Kingdoms in Conflict
10 best books like Kingdoms in Conflict (Charles W. Colson): The Sneetches and Other Stories, Horton Hears a Who!, Blueberries for Sal, Rikki-Tikki-Tavi, Horton Hatches the Egg, The Lottery, Serafina and the Black Cloak, Shane, Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence, The Crossley Id Guide: Raptors
The Sneetches and Other Stories
Author | Dr. Seuss |
ISBN | 0007158505 |
Illus. in full color. "Four funny easy-to-read stories all with subtly planted moral lessons."--Publishers Weekly.
THE SNEETCHES
"Now, the Star-Belly Sneetches / Had bellies with stars. / The Plain-Belly Sneetches / Had none upon thars." This collection of four of Dr. Seuss's...
Author | Dr. Seuss |
ISBN | 0679800034 |
In the fifties, my Mom was head librarian for our small-town library (politically, we were termed a Police Village, whatever that meant).
So we kids got our literacy skills off and running when she used to catalogue books in our kitchen.
Especially since City View was in the middle...
Author | Robert McCloskey |
ISBN | 0670175919 |
Caldecott Honor Book
What happens when Sal and her mother meet a mother bear and her cub? A beloved classic is born!
Kuplink, kuplank, kuplunk! Sal and her mother a picking blueberries to can for the winter. But when Sal wanders to the other side of Blueberry Hill, she discovers a mama...
Author | Rudyard Kipling |
ISBN | 0688143202 |
Here is the thrilling story of Rikki, a fearless young mongoose who finds himself locked in a life-and-death struggle to protect a boy and his parents from Nag and Nagaina, the two enormous cobras who stalk the gardens outside the family's home in India. Nobel Prize winner Rudyard Kipling's timeless...
Author | Dr. Seuss |
ISBN | 0007175191 |
Everyone laughs when Horton the Elephant offers to sit on Mayzie bird's egg while she goes on holiday. Horton's kindness and faithfulness are sorely tested when he, and the egg, are kidnapped and sold to a circus - but his reward for being faithful is more wonderful than he could ever have dreamed!
With...
Author | Shirley Jackson |
ISBN | 1563127873 |
Science Imitating Art
Jackson’s story was published in 1948. At the time, and since, it has been praised as insightful and criticised as obscure. But almost 20 years later, the French philosopher, Rene Girard, produced a theory which has a remarkable congruence with its theme and, I think,...
Serafina and the Black Cloak
Author | Robert Beatty |
ISBN | 1484709012 |
“Never go into the deep parts of the forest, for there are many dangers there, and they will ensnare your soul.”
Serafina has never had a reason to disobey her pa and venture beyond the grounds of the Biltmore estate. There’s plenty to explore in her grand home, although she must take care...
Author | Jack Schaefer |
ISBN | 0395941164 |
A stranger rode out of the heart of the great glowing West, into the small Wyoming valley in the summer of 1889.
It was Shane, who appeared on the horizon and became a friend and guardian to the Starrett family at a time when homesteaders and cattle rangers battled for territory and survival. Jack Schaefer’s...
Jesus Calling: Enjoying Peace in His Presence
Author | Sarah Young |
ISBN | 1591451884 |
After many years of writing her own words in her prayer journal, missionary Sarah Young decided to be more attentive to the Savior's voice and begin listening for what He was saying. So with pen in hand, she embarked on a journey that forever changed her—and many others around the world.
In...
Author | Richard Crossley |
ISBN | 0691157405 |
Part of the revolutionary "Crossley ID Guide" series, this is the first raptor guide with lifelike scenes composed from multiple photographs--scenes that allow you to identify raptors just as the experts do. Experienced birders use the most easily observed and consistent characteristics--size,...
Hidden Christmas: The Surprising Truth Behind the Birth of Christ
Author | Timothy J. Keller |
ISBN | 0735221650 |
From pastor and New York Times bestselling author Timothy Keller comes the perfect gift for the holidays—a profoundly moving and intellectually provocative examination of the Nativity story
Even people who are not professing Christians think they are familiar with the story of the Nativity....