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.

Identifying 18 “visionary” companies, the authors set out to determine what’s special about them and to provide a blueprint for prosperity. Includes hundreds of examples showing what makes the truly exceptional firms different from the everyday ones.

Mother Bear has a secret — actually, two of them — and their names are Boxer and Woof-Woof. Young readers will find out how the young cubs get even with Peter Rabbit, what happens when the bears meet their father, and much more. 4 charming illustrations by Harrison Cady. 80…

Eli enjoys his work on the farm in eastern Kansas but is nev­er happier than when he has time to explore Fish Creek. When Dad and Mom begin to pray about another move, will Eli’s dreams of becoming a cowboy farmer on the prairie be lost forever?Book 2 in the Little…

By the Shores of Silver Lake is an autobiographical children’s novel written by Laura Ingalls Wilder and published in 1939, the fifth of nine books in her Little House series.

This beloved story follows the frontier adventures of Caddie Woodlawn, a tomboy growing up in Wisconsin during the 1860s. More likely to plow than bake, she’s the despair of her mother and older sister. But when Indians threaten to massacre the settlers, its Caddie who saves the day.

The story of an orphaned 13 year old girl in 18th century Maine. In her new role as a servant girl, she faces hunger, the threat of Indians, and loneliness from the loss of her family. A Newberry Honor Book.

A legendary adventure story of how Mafatu, the son of the Great Chief of Hikueru, a Polynesian race who worship courage, conquers his fear of the sea and proves he isn’t a coward. Mafatu’s story has a strength and simplicity that appeal to a wide range in age, and it…

What if there is more to beauty than meets the eye? What if beauty named more than the human response to a thing’s appearance, but instead named the very presence of God in the world? And what if beauty provided a power enabling human beings to think in novel and…

For years, Nicholas faces storms, pirates, and the lure of loose living. He longs to be worthy of his family’s trust.

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.

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…

Four classic novels from Charles Dickens: The Adventures of Oliver Twist, A Christmas Carol, Great Expectations, and A Tale of Two Cities.

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…

Subtitled “The Background, Life, and Legacy of Christian Burkholder (1746-1809),” this is a definitive, illustrated, and narrative history of the first resident Mennonite bishop in northern Lancaster Co., Pa. Christian Burkholder’s life and legacy has left an indelible mark on the Mennonite Church and his descendants. His writings are presented…

A collection of hymns and sacred songs suitable for use in public worship, worship in the home, evangelistic meetings, and general occasions.

While many systematic theological texts are shaped by academic discussion of ancient thought and/or modern philosophies, Finger centers on the kerygma of the biblical text: that the “last things,” or “eschatological” events expected at history’s climax had already occurred through Jesus’ life, death, and resurrection, though they were not yet…

In a nation torn in two by the strife of the Civil War, there were some who dared to question whether Christians could possibly participate in the killing. In 1863, soon after the Battle of Gettysburg, John M. Brenneman wrote to explain Anabaptist convictions against participation in warfare. He began…