Books with title The Sunflower

The Sunflower Parable shares the story of Logan, a young gardener who hopes to grow sunflowers that reach all the way to heaven by summer's end.Side by side with his Father, the wise Farmer from The Pumpkin Patch Parable and The Parable of the Lily, Logan discovers the value of planting seeds, not only in the ground, but also in the hearts of his friends and neighbors.

This is the English-only version of The Three Sunflowers. A bilingual version, The Three Sunflowers ~ Los Tres Girasoles, is also available. The Three Sunflowers tells of a turbulent day in the garden where a trio of sunflowers -- the tall, wise Gloria and young Solita and Sunny -- face unexpected and chaotic events they have no power to prevent. Through it all, Gloria guides and reassures the youngsters and reminds them of the nature and purpose of a sunflower's life, "We are sunflowers, golden and radiant. Our job is to be loving and peaceful wherever we stand." After a dark night of uncertainty, the story concludes with a delightful and inspiring ending. This beautifully written and illustrated book offers comforting messages of hope, compassion, love and peace, with new perspectives for living in an unpredictable world.The Three Sunflowers received a Seal of Excellence for an Educational Storybook and a Preferred Choice Award for a Kids Storybook from Creative Child Magazine.

A tall plant with a huge yellow flower grows in a field. It was once a small seed. So how did it get so big? Beginning readers will discover how a seed turns into a sunflower in clear, simple steps in this basic introduction to plant development. Each 24-page book features controlled text with age-appropriate vocabulary and simple sentence construction. The clear text, fresh design, and colorful, eye-catching photos are sure to capture the interest of emergent readers.

Cindy loves sunflowers! She loves growing the big, bright, cheery flowers and finding all kinds of fun ways to play with them. Cindy even finds creative ways to share her favorite flower with her friends and classmates. Eventually, nature creates a challenging turn and, with the help of her older sister, Cindy finds a new way to share her sunflowers while starting the cycle of life, growth and joy all over again.Sunflower Funflower is an ideal book for reading time. Its upbeat story and sunny illustrations make it perfect for young children to look at, listen to, and follow along. Children will get to explore ideas of hands-on creativity, play, sharing, and the importance of nature in our lives.

Sunflowers: Garden of Love Series, Book Eleven"Sunflowers" is a story of a young woman's quest for love, truth, and what really matters. Carmay Turner’s life hasn’t been going the way she planned. It’s not horrible by any means. She has a wonderful, loving family, an enjoyable job, and everything a young single woman could want, except one thing: a solid dating relationship with a caring guy she enjoys spending time with. She has little trouble attracting guys, but finding one worth keeping is another matter. Until she meets Derek.He’s everything she’s been looking for. After dating him for a year, she has high hopes of him proposing to her soon, perhaps even on the night of their one-year anniversary. But when the evening doesn’t turn out the way she hopes, she not only wonders if he will ever propose, but if she even wants that.Maybe she’s not doing as well as she thought. Maybe it’s not a man she needs most. Perhaps something else is missing. Can she find what she truly needs? Can she hang in there and wait for what God has planned, or did she already miss it? And when she finds someone who brings the right element of joy to her heart, can she accept his "condition" of dating her, or will her lack of patience get in the way of the blessings awaiting them?*Sunflowers is the eleventh book in the Garden of Love series. It may be read as a stand-alone novel or as a sequel to Lilac Springs (Book 8). Recommended for women and teen girls, ages 14 and up.

A toddler puts a seed into the ground. It grows into a big, beautiful sunflower! By summer’s end, the flower dies. He cries and cries. Why did it die?Then he discovers that the sunflower left him a present ~ many, many seeds. He, and his animal friends, happily eat them up. All but one…And that, he puts in the ground. The up-beat vibe of the SUNFLOWER song sends a positive message about loss. Life goes on!

With the aid of a mysterious crystal ball, a wicked queen named Evilla creates and then drinks an immortality potion. The potion turns her bottom half into that of a black widow spider with an actual hourglass on her back. For the next five hundred years, Evilla must turn the hourglass every night after midnightbut before sunriseor risk certain death.Her nemesis is a powerful wizard who hopes to foil all her destructive plans and preparations. In order to stop him, the queen again seeks guidance from her ominous crystal ball. If not hindered, the spider queen will become owner of the chrysoprase: a yearned-for staff bestowed with the ability to cast powerful spells from an ancient book of black magic.If the queen achieves her goal, the entire kingdom will be at her mercy. The wizard has no choice but to seek out a foretold young girl, Susan, who may be able to put a stop to Evillas sinister plan. Although Susan is special, shes only thirteen! What can she do to stop a queen with magic powers? Susan must look inside herself to find out.