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Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season
Easter Stories Classic Tales for the Holy Season Author:Miriam LeBlanc (Compiler), Lisa Toth (Illustrator) Everyone who believes Easter is about more than bunnies and eggs will be grateful for this new collection of short stories that shed light on the deeper meaning of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary quality, these classic tales capture the spirit of Easter in a way that will captivate readers of all ages... more ». Parents and grandparents will find that children love to hear these stories read aloud, year after year.
Easter Stories includes time-honored favorites from world-famous storytellers such as C.S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, Selma Lagerlof, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, Maxim Gorky, Ruth Sawyer, and Walter Wangerin – as well as many you’ve never heard before. Illustrated with original woodcuts.
The Easter lily / Jane T. Clement --
The coming of the king / Laura E. Richards --
How donkeys got the spirit of contradiction / AndreÌ TrocmeÌ --
The church of the washing feet / Alan Paton --
Cottonpatch gospel: Luke and Acts / Clarence Jordan --
Saint Veronica's kerchief / Selma Lagerlof --
The way to the cross / Lew Wallace --
Robin redbreast / Selma LagerloÌf --
The atonement / Ludwig von Gerdtell --
The flaming heart of Danko / Maxim Gorky --
John / Elizabeth Goudge --
Offerus the giant / Jakob Streit --
Robert of Sicily / Sara Cone Bryant --
Old men / Leo Tolstoy --
The golden egg / Ivy Bolton --
Rachoff --
a true story / Karl Joseph Friedrich --
The deserted mine / Ruth Sawyer --
The student / Anton Chekhov --
A dust rag for Easter eggs / Claire Huchet Bishop --