This text is designed to answer the questions children have about therapy in words and images that four to seven year olds can understand. Topics include things children do that indicate a problem; how a child enters treatment; the therapist's office and equipment; and the activity of play therapy. View More...
Here is the unassuming little book that charmed its way up the bestseller lists and now has over 1.2 million copies in print. This third edition of CHILDREN-S LETTERS TO GOD reveals again the surprising pleasures and provocations of what happens when kids decide to send a letter off to their maker. Whether posing a question, begging a favor, or expressing doubt or joy, these letters are notable for their refreshing directness, unexpected humor, and startling clarity of thought. It-s like seeing the world through a child-s bright eyesoeyes untouched by cynicism, eyes brimming with innocence, wo... View More...
Here is the unassuming little book that charmed its way up the bestseller lists and now has over 1.2 million copies in print. This third edition of CHILDREN-S LETTERS TO GOD reveals again the surprising pleasures and provocations of what happens when kids decide to send a letter off to their maker. Whether posing a question, begging a favor, or expressing doubt or joy, these letters are notable for their refreshing directness, unexpected humor, and startling clarity of thought. It-s like seeing the world through a child-s bright eyesoeyes untouched by cynicism, eyes brimming with innocence, wo... View More...
Katrina wants to know ore about God: "Mama, what does God wear? Does God like to paint? Does God ever cry, Papa?" Her parents' responses, based on the Psalms, help Katrina to know God in ways that are very real to her.Poetic text and bright impressionistic illustrations combine beautifully to make this a gentle and affirming picture book that will encourage a child's exploration of God. Ideal for reading aloud. View More...
Tucker Shaw, Alloy.com staff-writer and dream analyst, shows teens how to solve the mysteries of dreams. He provides analysis of real teens' dreams -- the weird, the funny, the scary. He introduces dream theories of Freud and Jung, and debunks common myths about dreams. Included are practical tactics for taking charge of the reader's dream world: keeping a dream journal, creating dream drawings and poems, and mastering dream analysis through simple worksheets. View More...
Join the conversation as experts propose, defend, and explore Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church. In a dialog that often gets downright feisty, four youth ministry academicians delineate their distinct philosophical and ecclesiological views regarding how youth ministry relates to the church at large--and leave a taste of what's profound and what's not in these four typologies: Inclusive congregational (Malan Nel). What happens when a church thoroughly integrates its adolescents, making them full partners in every aspect of congregational life? Preparatory (Wesley Black). Why and how ... View More...
Join the conversation as experts propose, defend, and explore Four Views of Youth Ministry and the Church. In a dialog that often gets downright feisty, four youth ministry academicians delineate their distinct philosophical and ecclesiological views regarding how youth ministry relates to the church at large--and leave a taste of what's profound and what's not in these four typologies: Inclusive congregational (Malan Nel). What happens when a church thoroughly integrates its adolescents, making them full partners in every aspect of congregational life? Preparatory (Wesley Black). Why and how ... View More...
Holly Bea's beloved bullmastiff, Buddy, is having a bad day. Left alone to guard the house, he is taunted by the neighborhood cats, who know that he can't touch them. Buddy is worriedwill Holly be back soon, or is she gone for the day, or even forever? Much to Buddy's relief, Holly returns. They go to the park, but Buddy's fun is cut short by a pack of hostile squirrels and a team of Dalmatian firedogs who challenge his self-esteem. Will this day ever end? Buddy's day is a metaphor for the doubts and anxieties children face, and a soothing reminder that God will always be there for them." View More...
Grouped around the theme of dreams and visions, God Speaks to Us in Dreams and Visions reveals for children ages 5-10 how God speaks to us through our world, through our history and our literature, and through other people, in our own hearts and lives, in our waking and sleep, and in our everyday activities. The Bible tells us that some of the greatest saints of all times saw and heard the voice of God and God's messengers in the surrender of dreams and in the faith required of the visionary. This experience recurs in the Bible, in stories that tell us how the ordinary reveals the extraordinar... View More...
This non-sectarian book helps children and parents think, wonder, and talk about God. Non-sexist in language and illustration. "This is the most exciting children's book I have seen in years. It helps a child think of God as a very special friend."--Sylvia Avner. Full-color illustrations. View More...
This non-sectarian book helps children and parents think, wonder, and talk about God. Non-sexist in language and illustration. "This is the most exciting children's book I have seen in years. It helps a child think of God as a very special friend."--Sylvia Avner. Full-color illustrations. View More...
