Wise Words

Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life

Canon Press (Oct 2003)

9781591280149

| Paperback

134 pages | 150 x 224 mm | English

$ 15.00 | Value: $ 15.00

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Dewey 223.709505

LC Classification BS1465.55 .L45 2003

LC Control No. 2003016052

Genre

Bible Teaching
Children

Subject

Bible
Education / Home Schooling
Fairy Tales
Juvenile Nonfiction / Religion / Christianity / Christian Life
Proverbs

Plot

In the tradition of Grimm's fairytales, Peter Leithart has produced a wonderful collection of whimsical, yet meaningful, bedtime stories. The characters in each story are as varied as the biblical proverbs they reveal. Meet a servant with an important mission and magic shoes, or find out what happens when Ivy bumps into a talking rabbit in the forest. Sure to delight children ages five and up (but no promises they'll be asleep by the time the story's over). FROM THE PREFACE: "My intention in Wise Words was to write stories that would appeal to children as stories; that would challenge parents who read to their children; that would illustrate biblical proverbs; and that would borrow imagery, plots, characters, settings, and themes from the Bible. Whether my stories appeal to children--other than my own, of course, who are deeply prejudiced--or challenge adults is, I suppose, for children and adults to judge."