Jesus and His Friends [Board book]

This classic collection will introduce children to six favorite, age-appropriate New Testament Bible stories, including the birth of Jesus, the miracle of the loaves and fishes, and the Easter story. Each story is told in fewer than 250 simple words that toddlers can understand and concludes with a one-sentence summary, a one-sentence prayer, and a short Bible verse. The bright artwork focuses on the land, the people, and the natural world of the New Testament.

Patricia A. Pingry has written dozens of children's books and edited hundreds more. Among her best-known titles are the perennial bestsellersThe Story of ChristmasandThe Story of Easter.Together these two titles have sold more than 2 million copies. Patricia lives in Nashville, Tennessee.

Joseph Cowman can't recall exactly when he fell in love with creating and building. He remembers scouring his surroundings as a child for metal scraps, wood, plastic tubing, bolts???whatever he could find to assemble something useful or beautiful. But his real passion became building worlds and telling stories through his illustration. Joseph lives in Idaho with his wife and children.