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Prophet Yunus & the Big Fish in the Sea is a beautifully narrated Quranic story that introduces children to the powerful and timeless story of Prophet Yunus (peace be upon him)—known in the Bible as Prophet Jonah. Through engaging, age-appropriate storytelling, young listeners learn about Prophet Yunus’s mission, his moment of hardship inside the great fish, and the profound lessons of patience, repentance, humility, and trust in Allah.

Jesus is preaching to a crowd near the Sea of Galilee. Near the edge of the water, Jesus sees two boats. Jesus boards the boat belonging to Simon who will be later called Peter. Moving away from the shore, Jesus taught the people from the boat. Later, Jesus tells Simon to move to deeper water and let down his nets. Simon answers that they have worked all night and did not catch any fish.

The Big Catch of Fish is a vivid re-imagining of the story of Jesus, as told by one of his young friends, a boy fisherman. It's a story written to capture the imagination. This story of Jesus, follows him from the shores of lake Galilee, to the cross and resurrection, as seen through the eyes of a young boy. As they listen, your child will be able to picture the scenes, perhaps even imagine themselves there, watching as onlookers. They'll love this listening to the amazing story of Jesus.

What happens when a room full of kids find themselves without a junior-church teacher? They choose one of their own crowd to take her place, of course! Twelve-year-old Kirby McCook, mentored by his grandfather, leads his rambunctious friends through the Bible in this creative and fun Bible storybook. Bible stories laced with middle-grade humor help teach kids that Jesus has been part of the story from the beginning and can be found throughout the Bible, from Genesis through Revelation.

From the snake in the Garden of Eden to the lost sheep in Luke's parable, stories about fish and birds, rams and goats abound. We read about them, but they have no voice of their own. Here we allow the raven and the dove on Noah's ark, the big fish that swallowed Jonah, and the donkey on which Balaam rode, to be the narrators of their own stories, to inform us and help us to re-imagine our stories. We learn something about the intrinsic value of all living beings, and something about ourselves.