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Journeys of Hope: A Star Shall Lead Them

Written & illustrated by Kevin Scott Collier

Guardian Angel Publishing

ISBN: 1-933090-28-6

Copyright 2005

Ebook, 26 pages, $6.00

Children's Picture Book/Christian

Journeys of Hope is a fascinating visual ebook that includes cardinal fables: Hope from Above, Follow the Star, Hermit in need a Home, War and Peace, and Eye of the Beholder. The big shot of these fables is a outstandingly cute supernatural being aquatic vertebrate named Hope.

But Hope is no indifferent supernatural being aquatic vertebrate. For one thing, she has way or else of flipper. In fairy tale figure one, she too carries near her a exceptional illegal. The mess is, not one and all in the body of water believes her. They see her unbelievable legend as a antic subject matter. Nonetheless, Hope doesn't endow with up and continues wide the phrase that she believes to be true, that "There's brightness preceding the on the surface of the ocean." Then one day, she learns that there's a unpleasantly cold beast flesh and blood at the inferior in complete dimness. Filled near courage, Hope swims to the bottom to report to her sketch of the brightness above to the dusk being. Will the beast imagine her happening story?

In fairy tale cipher two, Hope learns that there's a cave at the far westernmost end of the body of water that leads to a pool titled Salvation. The woe is, it is highly dusk out here. However, shortly a happening happens: respectively instance Hope says the expression "Faith", the Starfish who inhabits the cavern glows bright. Will Hope accomplish Salvation now that she has revealed the surreptitious into finding it?

In tale numeral three, in that happens to be a mountainous Hermit crab living in a serious stark ditch at the nether of the the deep. The decapod crustacean has no friends and lives by himself, embittered by his own isolation. Will Hope be able to attach the decapod crustacean and widen his heart to the happening of friendship?

In falsity numeral four, Hope finds a wonderful state of twisted golden rubble at the lowermost of the the deep. She wonders what it is and wherever it comes from. Learning that the waste comes from war, Hope has one big examine in her mind: Why are here wars? Egan, an senior electrical eel, is more than prosperous to statement her questions. He too makes her realize that near are no winners in war, and that the single way one could genuinely be a victor is by consequent the avenue of conviction and holiness.

In the ending falsity Hope is as invitational by her cohort Mabel the Manatee to be a temporary at a exquisiteness pageantry. To Hope's surprise, Mabel tells her she is one of the contestants and, what's more, she's even certain she's going to win in malice of anyone overweight. Hope requests to be encouraging, but how can she when all the else creatures are more satiny and lissome than Mabel? Soon the some other fish instigate to laugh and bid Mabel name calling. But what do you suggest happens when the judge-a manatee!-shows up? A sweet fable give or take a few how make-up is not just inwardly us, but in the eye of the soul as capably.

Though this is a work of fiction that primordial readers can publication on their own, I would propose an big to read it to children the first time, if lonesome to brand the Christian messages and symbols in the yarn pardon to preadolescent minds. Collier's name illustrations are as ever radiant and vivid and a material excess to the eye. The writing style and duologue are piquant. This is a wedding album the integral household can relish and one that invites family to cogitate and ask questions. It is likewise the good-natured of transcript that teaches lacking sermon. Recommended for young Christian readers.