Books published by publisher Avenal Books

Every parent wonders, sometimes with worry, how their kids will "turn out." Fritz and Christine & Their Very Nervous Parents inspires children to reach and dream as much as it invites parents not to fret. As children, Fritz and Christine have been accompanied by their earnest parents' simple prayer that they grow to be kind and employ their gifts in service to all neighbors. This prayer, set to the lullaby-lilt of Thomas Tallis' canon (1555), stays with them into adulthood, and, to their parents' surprise, is passed down with healing affect. Fritz & Christine and Their Very Nervous Parents is a parable about vocation, serving others, and, living life more prayerfully.

Anne of Green Gables (1908) is a bestselling novel by Canadian author Lucy Maud Montgomery. Written as fiction for readers of all ages, since the mid-twentieth century, the literary classic has been considered a children's novel. It recounts the adventures of Anne Shirley, a young orphan girl sent to a middle-aged brother and sister who have a farm on Prince Edward Island, and who had intended to adopt a boy to help them. The novel recounts how Anne makes her way with the Cuthberts, in school and the town.