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Throwing Stones : A Book About Bullying
$5.99While showing off for his bug friends, Leaping Larry jumps a little too high and a little too far, winding up in deep trouble.
Boys and girls and parents, too, won’t believe who comes to the rescue in this heart-thumping Leaping Larry adventure.
Written by Dr. Gary Benfield and illustrated by Chris Sharp the creators of Making New Friends, Throwing Stones and Turtles Are Really Cool! This is the fourth in a series of exciting Leaping Larry books. Join us, won’t you? There are lots more to come.
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Scaredy Crow And The Scarecrow
$15.99Scarecrows are made for one purpose: to scare crows! And Little Crow is one scared bird. He wants to go to the best fields and eat the best food, but he’s just too afraid of the big, ugly scarecrow in the middle of them. Little Crow is so afraid of scarecrows that he settles for eating rotten food. Discover what helps Little Crow face his fears, and overcome his wild imagination, to get the best food. This delightful story is filled with truths and life-lessons. It is sure to give even the most timid child a mega-dose of courage! Youngsters and adults alike will be impacted by the powerful message in Scaredy-Crow and the Scarecrow. They’ll want to read it again and again.
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Being Thankful
$4.99Join Little Critter as he learns why it’s important to be thankful for what he has-not to be upset about what he doesn’t. Since 1975, Mercer Mayer has been writing and illustrating stories about Little Critter and the antics he stumbles into while growing up. Tommy Nelson is thrilled to bring this beloved brand to the Christian market with the Inspired Kids line of faith-based books featuring Little Critter.
In Being Thankful, Little Critter isn’t getting anything he wants. Gator gets cool brand-new sneakers, while Little Critter is stuck with his boring blue ones. Tiger’s dad has a boat-but not Little Critter’s dad. And even at the ice cream shop, Little Critter can’t enjoy his chocolate ice cream cone because he would rather have a huge ice cream sundae instead. But on a trip to the farm, Grandma shows Little Critter why thankfulness is so important and helps make any situation seem so much happier.
Based on Psalm 107:1, this book will show children what gratitude is and why we should be thankful for all of the blessings God has given us.
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Joy Of Sharing
$13.73There are several things that will be taught to our children that will be with them into adulthood. I believe the most important thing they should take with them on their journey is “What Thus Says The Lord”!
The Joy of Sharing, by Demetric Davis, is a delightful, beautifully illustrated Christian children’s book. The story keeps the reader engaged and captures the patience and love of a single mother who prepares her daughter for her birthday party. The mother encourages Londan to share with her friends. In the end, Londan learns that sharing is the right thing to do!
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What Do You Do With An Idea
$17.95Compendium Inc
A New York Times Best Seller and award-winning book, What Do You Do With an Idea? is for anyone who’s ever had a big idea.
This is the story of one brilliant idea and the child who helps to bring it into the world. As the child’s confidence grows, so does the idea itself. And then, one day, something amazing happens. This is a story for anyone, at any age, who’s ever had an idea that seemed a little too big, too odd, too difficult. It’s a story to inspire you to welcome that idea, to give it some space to grow, and to see what happens next. Because your idea isn’t going anywhere. In fact, it’s just getting started.
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Let Me Hold You Longer
$9.99With lighthearted illustrations and a sweet, reflective tone, best-selling author Karen Kingsbury encourages parents to savor not only their children’s firsts, like first steps and first words, but the lasts as well. With the tenderness of a mother speaking directly to her child, Karen reminds us not to miss last days of kindergarten and last at-bats in Little League amid the whirlwind of life. Adapted from a poem in Rejoice, this book allows mothers and grandmothers everywhere to identify with the tenderhearted reflections on these pages.
Now the same sweet content is available in this smaller edition at a special value price.
