Books published by publisher Herald Press (VA)

<p>What does peace smell like? What does it taste like? Feel, sound or look like? Through <i>Sensing Peace</i>, children ages 4 to 7 are encouraged to see what peace looks, sounds, feels, tastes and smells like in their everyday moments&mdash;things like laughing, cooking, gardening, singing or sharing ice cream.</p><p>Through this encouraging and delightful story, children will realize that peace isn’t something big out there that only adults can know about&mdash;they already experience and create peace in meaningful ways each day.</p><p><i>&ldquo;Peace is the feeling of having a safe place to live and a warm place to rest. Peace feels like everyone having enough, no one too little and no one too much. It&rsquo;s the feeling of full tummies for all the world&rsquo;s children, the smell of summer barbecues and picnics, block parties and neighborhood gatherings waftingthrough the street&mdash;bidding all neighbors to come, eat, share, and be together.&rdquo;</i><b>&mdash;Suzana E. Yoder</b></p>

All Charlie Tootle wants is an ordinary life, but it’s hard when you live in a cottage shaped like a sailing ship with a family full of oddballs.Then a mysterious potion arrives in the mailbox and her life gets even stranger. Now Charlie and her siblings can see the fairies that share our world. Sure, it’s great when a hobgoblin cleans your room, and not so great when a sockmunch eats half your socks, but missing socks are the least of her problems. Charlie’s been hand-picked by the good fairies to stop the ruler of the evil fairies from replacing England’s babies with changelings, and time is running out.With only a pint-sized pixie to guide them, Charlie and her siblings are swept into a fantastical realm of cunning fairies and mythical creatures. Can Charlie and her nerdy older brother Edward work together to destroy the changeling field before it’s too late, or will they fall into the clutches of Lord Stirlock and his beastly creatures?What Early Readers are Saying:“Imaginative, funny, and full of heart, Charlie Tootle Versus the Changelings is an action-packed adventure full of magic, antics and kooky characters. Page turning fun for all ages—just try not to race ahead once the kids have gone to bed.” - A totally biased friend of the author with children

Porcupine loves her life. She's surrounded by friends who listen to her clever stories, and she has a body full of shiny quills that she brushes each night. But one day Porcupine's quills begin to fall out in handfuls-and nothing can be done. Porcupine's happiness quickly turns to confusion and fear. Sad and embarrassed, Porcupine tries to cover the bald spots and hides out at home. She believes no one can love a porcupine without quills. Then her friend Giraffe stops by with a special gift and a message of acceptance. Many circumstances leave us feeling alone, embarrassed, and unlovable. Thankfully, God gives us friends and family who love us unconditionally, whether we are bald, hairy, or somewhere in between. For children ages 4 to 8.

The year is 1874, and Paul Wipf is enchanted by dreams of America. But when lightning strikes, killing his parents, his dreams are shattered and buried in the ashes of sadness and guilt. How can Paul be happy, knowing it is his parents death that makes it possible for him to leave Russia? How can he be happy living with his sour old aunt and her group of Hutterites, whose life seems controlled more by rules than by love? How can he be happy when all he wants is what can never be life as it used to be? Then there is Hannah, the peculiar girl with shining brown eyes that probe straight into the darkness of his soul. Can Paul trust her with his story? And there is the adventurous journey to America a dangerous storm at sea, encounters with thieves and gamblers, seemingly endless train rides, and a deadly dysentery epidemic. Can Paul be saved from the bitterness he feels for God and himself? Will he abandon Hannah and the Hutterites, and run to the wild life of the American west? Only Paul can decide what will become of his life as the awesome power of God is revealed once more, when lightning strikes.

Bully Bill is like all bullies: he thinks that because he can fight, he can get his own way. But when he encounters another boy, who makes friends by helping others, Bill becomes curious about how this happens. This delightful story for preschoolers can serve as a springboard for parent-child conversations on the subject of bullying, being kind to enemies, and using love to overcome evil and meanness.