Books published by publisher Abingdon Pr

With illustrations and instructions for hand gestures, Sign & Say Bible Verses for Children is a resource for teaching favorite Bible verses in American Sign Language. The volume features verses from both the Old Testament and the New Testament. This updated resource contains easy-to-understand instructions and clear illustrations, and can be used with children ages 3­-7.

One out of seven children will lose a parent before they are 20. The statistics are sobering, but they are also a call for preparedness. However, pastors and counselors of all types are often at a loss when dealing with a grieving child. Talking to adults about death and grief is difficult; it's all the more challenging to talk to children and teens. The stakes are high: grieving children are high-risk for substance abuse, promiscuity, depression, isolation, and suicide. Yet, despite this, most of these kids grow up to be normal or exceptional adults. But their chance to become healthy adults increases with the support of a loving community.Supporting grieving children requires intentionality, open communication, and patience. Rather than avoid all conversations on death or pretend like it never happened, normalizing grief and offering support requires us to be in-tune with kids through dialogue as they grapple with questions of “how” and “why.” When listening to children in grief, we often have to embrace the mystery, offer love and compassion, and stick with the basics. The author says, "We don’t have to answer the why and how for them, but we can assure our children that God is with us as we suffer. We can do so by doing good for others and pointing out all of those moments when someone has done something good for us. I believe that most of the time that’s as far as we will get, and that is okay."

Lessons on joy, friendship, dedication, sacrifice, and more will appealto Hobbit fans, parents, teachers, librarians, graduates—and anyonelooking for a creative way to explore timeless life lessons andimportant values of faith.Millions of fans worldwide have beenattracted to The Hobbit for its unique combination of high adventure andprofound truths. Tapping the excitement around the highly-anticipatedHobbit movie trilogy, Tolkien-scholar, Devin Brown, now presents afast-paced and easy-to-follow presentation of timeless spiritualmessages to help navigate your journey. Peppered with illustrationsthroughout, Hobbit Lessons offers troll-sized portions ofrelevance and regular nuggets of good Hobbit sense. The result is acollection of tangible bites of wisdom that are not only deeply movingbut also great fun.

A young boy discovers the depth of the Creator's love and forgiveness as he accompanies his grandmother to deliver Christmas gifts. Earlier in the year the three young men who received the gifts cruelly hurt both grandmother and grandson, pushing them down in the snow and taking their coats and Grandmother’s moccasins. In this true story told from his own childhood, Ray Buckley tells how Grandmother labored through the year to produce moccasins for each of the young men that were of extraordinary design and loveliness. In her giving and through her forgiveness she draws the young men into the compassion of God’s love. Walking back through the trees, her grandson realizes that same love has made the two of them truly free.

The Deep Blue Kids Bible Dictionary is written to help kids (age 7-12) learn about the persons, places, events, ideas, and terms in the Bible. Each definition includes references to passages in the Bible where the word appears. The entries also include a guide for pronouncing each proper name and other words. Colorful artwork throughout help you see what life was like during Bible times. When you read the text and look at the illustrations, you will experience day-to-day activities, occupations, and living conditions of people who lived in Bible lands. This dictionary is perfect for Sunday school groups, families, Christian school classes, and libraries. Includes full-color illustrations, prounciations, maps, over 1,000 scriptural references, and more.

The Deep Blue Toddler Bible Storybook tells nineteen Bible stories for little ones that will introduce them to God and Jesus. From these stories young children will learn of the love God has for them, and how they can begin to follow Jesus. The Bible stories will be the same as some of the stories told in The Deep Blue Bible Storybook only in a more simple and easy to understand way. Included will be traditional favorite Bible stories that capture the hearts and imaginations of very young children such as: Jesus Is Born, Joyous News, Jesus Calls the Fishermen, Jesus and the Children, The Baby in the Basket, and Jonah and the Fish. Pages are thick board pages suitable for toddlers.