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Berenstain Bears Keep The Faith
$3.99Brother and Sister Bear’s friend Ferdy Factual loves science. Brother and Sister like science too. They like digging for fossils, examining the moon through their telescope, and peering at tiny things under a microscope. But Ferdy tells Brother and Sister that he doesn’t believe God created the world. In fact, he doesn’t believe in God at all. This is a new idea for Brother and Sister. Together with Mama and Papa, they visit Preacher Brown to find out what it means to have faith and learn a lesson from Daniel who had faith in a den of lions.
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King George And His Duckies
$4.99A Lesson in Being Selfless King George learns that being selfish doesn’t pay. Taking things from others doesn’t make him happy. So King George decides to give all his duckies away! Just like king George, kids will learn that sharing with others is a true lesson in love.
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BOOK OF MAN
$24.99WHAT IT MEANS TO BE A MAN
Raising up men has never been easy, but today is seems particularly tough. The young and old need heroes to embody the eternal qualities of manhood: honor, duty, valor, and integrity. InThe Book of Man, William J. Bennett points the way, offering a positive, encouraging, uplifting, realizable idea of manhood, redolent of history and human nature, and practical for contemporary life.
Using profiles, stories, letters, poems, essays, historical vignettes, and myths to bring his subject to life, The Book of Man defines what a man should be, how he should live, and to what he should aspire in several key areas of life: war, work, leisure, and more. “Whether we take up the sword, the plow, the ball, the gavel, our children, or our Bibles,” says Bennett, “we must always do it like the men we are called to be.”The Book of Man shows how.
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Awesome Book About God For Kids
$17.48Kids ages eight to eleven will love these thoroughly up-to-date retellings of stories from the Bible. Each one highlights an important aspect of God’s nature, including…
*God is my defender and protector (Daniel in the lions’ den).
*God is the best listener (Hannah’s prayer).
*God wants to know me personally (Jesus and Zacchaeus).With delightful cartoon drawings on nearly every page and a brief application after each story, this collection is perfect for young readers to enjoy on their own or with adults by their side.
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Madame Blueberry Learns To Be Thankful
$4.99Madame Blueberry and her friends start putting her tree house back together and are tempted to get more and more stuff to make the job easier. But when Madame Blueberry points out that a thankful heart is a happy heart, her VeggieTales friends learn a lesson in being thankful.
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Body Book
$12.99Here it is-a book that has all the “girl stuff” young girls have been dying to know about. The transition from young girl to teenager makes the tween years a time of great change-especially in the body department! For all of the questions adolescence raises, this unique and creative book for girls ages 7-11 answers the common questions girls have during this often confusing and overwhelming stage in life. The Body Book gives girls the scoop on everything from body changes and cramps to diet and exercise in an inviting and conversational manner. Filled with fun magazine-type quizzes and imaginative activities, The Body Book not only offers accurate, up-to-date information on personal issues tween girls experience but also shares it from a positive biblical perspective. Above all, the message that all of these changes are a God thing is highlighted on each and every page.
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Way To Be A Winner
$23.68Everyone wants to be a winner, right? But what does that mean? Join Little Tommy in The Way to Be a Winner, the second book in the Little Tommy seven-book series, as he learns how to be a winner in God’s eyes. Little Tommy is just like every other five-year-old who yearns to be a winner. And with the help of his parents and basketball coach, Little Tommy learns that he is a real winner every time he plays on God’s team and uses his special talents to work together, help others, and honor God.
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Princess Petunia And The Good Knight Level 1
$3.99A Lesson about Putting Others First
It’s time for the Great Pie Games, and Princess Petunia has to choose the champion of all knights. What makes the Duke of Scone so special?
This is a Level One I Can Read! book, which means it’s perfect for children learning to sound out words and sentences. It aligns with guided reading level I and will be of interest to children Pre-K to 2nd grade.