Have you ever. . .? -Thought you were going to die? (When? Where? What brought you through it? - Been a teacher's pet? (What grade? How did you feel?) - Had a miracle happen to you? (What happened? Who did you tell?) - Said something you didn't mean just to be polite? (Why did you do it? What situation would cause you to do it again?) Inside are 442 more zingers like these, that nudge your kids' memories and get them talking -- perfect for launching small-group discussion, building community, getting a laugh and triggering hard thinking about situations and people that matter most to teenagers... View More...
Based on John Maxwell's best-selling title Developing the Leader Within You, Leading from the Lockers offers tweens the tools they need to develop as leaders before reaching high school or college. Leadership takes many forms, and today kids are assuming roles as leaders in school, on their sports teams, in church youth groups and as peer mentors. Leading from the Lockers covers the topics of influence, priorities, integrity, problem solving, self-discipline, and peer relationships. Color pages with vignette line drawings enchance the text and give books an up-to-the-minute look.... View More...
Look out California, here comes Wally McDoogle Our boy blunder gets his big break to star with his Uncle Max in the famous Fantasmo World stunt show. Unlike his father, who Wally secretly suspects to be a major loser, Uncle Max is everything Wally longs to be. . . Or so it appears on the surface.
Unfortunately, Fantasmo World will never be the same, as in typical McDoogle Mayhem, Wally discovers the truth and learns who the real hero in his life is.
Look out California, here comes Wally McDoogle Our boy blunder gets his big break to star with his Uncle Max in the famous Fantasmo World stunt show. Unlike his father, who Wally secretly suspects to be a major loser, Uncle Max is everything Wally longs to be. . . Or so it appears on the surface.
Unfortunately, Fantasmo World will never be the same, as in typical McDoogle Mayhem, Wally discovers the truth and learns who the real hero in his life is.
"It's way harder being a guy than a girl." "Is not." "Is too." "Is not " "Is too " So begins another madcap McDoogle mishap as Wally agrees to switch places with Wall Street (his best friend even if she is a girl). Teachers, parents, friends, everyone is in on the act as the two try to survive 72 hours in each other's shoes. It's a custom-made Wally catastrophe that includes: exploding Home Ec cookies (apparently Wally used gun powder instead of baking powder), baby-sitting a mob of out-of-control monster babies, and imprisoned 2.2 hours in the bathroom every morning to fix his hair. Last, and... View More...
Take one monster lurking in the depths of a mysterious lake. Add one glowing figure with powers to summon the creature to the shore. Stir in one Wally McDoogle, who reluctantly stumbles upon the truth:
And you have the recipe for another. . .
Laugh-filled McDoogle disaster.
Being a hero is the last thing on Wally's mind, but the fate of his entire town is at stake. Now he must race against the clock, his own fears, and his world renown klutziness - and learn to trust God - before he has any chance of saving the day,
Michael Brown's message for today's young people is unconditional and unequivocal: Join the God-driven revolution It's the only cause worth living and dying for, the only road to follow that truly makes a difference Don't play church and don't follow the crowd. Take the lead, without turning back David and Daniel were fearless leaders of the army of God. Now it's time to enlist
If this sounds radical and extreme, you're hearing Michael Brown correctly. As he reminds us, America was forged in the crucible of revolution. And now's the time to wage an all-out war for "one nation under God" View More...
You get only one life...Make it one you'll never regret Every young person, including you, lives with pressures that really are like ticking time bombs. But you don't have to be a victim--if you know how to defuse the most explosive pressures young people face. Ten Time Bombs is your personal "Bomb Squad" manual, showing you some very practical ways to avoid life-wrecking explosions.Through humor and practical straight talk, Ron Hutchcraft provides answers to some of the most important and confusing pressures in a young person's life: SexFriendsFamily relationshipsThings that make you angryThi... View More...
You get only one life...Make it one you'll never regret Every young person, including you, lives with pressures that really are like ticking time bombs. But you don't have to be a victim--if you know how to defuse the most explosive pressures young people face. Ten Time Bombs is your personal "Bomb Squad" manual, showing you some very practical ways to avoid life-wrecking explosions.Through humor and practical straight talk, Ron Hutchcraft provides answers to some of the most important and confusing pressures in a young person's life: SexFriendsFamily relationshipsThings that make you angryThi... View More...
"If there were an Eleventh Commandment, what would it be?"
Children of many religious denominations across America answer this question--in their own drawings and words--in The 11th Commandment. This full-color collection of "Eleventh Commandments" reveals kids' ideas about how people should respond to God.
