BIBLE STORY BOOKS, CURRICULUM
AND CHILDREN'S DEVOTIONALS

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AMY GRANT'S HEART TO HEART BIBLE STORIES by Amy Grant with Roy and Doris Nichols. G/NONE Sweet Publishing, 1985. Hardcover 1st edition, no jacket. Tear at top of spine, corners bumped, nicked on bottom edge of covers. Gift inscription on ffep. 30 Bible stories from Old and New Testaments with discussion questions after each one. Large color illustrations by Jim Padgett. 96 pages. BT#309. $5.95-U

Bible Truths for Christian Schools 1, Teacher's Manual, Second Edition, Bob Jones U. Press, 1989. Spiral binding. Very good condition. $12.00-U (C)

DANDELIONS, FIREFLIES, AND RHUBARB PIE The Adventures of Grandma Bagley and Her Friends by Ethel Marbach. Publisher: Nashville 1984. VG/G- The Upper Room Hardcover Jacket has several tears and wrinkles, especially near edges and corners. ; Watercolor; 8vo; 77 pages; Hospitable Grandma Bagley opens her home to many young friends who feel free to come for cookies, a warm fire, and maybe a little help with their problems. This colorfully illustrated book contains warm personal stories of children who grow in knowledge of themselves and God's creation. Good for reading aloud or for independent reading for children in the middle and upper elementary grades. Illustrated by William Myers. BT #821. $12.37-U

DEVOTIONS FOR THE CHILDREN'S HOUR by Kenneth N. Taylor. Hardcover, no jacket. Moody Press, 1968. OP. 175 pages. These Bible truths can be read to preschoolers or read independently by children who are older. Great for family devotions. Each devotion includes a Bible passage to read, questions, a prayer, and a hymn to sing, in addition to the author's short devotional stories. Light wear to cover edges, corners, and spine ends. Corners slightly bumped. Previous owner name in pencil on ffep. Small mark on front paste-down. An occasional page corners creased to mark place.  BT#2457. $10.00-U (B)

How to Be a Successful Camp Counselor by David Burrow. McElroy Publishing, 1992. This counselor training manual helps counselors find out what to say or do within three minutes of encountering common camp problems such as homesickness, making friends with campers the first day, maintaining control in a friendly manner, getting kids to sleep quickly, etc. Written by someone who's been a Christian school principal, program director, camp director and camp counselor. Aimed at those who will be counseling at Christian camps. Condition: Moderate wear to cover at edges and corners. Light soiling to edges. Looks like it might have been used at camp by counselor. There is an occasional underlined passage or note written in text, but these are rare. 223 pages. BTH-3722. $5.00-U (A)

How to Speak to Youth ...and Keep Them Awake at the Same Time: A Step-by-step Guide for Improving Your Talks by Ken Davis. Group Books, 1986. You'll learn how to speak to large and small youth groups even if you've never done it before. You'll learn to develop your communication skills with voice, gestures, eye contact,  and humor. The author is also full of ideas for making the Scriptures come alive. Lively cartoons help the author make his points. 176 pages. Condition: Light wear to edges and corners. Otherwise very good. BTH-3721. $5.00-U (A)

My Favorite Story Book by W.G. Vandelhulst. Translated from the Dutch by Marian Schooland. Paideia Press, 1978. Hardcover, no jacket. 178 pages. A devotional story book for children four to eight years old, with hints for those who will be reading them aloud to the children on how to best do it. 32 stories in all. Overall very good condition, but there appears to be something spilled on the back cover that left some small stains, and some surface paper came off the front-paste-down when a small strip of masking tape was removed. Text pages are clean and tight and illustrations by the author enhance the text. BT#2427. $22.50-U (B)

Our Christmas Story by Mrs. Billy Graham. Paper, digest size. Very good condition except for creases on open corners of front cover. Inside wraps and page edges are beginning to darken. The first half of the book contains the Biblically-based Christmas story retold by Mrs. Graham. The second part of the book contains a very complete collection of Christmas carols with the music arranged for piano and complete lyrics. 159 pages in all. BT#2310. $3.50-U (A)

Sing While You Grow by Claude and Carolyn Rhea. Lillenas, hardcover, no dust jacket. 72 pages. This illustrated book of Christian songs is designed to help primary age children  grow in wisdom, stature, in favor with God, and in favor with man. Simple two-hand piano accompaniment provided. Condition: Top corner and bottom edge of boards have light bumps. Light wear to edges and corners of boards. Very small chip in surface paper of front board near corner. Old price in red marker on front free end paper. BT-3035. $15.00-U (B)

Studying God's Word Book A, Christian Liberty Press, 1996, soft cover, 8.5 x 11." 152 pages. This is a colorful workbook intended to present kindergarten children with important truths from the Old and New Testaments. The stories have been selected to promote Christian character in the lives of the young readers. Simple comprehension exercises have also been included. Very good condition: Light edge wear to wraps. Remains of price sticker on back cover. Very clean inside. BT-3103. $5.00-U (B)