Books with author Ellen Tarlow

IllustratedThis Vision book for youth tells the beautiful story of American's recently canonized saint and servant of the oppressed, St. Katharine Drexel. Born in 1858 to Francis and Emma Drexel, Katharine grew up in a happy, devout, and wealthy Catholic family in Philadelphia. Her parents were greatly loved and admired by many for their kindness and generosity to the poor and needy.After the death of her parents the young Katharine decided to use all the fortune she had inherited to help the less fortunate in America, especially the Indians and African Americans. Acting upon the words she had heard come from a statue of Our Lady, "Freely you have received, freely give", and from the direct advice given her by Pope Leo XIII to become a missionary, Katharine Drexel became a religious sister and founded the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891. Mother Katharine and her sisters worked tirelessly to serve the material and spiritual needs of the downtrodden through numerous schools and institutions she established around the country. She died in 1955, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001.Cover art by Chris Pelicano

"Who will pick me up today?" young Oliver asks his favorite teacher, Joni.Oliver doesn't know who's scheduled to pick him up his mom or his dad; those simple things confuse him. Like many kids today, Oliver's dad is away most of the time, busy with work. Oliver only sees his dad twice a week, and that makes him sad. It's a good thing he has a loving mom and loyal pet dog: Gordy, Maggie, and Frosty.His mom teaches him kindness, and the dogs teach him friendship. Altogether, they make a warm, happy home full of love and worthwhile experiences, which makes Oliver the man he ought to be.

This Vision book for youth tells the beautiful story of American's recently canonized saint and servant of the oppressed, St. Katharine Drexel. Born in 1858 to Francis and Emma Drexel, Katharine grew up in a happy, devout, and wealthy Catholic family in Philadelphia. Her parents were greatly loved and admired by many for their kindness and generosity to the poor and needy.After the death of her parents the young Katharine decided to use all the fortune she had inherited to help the less fortunate in America, especially the Indians and African Americans. Acting upon the words she had heard come from a statue of Our Lady, "Freely you have received, freely give", and from the direct advice given her by Pope Leo XIII to become a missionary, Katharine Drexel became a religious sister and founded the order of the Sisters of the Blessed Sacrament in 1891. Mother Katharine and her sisters worked tirelessly to serve the material and spiritual needs of the downtrodden through numerous schools and institutions she established around the country. She died in 1955, and was canonized by Pope John Paul II in 2001.

“Who will pick me up today?” young Oliver asks his favorite teacher, Joni. Oliver doesn’t know who’s scheduled to pick him up—his mom or his dad; those simple things confuse him. Like many kids today, Oliver’s dad is away most of the time, busy with work. Oliver only sees his dad twice a week, and that makes him sad. It’s a good thing he has a loving mom and loyal pet dogs—Gordy, Maggie, and Frosty. His mom teaches him kindness, and the dogs teach him friendship. Altogether, they make a warm, happy home full of love and worthwhile experiences, which makes Oliver the man he ought to be.