailed in the text of S is for Star: A Christmas Alphabet. The first Christmas cards were printed and sold in the United States by a German immigrant in 1874. Long ago, eating pie was believed to bring good luck, and during the holidays they were baked in an oblong shape to look like a manger. The message of Christmas is a message to all the world and is beautifully conveyed...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Billions and billions served! Our angelic auditor Winston Donovan breaks the fourth wall to take televangelist Lester Benny beyond the boundaries of the comic panels in an effort to unmask the truth behind Lester's improbable miracles. However, Winston's audit of Lester's healing powers leads to an unsettling revelation. Meanwhile in Las Vegas, the seeds of seismic events take root as an underground group of unnatural beings who call themselves The...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Winston takes matters into his own hands when the improbable findings from his audit investigation fall on deaf ears. Worse still, Winston suspects Lester Benny's miracles are mutating into tragic twists of fate, placing everyone in Lester's church in grave danger! Winston's pursuit for answers sends him spiraling into the Infinite Incomplete, the realm containing the unfinished parts of the universe and other cosmic works-in-progress. But what exactly...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Winston is an angel. Digby is a cherub. Together, they are investigative partners charged with auditing prayers and sniffing out fraudulent miracles. Welcome to the Department of Divine Intervention, where the outcome of the universe is just another regular day in the office. In pursuit of disproving the dubious healing powers of a shady televangelist, Winston uncovers more anomalies than answers. Worse yet, the religious network that broadcasts the...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In this concluding chapter, Winston's dogged quest to solve the mystery behind Lester's miracles reaches its pivotal moment of truth. However, the final showdown takes an astonishing turn, testing Winston's faith in the heavenly system itself. Hidden portals, demonic agents from the Under Realm, celestial intrigue and more twists than a pretzel factory! Oh my.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Christmas is coming but someone is playing tricks! Torn stockings and broken candy canes reveal that The Christmas Humbugs have arrived at this holiday home. But do not fear, lively rhymes and merry illustrations by Colleen and Michael Glenn Monroe lift spirits and let readers know that not even the Humbugs can dampen Christmas cheer.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
It is the season of Christmas, and that means it is time to trim the tree, decorate the halls, and, most importantly of all, write to Santa with a heartfelt wish for the perfect present. While other children may be dreaming of new toys under the tree or stockings filled with treats, one little girl simply asks Santa for a friend to share her holiday. But this is a pretty tall order for the jolly old man. Can Santa make her Christmas wish come true?...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
The traditional English carol, "The Twelve Days of Christmas," has been sung and enjoyed throughout the holiday season for centuries. In keeping with its courtly tone, most illustrated treatments of the song use a formal art style. Now, a new version is geared specifically to young readers, using playful images of animals romping and cavorting to the song's lyrics. Imagine beret-wearing French hens, four "calling" birds chatting on the phone, or frolicking...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
One student from Mrs. Wallace's second grade class will be chosen to tell a special Christmas story at the school assembly. When Redheaded Robbie's name is pulled from the hat, the class groans. Poor Robbie! Whenever he is excited or nervous, his words come out all twisted and confused. How will he be able to tell his Christmas story at the assembly? Won't everyone laugh? With a little help from some friends, Robbie learns that it is not so much how...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Deck the halls with boughs of holly, Fa la la la la la la la la. How wonderful the old carol sounds. A vision of warm family gatherings peacefully celebrating the holiday season comes to mind. But wait, this doesnt sound like a peaceful family get-together. What is happening here? Deck the walls with mashed potatoes! Fa la la la la la la la la. Make a snowman with tomatoes. Fa la la la la la la la la. Author Erin Dealey has taken the old holiday classic...
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Virgil, the victim of a fanatical cult, is confronted with profound questions about the universe and the nature of his existence as he journeys through the afterlife. Death becomes the catalyst for an adventure that defies his imagination, revealing unimaginable horrors and a glimmer of hope that motivates him to reunite with his recently deceased parents. Throughout his dangerous quest, Virgil encounters treacherous landscapes, and endures trials...
13) Go to Worship
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Places of worship are everywhere. People gather in these places to practice a religion. Each church, synagogue, temple, and mosque is a special location. Easy-to-read text and bright illustrations explore the relationships, diversity, and interactions that can be found in a place of worship. Let's be social and meet your neighborhood! Grades P-4.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Christmas can be a very confusing holiday. Just what are sugarplums anyway?! This collection of silly poems show classic Christmas carols and traditions reimagined through the eyes of a very confused kid. With illustrations from the hysterical Marty Kelley, this is a perfect pick for a holiday full of belly laughs.
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
In The Nutcracker's Night Before Christmas preparations for a doomed stage production of the classic ballet goes from terribly bad to ridiculously worse. Sick stagehands, renegade cats, and crashing Christmas trees have everyone sure that the show won't go on. But it's Christmas Eve and help is on the way! Told in verse with wonderful whimsical illustrations, this story hits all the right notes for holiday reading.
16) Super Sikh
Pub. Date
2024
Language
English
Description
Meet Deep Singh. He loves Elvis and hates the Taliban. By day he works at a tech company and lives with his parents. But that's just a front. For Deep Singh is really a top secret agent for the United Nations, fighting terrorism all around the world. But right now, he really needs a vacation. And there's only one place to go...Graceland!
17) The Book of Love
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The Book of Love was started in the fall of 2019 after many personal encounters with Jesus and prayers with the Divine. Many of these writings were initially penned backwards, which is how the Hebrew Coptic and Ancient Scriptures were written.
A collection of poetic musings, prayers, and love letters to the Beloved; overflowing with praise, rejoicing, and annointed wisdom.
Filled with intelligence fueled by the Holy Spirit, the Sacred and Divine's...
18) Jews, Muslims, and Christians Do You Want to Be Closer to God? A.K.A. How an Ex-Hydrographer Survive
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As Jews, Muslims, and Christians, we all worship the same God. During my high school years, I gave my life to God, asked for His wisdom, and made a covenant with Him. As believers, we share many of the same concepts such as patience, doing good deeds, being God's servants, and enduring life trials. This book focuses on my relationship with God and how I interpret the Holy Books and use them as a guide to live according to His word. I share my life...
19) Broken
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THIS BIBLE STUDY IS ABOUT
The writer's thoughts of the beginning and the concept of what he believes of the ten commandants, and how he believes we should interpret them in our lives so that we can teach them to our children. So, they will understand that God is watching all our moves, and what we say even though we do not move our lips.
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Contemplative disciplines, such as centering prayer and meditation, have been part of Christian life for centuries. They seem hard to practice now, not simply because our distracted and hyperstimulated age makes them difficult but also because they can appear irrelevant to the needs of a fractured and ugly historical moment. Yet these practices are more essential now than ever, claims Wendy Farley. These practices essentially awaken and attune us...
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