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God I Need To Talk To You About Talking Back
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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God I Need To Talk To You About School
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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God I Need To Talk To You About My Parents
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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God I Need To Talk To You About Feeling Sad
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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Mysterious Money Tree
$22.43The Mysterious Money Tree is the first book in a series of delightful stories featuring one of Christian kids’ favorite personalities, Little Tommy. Five-year-old Tommy is energetic, artistic, adventurous, helpful, curious, and compassionate. His dad is a pastor and his mom stays home with him and his two younger siblings. Together with his favorite friend, Bubba, his little hand puppet, he learns valuable lessons in responsibility, friendship, thankfulness, sharing, giving, prayer, and much more. When Little Tommy’s mysterious money tree presents him with an opportunity to spend money on himself or to help a family in need, Little Tommy learns that it is more blessed to give than to receive.
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Beauty Book : The Lily Series
$9.99Learn with Lily and her friends just what it means to be beautiful in God’s eyes-inside and out! In a society so focused on the idea that external beauty reigns supreme, it can be difficult for young girls to figure out what “true” beauty is all about. This unique and creative book for girls ages 7-11 answers the common questions girls ask during this often confusing and overwhelming stage in their lives in an inviting and conversational manner. Filled with fun quizzes, imaginative activities, and cool illustrations, The Beauty Book offers cool, relevant information about everything from great hair styles to tattoos, from skin care to clothes, and much more. Above all, the message that God-confidence is beautiful is highlighted on each and every page.
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Lessons Kids Need To Learn
$14.99Dave Staal brings his experience as a parent and a nationally respected children’s ministry leader to help equip other parents and mentors to teach their children the most important lessons in life. With a dozen life-building lessons, parents and mentors will be able to teach their kids to have a balanced, healthy perspective about themselves and other people, and how to honor God with the way they live. Based on Staal’s own experiences as a parent as well as original research done nationwide through focus groups with parents and children, Lessons Kids Need to Learn is a valuable resource for parents, grandparents, teachers, children’s ministry workers, and mentors who care about teaching children how to live into their God-given identities.
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Princess Stories : Real Bible Stories Of Gods Princesses
$14.99Princess Stories is the big sister to popular board book My Princess Bible. Princess Stories, appropriate for girls ages 4 to 8, is a collection of first-person narrative stories about 29 women in the Bible-and the 30th story is about the reader, who is God’s princess too. In each four-page story, the reader gets a rhyming verse about the princess (addressed to “Mirror, mirror on the wall”), a first-person story of the featured Bible woman and the special quality her life reflects, a Bible verse from another passage of Scripture that summarizes/relates to the character trait, and Princess Ponderings-questions that help girls and their parents discuss the stories and relate the lessons to life.Through this book, girls will learn more in-depth stories of women of the Bible and how to apply Scripture to their own lives.
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Zippy And The Stripes Of Courage
$14.99Zippy and the Stripes of Courage is a story about how Zippy the zebra came to accept himself for who he is. It teaches children to celebrate one another’s differences and to treat others as they themselves want to be treated.
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Little Big Mouse
$44.98With beautiful illustrations drawn by the author, the book relays the belief that nothing is too small for God-not even the yearnings of a little mouse who has faith in Him. Written for both parents and their children, this book carries an inspiring message that will help people in their everyday lives and in their walk with Christ.
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Little Big Mouse
$32.48With beautiful illustrations drawn by the author, the book relays the belief that nothing is too small for God-not even the yearnings of a little mouse who has faith in Him. Written for both parents and their children, this book carries an inspiring message that will help people in their everyday lives and in their walk with Christ.
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You Are Special
$6.99This special paperback gift edition of a beloved storyteller’s classic will point children and adults to the important truth that God loves us just the way we are. You Are Special tells the story of Punchinello, the wooden Wemmick. The inhabitants of Wemmicksville spend their days placing stickers on each other. Golden star stickers are put on the talented, smart, and attractive Wemmicks. Gray dot stickers are for those who make mistakes and don’t stand out. Punchinello, despite his best efforts to get stars from the other Wemmicks, is covered in dots and begins to believe he’ll never be worth anything. Then one day he visits Eli the woodcarver, his creator, and everything changes. Max Lucado’s beautiful story reminds us that we are precious to God just the way we are. It is through spending daily time with him that we begin to see ourselves through his eyes. Parents and children will enjoy this classic illustration of an eternal truth. This best-seller has sold millions of copies and is now available as a special paperback gift edition.
