Chicken Soup for the Soul: Christian Kids: Stories to Inspire, Amuse, and Warm the Hearts of Christian Kids and Their Parents

by Jack Canfield, Mark Victor Hansen, Amy Newmark

Overview

Christian Kids and their parents will love sharing these stories of faith, family and fun.

This is the first Chicken Soup book ever created specifically for Christian parents to read and enjoy themselves or to share with their children, with 101 great stories and poems from Chicken Soup’s extensive library. All of the selected stories, including those about Christmas, are appropriate for children under age twelve.

Christian parents will enjoy reading these heartfelt, inspiring, and often humorous stories about the ups and downs of daily life in today’s contemporary Christian families, written by other Christian parents. Stories provide great lessons on faith, love, forgiveness, charity, and family.

Snuggle with the kids and read one story a night! Contains 15 children’s prayers to share, too.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781935096139
Publisher:	Chicken Soup for the Soul
Publication date:	10/21/2008
Series:	Chicken Soup for the Soul Series
Pages:	380
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.10(d)

About the Author

Jack Canfield is co-creator of the Chicken Soup for the Soul® series, which includes forty New York Times bestsellers, and coauthor of The Success Principles: How to Get from Where You Are to Where You Want to Be. He is a leader in the field of personal transformation and peak performance and is currently CEO of the Canfield Training Group and Founder and Chairman of the Board of The Foundation for Self-Esteem. An internationally renowned corporate trainer and keynote speaker, he lives in Santa Barbara, California.

Mark Victor Hansen is a co-founder of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Amy Newmark is Publisher and Editor-in-Chief of Chicken Soup for the Soul.

Hometown:

Santa Barbara, California

Date of Birth:

August 19, 1944

Place of Birth:

Fort Worth, Texas

Education:

B.A. in History, Harvard University, 1966; M.A.T. Program, University of Chicago, 1968; M.Ed., U. of Massachusetts, 1973

Website:

