Description
Bruce Humphries, Boston, MA [Published date: 1956]. Hardcover, 35 pp; illustrated with black-and-white line drawings; 21 cm.
Rare, out-of-print & unusual books · Since 1997
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Condition & notes
In good condition. Brown cloth-covered boards with gold lettering on spine. Upper corners of boards and spine bumped; spine and top edge lightly faded and soiled; small stain on back cover near spine. Binding tight; faint toning to pages, otherwise clean and unmarked. No dust jacket. A collection of Christian moral tales first published in children’s magazines of the E. V. Publishing House of Nappanee, Indiana. The author and publisher acknowledge permission to republish both the stories and original illustrations. Each story offers a simple parable for young readers, combining home and Sunday-school themes of kindness, obedience, gratitude, and faith. Contents include: God’s Flowers; The Country Church; The Little Black Bug; Bighorns of the Mountains; The Dandelion’s Secret; Tom and the Radio; A Fuzzy Caterpillar; The Shoe Tells a Story; The Great Teacher; The Dream That Came True; Building; "Wake-Up" Time; The Shiny Flashlight; Spring Fun; Two Gifts for Mother.Katherine Bevis was an American Christian writer based in Houston, Texas, active in the 1950s, whose children’s stories first appeared in E. V. Publishing House magazines.