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God I Need To Talk To You About Homework
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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God I Need To Talk To You About Healthy Eating
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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God I Need To Talk To You About Video Games
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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God I Need To Talk To You About Bedtime
$1.99Child-friendly text and entertaining illustrations help children think about a behavior they encounter in daily life and pray about it. Each book points out the Good News of God’s love and forgiveness, while the supporting Scripture verses emphasizes the point of each story helping children to apply it to their lives.
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Ronnie Wilsons Gift
$12.99When Ronnie Wilson learns of Jesus’ sacrifice, he wants to give Jesus a gift in return. But how can he get it to heaven? With each attempt he performs a simple act of service for someone in need, and eventually learns that what is done for the least in God’s kingdom is done for Jesus himself.
In the delightfully illustrated book Ronnie Wilson’s Gift, bestselling author and prolific speaker Francis Chan continues the series of children’s parables he began with Halfway Herbert and The Big Red Tractor.
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Lovely And Royal Family
$12.45What person does not want to love and be loved in return? To be protected, listened to, given good example, taught how to handle anger, and disciplined gently by loving parents? Learn all this and more in the story of Lovely and the Royal Famly.
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Wisdom Of Pixar
$25.99Introduction
1 Virtue And Wisdom: An Animated Look
2 Hope And Imagination: To Infinity And Beyond!
3 Identity: Toy Story-You Are A Toy!
4 Justice: A Bug’s Life-For Oppressed Ants Everywhere!
5 Friendship: Toy Story 2-You’ve Got A Friend In Me.
6 Humor: Monsters, Inc.-These Are The Jokes, Kid.
7 Family: Finding Nemo-I Have To Find My Son!
8 Courage: The Incredibles-Where’s My Super Suit?
9 Adventure: Cars-Life Is A Journey.
10 Ambition: Ratatouille-I Want To Make Things.
11 Technology: WALL-E-Everything You Need To Be Happy.
12 Love: Up-I Have Just Met You, And I Love You!
ConclusionAppendix A: Pixar’s Plots
Appendix B: Pixar’s Short Films
Appendix C: Movie Discussion Guide
Filmography
Acknowledgments
About The AuthorAdditional Info
IVP Print On Demand TitleKids and adults alike love Pixar’s movies. We come out of the theater not just entertained or amused, but inspired. Everybody agrees: Pixar makes fun, clean, terrific movies. But what makes these movies so appealing is not merely amazing CGI animation, clever humor or fantastic imagination. These movies are not just great. Pixar’s movies are good. Robert Velarde unpacks the movies of Pixar and shows how they display the best of classic Christian virtues. Pixar’s films resonate with us because of their moral character. Their virtuous themes of hope and courage, friendship and love connect with our deepest human longings. Whether we identify with the plight of a lost fish or the adventures of toys, bugs or cars, Pixar’s characters help us build our own character, with the kind of virtue that we want for ourselves and those around us. Insightfully exploring each of Pixar’s movies, this book is a friendly companion for fans, parents and church leaders. Discover how the imagination of Pixar can awaken in you a Christian vision for a moral life and a better society.
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Trant Senk Segond
$16.86Trant Senk Segond/Thirty-five seconds is a unique children’s book, written in Haitian Creole and English, about two Haitian boys’ experience with the January 12 earthquake that killed both of their parents leaving them in an orphanage. The book features full-color photographs, illustrated by Haitian artist, Alexandre Dumas, showing the impact of the earthquake and how it changed their lives forever.
Throughout the book, the two brothers find themselves dealing with a range of emotions, from anger to sadness, shock to grief, reminiscing of the good times they spent with their parents. In the end, however, they grab hold of their spirituality and convince themselves that only God can help them overcome this tragic situation.
