Kiowa County Public Library District

Introduces and retells eight of the parables told by Jesus.

There are three ways up to Castle View from the town of Castle Rock: Route 117, Pleasant Road, and the Suicide Stairs. Every day in the summer of 1974, twelve-year-old Gwendy Peterson has taken the stairs, which are held by strong, if time-rusted, iron bolts and zig-zag up the cliffside. Then one day when Gwendy gets to the top of Castle View, after catching her breath and hearing the shouts of kids on the playground below, a stranger calls to her....

An illustrated retelling of seventeen parables used by Jesus Christ in his teachings. Includes "The Good Samaritan," "The Lost Sheep," The Laborers in the Vineyard," and "The Prodigal Son."

A farmer and his wife who grow trees to sell for Christmas give their prized, perfect tree to a poor family who cannot afford to pay for it. Text is interspersed with Bible verses.

When the king comes to adopt some children, they are all too busy trying to impress him with their talents, except for one little girl who offers only her kind heart.

A Sufi teaching tale of a boy without a name who visits a wise man and acquires both a name and a wonderful dream.

"Based on Luke 6: 47-49, children will get a kick out of this humorous retelling of Jesus' parable about the wise man and the foolish man ..."

"When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are first mystified, then confused by his presence. A quiet and simple man, Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself solely by carpentry and woodworking; and he charges very little for his services. A statue of Moses he carves for a synagogue causes amazement and consternation. His carvings of the apostle Peter [for the town's churches] surprise the pastors...

A small seed surprises itself by becoming a flowering moonflower vine.

When Joshua moves to a small cabin on the edge of town, the local people are mystified by his presence. Joshua appears to seek nothing for himself. He supports himself by working as a carpenter. The statue of Moses that he carves for the local synagogue prompts amazement as well as consternation. Some people report having seen him carry a huge cherry log on his shoulders effortlessly. Still others talk about the child in a poor part of town who was...