Frances is a fussy eater. In fact, the only thing she likes is bread and jam. She won’t touch her squishy soft-boiled egg. She trades away her chicken-salad sandwich at lunch. She turns up her nose at boring veal cutlet. Unless Mother Badger can come up with a plan, Frances…

In this humorous and charming picture book, a monk struggles to return a library book because of a bear…with a taste for letters.Brother Hugo can’t return his library book — the letters of St. Augustine — because, it turns out, the precious book has been devoured by a bear!Instructed by…

What happens when a nineteen-year-old boy heads into the jungles to evangelize a murderous tribe of South American Indians? For Bruce Olson it meant capture and torture, but what he discovered revolutionized the world of missions.

Who will love a sweet boy with a cowlick and a dimple for who he is? And what if who he is keeps changing?Written by Shari Zook and illustrated by Lana Kuhns, Bubby and the Changing Place gives us a glimpse into the heart of a foster child. Bubby is…

A story of the struggles of a young man growing up in an Amish church.The fourth and final book in the Little Eli series.

“The Tidely Idley is the pride and joy of Burt’s life, and between odd jobs for natives and summer people he keeps her painted and patched as best he can.”She leaks every time she’s put to sea, but Burt runs his pump and manages just fine until one day…. He…

Maria and Hans Penner, Mennonite refugees from the Russian Ukraine, forge ever west with their family, west to freedom! In east Germany the Communists tragically separate Maria and Hans. Each fears the other lost or killed. Hoping against hope, each continues westward. This book graphically portrays the effects of war…

By the Rivers of Babylon presents the early life of the prophet Ezekiel, from his childhood to his service in the Temple to the Babylonian Captivity, where he was enslaved among the exiles along the River Chebar.Ezekiel, a bricklayer, is simple and timid. He is not yet a priest, and his…

“Caps! Caps for sale. Fifty cents a cap,” calls the peddler as he walks the streets of the town. But one morning no one wants any caps. No one except a band of mischievous monkeys who find him fast asleep under a tree where he sat down to rest. When…

Winner of the 1956 Newbery Medal, this novel tells the story of 18th-century mathematical wizard Nathaniel Bowditch, whose determination to master sea navigation resulted in “The American Practical Navigator.” 256 pages.

This critically acclaimed book has been translated into a dozen languages and remains a classic of children’s literature and a touchstone for budding architects. Cathedral’s numerous awards include a Caldecott Honor and designation as a New York Times Best Illustrated Book of the Year for Macaulay’s intricate pen-and-ink illustrations.Journey back…

Fleeing war and starvation in China, Kim Lee and his three cousins brave a perilous ocean voyage to help build the transcontinental railroad in California. In the land of gold mountains, they can earn money to send back to their families. But conditions are hard. And why do the Americans…

The world needs change now more than ever. Problems surround us: division, anger, violence, corruption, poverty, homelessness, and family breakdown. Too often, we feel powerless to do anything about them. We wonder, Why doesn’t somebody do something?The good news is, somebody can. YOU can be the one who changes the world…

Here is the story of believers whom God has led through harsh oppression, political tyranny and spiritual wastelands but also through religious and political freedom, peace and respect from nations around the world. This is a story about Mennonites. Mennonites who chose a radical spiritual pilgrimage that separated them from…

Charting a Course is a call to youth who are serious about following Jesus, especially in finances. It is designed to help them develop a Christ-centered focus early in life and find their way through society’s confusing swirl of gray. Using illustrations from his experience in flying airplanes, Gary points…

What do you get when you mix a blunt-talking, famous efficiency-expert father and a brilliant, compassionate psychologist mother with twelve rambunctious offspring of various sizes? You get one of America’s all-time best- loved memoirs! The hilarious story of growing up Gilbreth has already delighted generations of readers — and it…

Chester was handsome, and friendly, and curious. But his pride got him into trouble. When Chester thought he was big and tough enough to challenge the mean, old rabbit who lived under the corncrib, Molly taught him a lesson he would not forget.A Pleasant Valley Farm book.

Scripture says that offenses will happen. People will let us down and we will let others down, as well. Forgiveness is left up to us to pray about and then practice. Far from minimizing the hurt of the offense, readers are called to understand that offering forgiveness and letting go…

Christians sometimes face nagging doubts about their spiritual state. Am I really saved? Why do I struggle so much with sin? Was my conversion genuine?The Bible teaches us truths about salvation. God initiates salvation, which we receive by responding with repentance and faith in Jesus. He forgives our sins, removes…

In recent years, the mission of the church has been defined in two almost exclusive ways. On the one hand are those who say the church must focus on evangelism and discipleship alone. On the other hand are those who advocate concentrating almost solely on societal reform. In this classic…

When Christian Hochstetler returns to the Amish after seven years in captivity, he finds that many things have shifted. Captured as a child during the French and Indian War, Christian has spent much of his life among Native Americans, who cared for him and taught him their ways. Now that…