"Harry, a shaggy white dog with black spots, hated baths so much that one day he buried the scrubbing brush in the backyard, ran away from home, and had a wonderful day. Drawings full of action and humor."--"The Horn Book."

For big sisters and little brothers in dens, burrows, and houses everywhere. “Mildred,” said Father Muskrat, “it is true that Harvey is selfish and inconsiderate, but he is not stupid and no-good. Mildred is loudmouthed and bossy,” Father said to Harvey, “but she is not mean and rotten.” When Mildred goes off…

Today, politically correct voices cry out for men to be more sensitive, to tame their masculine nature. On the opposing side, the media bombards men with "macho" images of violence and lust. Is it any wonder men are left bewildered about what manhood really is? God is calling men today to…

A beloved picture book from two-time Caldecott Medal award-winner Sophie Blackall that transports readers to the seaside in timeless, nautical splendor! Watch the days and seasons pass as the wind blows, the fog rolls in, and icebergs drift by. Outside, there is water all around. Inside, the daily life of a…

When Henry adopts Ribsy, a dog of no particular breed, humorous adventures follow.

"Pweew! Pweew!" Malusi's shrill whistling drives the sheep out of grandfather's kraal. By the time they reach the grazing slopes, the earth is hot beneath his bare feet. He keeps the sheep and goats from straying towards the deep donga, which is easy to fall into but hard to climb out…

Hidden Rainbow is not an imaginary story, nor one dug out of antiquity. It is a true story about a forbidden New Testament that shattered the calm of a Yugoslavian village. John and Anna Olesh, raised in a solid Catholic community, face severe censure when John leaves his family for…

Socrates and Hippias embark on a journey to find out what true beauty is.

How do we apply the essence of the gospel to a gay loved one? In what ways can we better walk with truth and grace alongside a fellow Christian with same-sex attractions? Holy Sexuality and the Gospel offers theological and practical insights that lead us to find our identity in Christ…

In Home on the Rock Pile, little Paul and his brothers and sisters explore orchards, fields, and mountains. They troop through the snow to help needy neighbors. They meet dangerous snakes and befriend baby skunks. They work, play, scrap with each other, and learn some lessons the hard way. They…

Welcome to Centerburg! Where you can win a hundred dollars by eating all the doughnuts you want; where houses are built in a day; and where a boy named Homer Price can foil four slick bandits using nothing but his wits and a pet skunk. The comic genius of Robert…

Times are difficult. Disease, death, and the loss of a vision for a shared common good have shattered the idea of a bright and better future of everyone. How can we survive this moment together? Hope.

"Horse of a Different Color" ends the "roving days" of young Ralph Moody. His saga began on a Colorado ranch in "Little Britches" and continued at points east and west in "Man of the Family," "The Fields of Home," "The Home Ranch," "Mary Emma & Company," "Shaking the Nickel Bush,"…

How do sermons work? How does a preacher get from the basic nuts and bolts of a few Bible verses to the delivery of a full sermon? That's the question David Murray answers in this instructive and immensely practical book. He demonstrates that behind the thirty to forty-five minutes we…

How to Be a World-Class Christian reveals God's unfolding drama throughout the world and how you can become part of that story. It will show you how to expand your understanding of God's heart for the nations as it is revealed throughout Scripture. It will increase your global prayer life…

How to Read A Book is an elegant guide to the lost arts of Active Reading, Conversation, and Intellectual Etiquette. Learn how to fairly and methodically assess an author's intentions and how the author fulfills, or doesn't, what they set out to do with the book. Learn how to interact…

Reading the Bible need not be a haphazard journey through strange and bewildering territory. Like an experienced tour guide, How to Read the Bible Book by Book takes you by the hand and walks you through the Scriptures. For each book of the Bible, the authors start with a quick snapshot…

Warning: College can be hazardous to your spiritual health. When you go to college, you're leaving behind your network of support and heading to a world with different perspectives, responsibilities, and expectations. Even if you're going to a "Christian" college, there's no guarantee you won't face challenges to your faith…

When Jesus "made himself nothing ... taking the nature of a servant," He modeled for all believers true humility. Andrew Murray calls this "our true nobility" and "the distinguishing feature of discipleship." With insightful, penetrating clarity, Murray calls all Christians to turn from pride, empty themselves, and study the character…

Wanda wears the same faded blue dress to school every day - yet she says she has one hundred beautiful dresses at home, "all lined up." The other girls don't believe it, and when Peggy starts a daily game of teasing Wanda about the hundred dresses, everyone joins in. Maddie…

Carefully compiled over a period of 20 years, Hymns of the Church contains 1015 hymns specially chosen for the rich content of timeless truths they express. This hymnal features more than 65 Anabaptist hymn writers and composers, 20 full choral arrangements (including the Hallelujah Chorus), and a generous portion of…

At first light the finches are flitting about the trees Flittering fluttering flit purple finches flit Fluttering flittering fly painted finches fly. In this companion volume to Joyful Noise: Poems for Two Voices, the winner of the 1989 Newbery Medal, Paul Fleischman celebrates the sound, the sense, the essence of birds. Written to be spoken aloud by two voices, sometimes alternating, sometimes simultaneous…

The second volume in the Cross Bearers Series, I Appeal to Scripture is a well-researched, accessible biography of Michael Sattler, one of most influential leaders in the first years of the Anabaptist movement. Numerous quotations from primary sources provide historical veracity, while extensive sidebars and illustrations introduce readers to the…