{"product_id":"all-creation-waits-childrens-edition-the-advent-mystery-of-new-beginnings-for-children-hardcover","title":"All Creation Waits -- Children's Edition: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings for Children - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eGayle Boss\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eSharon Spitz\u003c\/b\u003e (Illustrator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \"Beautiful, beckoning, and brimming with hope and promise, wonder and love!\" --\u003cb\u003eSy Montgomery\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eHow to Be a Good Creature\u003c\/i\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eFrom bestselling author Gayle Boss, a stunningly illustrated picture book edition of her beloved Advent book, \u003ci\u003eAll Creation Waits\u003c\/i\u003e. Now young readers too will be caught up in the wonder of 24 woodland animals adapting to the season of dark and cold.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e Each day of Advent a different animal shows children its own amazing way to meet the dark and cold. Wood Frog freezes into a frog-shaped cube of ice! For six months Painted Turtle doesn't breathe! Woodchuck can't be wakened, even if shaken! With each creature, children hear the refrain: \u003ci\u003eThe dark is not an end. It's a door. It's the way a new beginning comes.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Here is the ancient truth of Advent enacted in the lives of 24 common woodland animals and culminating in the birth of the Human One who perfectly lived that truth. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Children open the book's double-page spreads as they would the doors on an Advent calendar--one, and only one, each day. \"Animal wonderment\" reflection questions at the back of the book help children stay with just one animal, one page spread, each day. In an often chaotic \"holiday season,\" children learn to slow down and wait with all creation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Written in lilting poetic lines, children ages 5 to 10 will delight in the sounds of the words as well as the vivid descriptions of animals' winter lives. They'll learn the elegant intricacies of creatures as small as honeybees, as large as black bears. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e Original watercolor paintings by award-winning artist Sharon Spitz convey the radiance of each creature. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e With this beautiful picture book, adults and families who have loved the original edition of \u003ci\u003eAll Creation Waits\u003c\/i\u003e can now welcome younger children into the practice of reflective waiting-with-creation through Advent. Perfect for grounding young ones in the wonder of wild things. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e An ECPA 2023 Christmas Bestseller! \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eLearn more about \u003ci\u003eAll Creation Waits--Children's Edition\u003c\/i\u003e and find free resources at AllCreationWaits.com\u003c\/b\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eGayle Boss\u003c\/b\u003e writes from West Michigan, where she was born and raised. Her lifelong love of animals and her immersion in spiritual texts and practices have melded in poems and essays that explore how relationships with animals specifically, and an attentive presence in the natural world generally, restore us to our deepest selves. Also the author of \u003ci\u003eWild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing\u003c\/i\u003e, Gayle lives with her husband and Welsh corgi rescue. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSharon Spitz\u003c\/b\u003e is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer currently based between Berlin and Haifa. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 64\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.45 x 9.8 x 8.76 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e October 03, 2023\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51751480721696,"sku":"9781640608283","price":20.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/2d92e1279def122f89a5fcc1ddc9b9c5.webp?v=1779973969","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/all-creation-waits-childrens-edition-the-advent-mystery-of-new-beginnings-for-children-hardcover","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}