April Bluebird
Two bluebirds huddle on the feeder as a young boy and his sister watch. In the morning, the boy finds a dead bluebird. "Let's take it to the bird carver." The children learn the lessons of patience.
The Crooked Tree
Today, the oak, deformed and crooked, continues to shelter animals and people of any color—all living things. A village grows up the hill to the tree. The children think the oak is beautiful because it is crooked.
A Cry from the Clay
In this unique collection of poetic meditations, personal photos, and scripture, Esther Bender copes with disabilities. She shares the discouragements and highlights of a life with Parkinson's disease.
Elisabeth and the Windmill
Lemon Tree Series, Book 3
Elisabeth has a secret which haunts her: she is sixteen and still can't read. It's not that she isn't smart, she just never could go to school on a regular basis. But Elisabeth has a dream.
Katie and the Lemon Tree
Lemon Tree Series, Book 1
Young Katie Miller and her new husband, Daniel, leave their homeland in Germany (early 1800s) for America in search of free land and religious freedom. At the port of entrance to America, Katie is given a lemon from which she plants the seeds.
Search for a Fawn
"Search for a Fawn is a delicately written book about the meaning of brotherhood. It explores in a sensitive manner the way two brothers learn to accept a younger stepbrother while dealing with the loss of their grandfather."
— Dr. William S. Bingman, Frostburg State University
Shadow at Sun Lake
What is killing the Canada geese at Sun Lake? Cassie and her dog, Midnight, arrive at a peaceful mountain lake for a long vacation with her best friend, Sheila. Cassie is afraid she is becoming Sheila's shadow, and she hates her nickname Mophead. But she is determined to stick it out for the summer.
Thank God for Rocks
"Many years ago, a poor man bought a small farm with a small rickety house and a small rickety barn." So begins this wonderful tale of a farmer trying to make a living on the most rock-filled farm in the whole county. But it was the best he could afford.
Virginia and the Tiny One
Lemon Tree Series, Book 2
On Christmas Day, just before supper, Papa bursts in the door with the news: "Mama's okay. There are three of them!" What is Papa talking about? Life has just handed Virginia a test of faith and caring.