"No one can come to the surprise party, Daddy. What will we do?" Princess Joy can't wait for her birthday. There will be treats, games, and an enormous cake with delicious icing But when the other princes and princesses can't come and Princess Joy finds out, she comes up with a surprising plan to fill her day with special guests and unexpected gifts. Will it work? Her idea, shared in Princess Joy's Birthday Blessing, comes from a parable Jesus told about a party a lot like hers.

Based on the Parable of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl in Matt. 13:44-45 Princess Hope finds a locked golden chest in an empty field. The evil land owner comes and tells her in "not so polite terms" to get off his land, not realizing she is the princess The golden chest is on his land and if she wants it, she will have to buy all of his land just to get the chest. Determined to get the treasure in the chest, she sells all the"things"most precious to her at a Courtyard Sale in the castle. Once she has sold everything, she is astonished to learn what she has sacrificed everything for ...

Based on the Parable of the Good Samaritan in Luke 10:30 - 37 Princess Charity is disconcerted with an argument that has transpired at the castle and decides her best recourse would be to run away. As her impulsive journey unfolds she encounters a phenomenon that would ultimately alter her life forever. From her hiding place in the Weeping Woodlands, she sees a wounded dog that is old and unloved lying on the side of the road. She watches as others find him and stop, but none reach out to help him. She decides to befriend the hurting creature, even though her decision would mean she may be...

When Princess Faith discovers a hidden garden within the castle walls she asks for permission to plant a lovely flower garden. When her father approves, she and her sisters share the experience, only to find out it isn't all that easy. Based on Jesus' parable of the Sower, early readers of this level one I Can Read will see that people's hearts, just like soil, must be prepared to nurture new things.

With the arrival of the most spectacular winter in years and Christmas only a night away, Princesses Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity, and Hope find themselves in the midst of a scene right out of a holiday fairytale in this newest adventure in the Princess Parables series A Royal Christmas to Remember. But then the threat of bandits in the village lead the king away from the castle on Christmas Eve Suddenly, the bandits come crashing into the castle. Praying to God for courage and safety, the princesses are soon rescued by five brave knights and then do some rescuing themselves. The next day,...