Author: Gayle Boss
Narrator: Gayle Boss
Unabridged: 0 hr 54 min
Format: Digital Audiobook
Publisher: Findaway
Published: 10/10/2023
Genre: Children & Young Adults Nonfiction - Religious - Christian - Science & Nature
From bestselling author Gayle Boss, a stunningly illustrated picture book edition of her beloved Advent book, All Creation Waits. Now young readers too will be caught up in the wonder of 24 woodland animals adapting to the season of dark and cold. Each day of Advent a different animal shows children its own amazing way to meet the dark and cold. Wood Frog freezes into a frog-shaped cube of ice! For six months Painted Turtle doesn' t breathe! Woodchuck can' t be wakened, even if shaken! With each creature, children hear the refrain: The dark is not an end. It' s a door. It' s the way a new beginning comes. Here is the ancient truth of Advent enacted in the lives of 24 common woodland animals and culminating in the birth of the Human One who perfectly lived that truth. Children open the book' s double-page spreads as they would the doors on an Advent calendar— one, and only one, each day. “ Animal wonderment” reflection questions at the back of the book help children stay with just one animal, one page spread, each day. In an often chaotic “ holiday season,” children learn to slow down and wait with all creation. Written in lilting poetic lines, children ages 5 to 10 will delight in the sounds of the words as well as the vivid descriptions of animals' winter lives. They' ll learn the elegant intricacies of creatures as small as honeybees, as large as black bears. Original watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Sharon Spitz convey the radiance of each creature. With this beautiful picture book, adults and families who have loved the original edition of All Creation Waits can now welcome younger children into the practice of reflective waiting-with-creation through Advent. Perfect for grounding young ones in the wonder of wild things. Learn more about All Creation Waits— Children's Edition and find free resources at AllCreationWaits.com
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