The Raven and the Dove, the Big Fish, and the Stubborn Donkey: Stories of Animals from the Bible Discernment and Living within a Right

and Living within a Right Relationship with God

Joan Carroll Cruz presents inspiring biographies of ordinary people who achieved sanctity through unwavering devotion

practical examples young children can relate to

and down-to-earth wisdom from their time in the trenches of parenting

and Scripture to help children know

The Raven and the Dove, the Big Fish, and the Stubborn Donkey: Stories of Animals from the Bible Discernment and Living within a RightFrom the snake in the Garden of Eden to the lost sheep in Lukes parable, stories about fish and birds, rams and goats abound. We read about them, but they have no voice of their own. Here we allow the raven and the dove on Noahs ark, the big fish that swallowed Jonah, and the donkey on which Balaam rode, to be the narrators of their own stories, to inform us and help us to re imagine our stories. We learn something about the intrinsic value of all