Trant senk segond/thirty-five seconds will help children all over the world understand and share a part of the traumatic earthquake events with Haitian children. Teachers, counselors, therapists, and psychologists will utilize the book to help children express their experience and process the information in a meaningful way. There is a page with discussion questions for facilitators, at the end of the story, to help children process the information in order to help them discover their own strength.
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Skunk Tales : Making Sense Of Scents
$17.63New Lineage Publication
Skunk Tales is a book of true short stories written by a mother about her small family. These original tales teach valuable character lessons from her life experiences. In 2002 Lynn and her son Alex moved from Florida to Texas and lived at a retreat center in the hill country. Their new life in the country along with their passion for the open air resulted with them encountering animals of various shapes, sizes, and scents. These new, unfamiliar experiences proved to be novel opportunities of learning and adventure. What a surprise it was when they arrived at their new home and discovered a strange foul odor about their house! Later they would learn that they had some uninvited quests. The close proximity of wildlife challenged Lynn to look at her life in a more meaningful way. This period of reflection resulted in her desire to share with others chapters of her life. In Skunk Tales Lynn writes about how God miraculously guided and cared for her and her son and compares these lessons to their observations of the various animals they observed. Flash is the story about the day they were raking leaves near the pond at the camp and a fox ran into the brush and dropped its food. Later that day Alex rushed through his school work and Lynn reminded him of the fox they had seen earlier in the day and encouraged him to pace himself with his studies. This opportunity prompted them to study the habitat and behaviors of the fox and all the important lessons they could learn from its example. Digger is the story about curiosity and staying on task. During their evening camp duties Lynn and her son decided to stop working to observe a skunk they had spotted. The skunk dug himself into a hole. Lynn and Alex ended up with their own consequences from this adventure. They learned a valuable lesson from Digger the skunk about following their noses. You will enjoy over sixty beautiful illustrations in Skunk Tales which accurately portray the true events of the stories. At the end of each chapter is an exciting and delightful section called Pooky’s Time Out. This is a very useful tool for parents to teach character lessons, motivate learning, and encourage families to spend intimate time together. Pooky’s Time Out is rich with fun activities to do and idioms to learn as well as Scriptures and prayers to read and songs to sing. As a result of reading Skunk Tales you will gain a fresh perspective and appreciation for the many valuable and meaningful o
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Long Dark Scary Night
$16.23Dylan was afraid. When he was alone in bed at night, he thought he saw scary things. When the light was on, the fear disappeared.
How did Dylan learn to deal with his fear of the dark?
This story was inspired by a young boy’s fear of the dark. It helped him, and has helped hundreds of boys and girls who have dealt with this common fear.
“Did The Children Get It?” is a unique feature included at the conclusion of the story. These questions, arranged in order of the difficulty of thinking skills, will help parents and teachers determine the level of understanding the children have, and help them to apply the Biblical principle in daily life. Best for ages 4 – 8.
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Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors
$5.99The Little Lights Berenstain Bear series helps children learn how God wants them to live every day. Most of the Berenstain Bears’ neighbors are like the Bear family-they keep their homes neat and clean. Except for the Bogg Brothers who live in a run-down shack. In The Berenstain Bears Love Their Neighbors children learn that being a good neighbor takes more than keeping a nice home.
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Berenstain Bears And The Golden Rule
$4.99When Sister Bear receives a locket for her birthday with the Golden Rule inscribed on it, she wonders what the verse means. And although Mama Bear explains it, it isn’t until she befriends a lonely newcomer at school that she understands what the rule looks like in action.
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Jake Goes Fishing Level 2
$4.99Jake and Father plan to go fishing, but on the way to the lake Jake spills the worms. Jake is noisy in the boat and then gets a fish hook caught in his pants. When things finally settle down, they catch several fish for supper and have a great day together. But feeling sorry for the fish, Jake decides to put them back in the lake. Jake feels like he spoiled the day by wanting to put the fish back. Father assures Jake that God gave them a good day to have fun and be together. Father stops by the store on the way home and they buy some crackers shaped like fish.
Level 2 I Can Read Book
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