http://www.jackcanfield.com

Table of Contents

A Special Foreword Jack Canfield Mark Victor Hansen xi
1 Christian Kindness
1 My Little Buddy Bethany Couts 1
2 Caroline's Compassion Frances Pace Putman 5
3 And a Little Child Shall Lead Them Audrey Conway 8
4 The Hug of a Child Victoria Harnish Benson 11
5 Altar Boys Marcy Goodfleisch 13
6 The Greatest of These Nanette Thorsen-Snipes 17
7 Lifted by Love Pat Dodson Candy Gruner 20
2 Stories and Songs
8 Hezekiah Robert Bruce Riefstahl 29
9 And the Answer Is... Janice Alonso 32
10 A Mother Sings Peggy Vincent 36
11 Jesus Loves Me Alicia Hill 39
12 Hidden Wings Joyce L. Rapier 41
3 Favorite Kid Quotes
13 Who's Going to Stop Me? Richard Lederer 49
14 Gold, Common Sense and Fur Linda Stafford 50
15 Finger Play Carol McAdoo Rehme 55
16 Be Slow to Anchor Dan DeVries 54
17 Do You Disciple? Christine Pisera Naman 56
18 You Better Watch Out! Kristine Byron 57
19 The Debut Mary Kerr Danielson 59
20 Step, Step, Roar Richard Lederer 62
21 The Moses Connection Helen Colella 63
4 This I Pray
22 The Native Lisa Wood Curry 71
23 Grandma's Prayers Sharon Ozee Siweck 75
24 The Egg Dorothy M. Hill 78
25 A Child's Prayer Lini R. Grol 80
26 A Piece of Chalk Holly Smeltzer 84
5 Family Time
27 Reptiles Reconciled Linda C. Raybern 93
28 The Commandment Richard Lederer 95
29 Three Days Old Jill Helene Fettner 96
30 Peaceful Coexistence and the Bogeyman Sylvia Boaz Leighton 99
31 You Are on Speaker Phone Angela Keane 101
32 Innovation 101 Joanne Klassen 103
33 Just One Wish Margaret E. Mack 107
34 Where's My Little Sister? Nancy B. Gibbs 110
35 Caregiver's Handbook Beverly Haley 112
36 TheGood Night Kiss Georgette Symonds 116
37 The Hymnbook Arthur Bowler 119
6 The People We Know in Heaven
38 Dial H for Heaven Helen Colella 127
39 Nellie Joan Filbin 129
40 Grace Margaret Berg 132
41 Black and White Al D. Luebbers 136
42 Don't Forget to Wait for Me Heather McPherson 137
43 The Great Fish Story Max Alexander 140
44 Tammy and the Diamond Dress Robin Lee Shope 142
45 The Swing Teresa Cleary 146
46 How Many Grapes Does It Take? Natasha Friend 149
7 Giving
47 The Drummer Boy Michele Wallace Campanelli 159
48 Buying Something for Herself Karen Brandt 163
49 Lights for Lena Karen L. Garrison 166
50 I Baptize You... Beverly Houseman 170
51 Helping Lauren Maddy Lincoln 174
52 Happy Heart Day Jewell Johnson 177
53 Presence and Accounted For Vickie Ryan Koehler 179
54 The Easter Egg Christmas Denise Peebles 181
55 Miracle on Mercer Street Carol Genengels 185
56 Ashley's Garden Candy Chand 188
57 The Easter Bunny Beth H. Arbogast 191
8 Creatures Great and Small
58 Mound of Dirt Paula Gramlich 199
59 A Lesson on Faith Keith Long 203
60 Mosquitoes Guy Lustig 206
61 Blu Parts the Veil of Sadness Margaret Hevel 207
62 Polar Wish April Riggs 211
63 Hope Karen Majoris-Garrison 214
9 Send Me a Sign
64 Grandma's Cloud Game Nadine Rogers 221
65 Kristina Ashley Kopf 224
66 Flying a Kite Vicki L. Kitchner 227
67 Mended Hearts and Angel Wings Anne S. Cook 229
68 Olivia Heather Black 232
10 God's Angels
69 Pushed by an Angel Erin Carthew 241
70 Mr. Oberley's Star Cynthia Ross Cravit 243
71 Daddy's Guardian Angel Christine M. Smith 246
72 Harry and George Margaret P. Cunningham 247
73 Little Angel in Heaven Gail Eynon 250
74 The Snow Angel Christine Fishlinger 254
75 Daddy's Angels Tammy Ross 256
76 A Matter of Believing Scot Thurman 258
77 River Baptism Garth Gilchrist 260
78 Sister Said Jean Jeffrey Gietzen 263
11 For Our Moms and Dads
79 Make a Wish, Mommy Susan Farr Fahncke 273
80 One Mother's Dream Pegge Bernecker 276
81 Mother's Day Flowers Patricia A. Rinaldi 280
82 The Birthday Karen Majoris-Garrison 282
83 Letting Them Go Gary Usery 285
84 Table of Plenty Stephani Marlow James 288
85 Mommy's Moon J. W. Schnarr 292
12 Miracles Happen
86 Covered Victoria Perry told by Tenna Perry 301
87 Our Little Pink Blanket Sandy Deters 304
88 Abigail's Dove Karen Majoris-Garrison 307
89 The Almost-Missed Miracle Claudia Porter 311
90 The Red Sled Dave Mahler 315
13 The Wisdom of Children
91 You Are Never Too Young to Take a Stand Maudie Conrad 325
92 Straight to the Heart Ellie Braun-Haley 328
93 Without You Alice Ann Knisely 331
94 Tammy's Trauma Maureen Murphy DeLucia 334
95 The Breathin' Part Sandra P. Aldrich 336
96 The Empty Hook Anne Carter 338
14 We Believe
97 Children's Eyes Tom Krause 347
98 An Act of Faith Walter W. Meade 349
99 God on Her Side Ashleigh Figler-Ehrlich 353
100 The Smell of Rain Nancy Miller 358
101 Grandma's Garden LeAnn Thieman 361 More Chicken Soup 368 Who Is Jack Canfield? 373 Who Is Mark Victor Hansen? 375 Who is Amy Newmark? 377 Acknowledgments 379