Through poignant, heart-warming images of an urban African-American family, children experience the comfort and encouragement this favorite psalm still offers -- the powerful message that they can rely on the Lord as they thread their way through the risk-filled maze of daily life in the city.

Good King Wenceslas looked out
on the Feast of Stephen,
when the snow lay round about,
deep and crisp and even.

Brightly shone the moon that night,
though the frost was cruel,
when a poor man came in sight,
gathering winter fuel.This story, based on actual events that occurred in the tenth century, tells of a kind-hearted king and his page who set out to help a poor man on a cold winter's night and experience a miracle along the way. Tim Ladwig's energetic paintings bring new life to the familiar words and remind readers of all ages...

Since the earliest days of slavery, African Americans have called on their religious faith in the struggle against oppression. In this book the Beatitudes -- from Jesus' famous Sermon on the Mount -- form the backdrop for Carole Boston Weatherford's powerful free-verse poem that traces the African American journey from slavery to civil rights.Tim Ladwig's stirring illustrations showcase a panorama of heroes in this struggle, from the slaves shackled in the hold of a ship to the first African American president taking his oath of office on the steps of the United States Capitol.Readers of all...

Tomorrow you will be King,
But tonight you are my baby.

The miracle of Christmas began with a mother holding her child, filled with boundless love. Now the warmth and spirit of the first Christmas come alive in this Nativity retelling, perfect for mothers to share with their own little ones.

Grandpa has a habit that drives Grandma crazy. He never washes his jeans And Brian, his grandson, wants to be just like him. Day after day their jeans get dirtier and dirtier. And the dirtier they get, the more Brian and Grandpa like them. Nothing anyone can do or say can make them change their minds. When the doctor is brought in to reveal all the germs hiding in their jeans, Brian and Grandpa like the funny-looking bugs. When their jeans get so stiff that they can stand on their own, they have a stiff jeans dancing party. Then one day Brian and his grandpa see something that makes them...