Books with author Catherine McKenzie

Everybody wants to be famous, or so they say. Some people are more famous than others and that goes for the Bible too. There are many people who God has told us about in his book but they haven't been given the recognition they deserve. You can identify with these characters and learn from what they did. Neil Stewart's amusing pictures will keep you interested in wanting to know what happens next!ThIs book sets out to introduce children to characters like Enoch and Jochabed. Throughout the pages of the Old Testament the unsung heroes and heroines take their places in this Hall of Fame.Who knows - if you follow their top tips, you too might end up in God's Hall of Fame as an example to others!!

Joni Eareckson is a well-known Christian speaker and author from America but there was a day when she was a teenage girl in a bathing costume with nothing on her mind but boys, make up and her beloved horse, Tumbleweed.However, all that changed one morning when an innocent dive turned into a tragic accident. Joni's story is a wonderful testimony to God's grace and power in someone's life.Healing may have been an amazing miracle that didn't happen but Joni's ongoing work with thousands of disabled people throughout the world is a miracle in itself.

If there is a game that children like to play even more than hide-and-seek - it has to be 'Peek-a-boo'. A little boy or girl will sit for ages as your face disappears behind your hands only to pop out again moments later. Seeing is often described as believing. Simeon and Anna saw Jesus and they believed in him. They saw the child and they saw that he was their saviour. And as your child begins to discover the wonderful world of books and pages may you both see the beauty of King Jesus for yourselves.

"I remember your first Christmas. We said, 'You're here at last. We had waited for you for sooo long.On the very first Christmas another baby was born. The world had been waiting for Jesus, God's Son, for many years." A family revisits Christmases gone by while also remembering the very Christmas and the child that God sent to save the world.Make your own memories by reading this book with a child.

Calvin had ideas on how we could live better lives - particularly how we could live in close harmony with God and each other - but because his ideas were radical, his life was filled with dramatic events and dangers. He was run out of town - and then welcomed back. He was accussed of being too harsh - and also too tender hearted. When he explained what the bible meant he was considered too logical and too spiritual! He must have been an amazing man to have caused such a stir!

Marty's friend Tina isn't feeling well. Tina's Grandpa has to take her to the doctor's. What will happen at the doctor's? What will it look like? What will they do there? Marty and Tina have lots of questions.This is an ideal book to share with a young child who is just about to pay their first visit to the doctor's. It shows the child what really goes on and reminds them that God is always with them, no matter where they are.

Mary and Joseph have travelled to Bethlehem. There is no room for them in the inn and Mary is going to have a baby very soon. What are they going to do? Where are they going to stay and who are those unusual men from the East bearing gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh? The answers to these questions and more are in this book. There are lots of puzzles, games and other things to enjoy!

Children are fascinated with letters from as young as three and are still singing alphabet based rhymes at the age of seven. The alphabet is a collection of 26 building blocks that we use to build a life-time of reading. In this instance the alphabet is also used to build strong biblical foundations. The gospel is explained using the following approach:A is for Adam, B is for bad, C is for care, D is for don't, E is for Eve, F is for friends, G is for Gave, H is for Hard etc. Using a mixture of general and biblically specific words the gospel story is explained from the first day that Adam and Eve fell, through the Biblical stories of the flood and Jesus miracles, then onto the crucifixion and resurrection. Each letter is linked to the next by a question which makes the reader want to turn the page to find out how the story progresses.Each letter has different activities and questions linked to it. Throughout the book the children are asked to think of different things about themselves and about God. At the end there are summary sheets for the children to fill in and complete - entitled All about me; All about God.