Books with author Ruth Chesney

The Harry series is suitable for pre-schoolers and early school-aged children and is about a young boy called Harry who lives on a farm. Each book is based on a Bible story or verse and contains a clear, yet simple gospel message. The accompanying illustrations of the whimsical countryside scenes are hand drawn by Mary Weatherup, who lives on a farm in rural Northern Ireland. In this book Harry who lives on a farm with his mother and father, his sister Susie and Toby the dog learns valuable lessons from his experiences with a muddy pig. Harry and his father give Gladys the pig a bath in preparation for a farming show. But when the show day arrives, Gladys is missing and it looks as if all their hard work has been wasted.

The Harry series is suitable for pre-schoolers and early school-aged children and is about a young boy called Harry who lives on a farm. Each book is based on a Bible story or verse and contains a clear, yet simple gospel message. The accompanying illustrations of the whimsical countryside scenes are hand drawn by Mary Weatherup, who lives on a farm in rural Northern Ireland. In this book, Harry sets out with his father to find the lost sheep. Harry learns lessons from the Bible that he is like the lost sheep, but the Lord Jesus came into this world to save lost sinners like him. This story is accompanied with full colour illustrations.

When Seb, a teenage atheist, leaves Belfast to spend the summer with family whom he has never met, he envisages a dull and dreary two months. Not only do they live on a farm, they are Christians! Seb soon finds his beliefs challenged by the clear evidence for a Creator. And when cattle begin to go missing from neighbouring farms, he begins to spot evidence of a different sort. Will Seb and his cousin, Lavinia, be able to discover who is behind the rustling and stop it before it is too late? And what will Seb do with the undeniable reality of God?

The summer holidays are over and Seb returns to Belfast. As a new Christian, he faces difficult situations and unprecedented challenges while seeking to be a witness for God day by day. When a drastic change in circumstances means that Seb ends up in a perilous situation, he’s shocked to discover signs of criminal activity. As things spiral out of control, the word ‘witness’ takes on a different meaning. With no one to turn to, will Seb have the courage to do the right thing? Will he be able to weather the approaching storm and emerge with his life and Christian testimony intact?

A terrible farm accident is only the beginning of a difficult time for Cherryhill Farm. With one disaster after another, in the middle of an already busy season on the farm, cousins Seb and Lavinia are driven to breaking point. In addition to all of this, Seb has the strain of his father in prison awaiting trial. Things go from bad to worse when it becomes evident that someone wants to destroy Cherryhill Farm. They desperately need to find out who is behind the attacks before it is too late. There are many lessons to be learned through the trial, but will Seb and Lavinia listen and learn, or will they ignore and reject what God is trying to teach them?

The Harry series is suitable for pre-schoolers and early school-aged children and is about a young boy called Harry who lives on a farm. Each book is based on a Bible story or verse and contains a clear, yet simple gospel message. The accompanying illustrations of the whimsical countryside scenes are hand drawn by Mary Weatherup, who lives on a farm in rural Northern Ireland. In this book, Harry sets out with his father to find the lost sheep. Harry learns lessons from the Bible that he is like the lost sheep, but the Lord Jesus came into this world to save lost sinners like him. This story is accompanied with full color illustrations.