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  <default_description>How do you teach young children about the value of patience and the loving omniscience of their Creator? Introduce them to The Little Pot, a wise and winsome tale. Soon after a potter lovingly forms a new pot and declares that he has important plans for his creation, the little pot begins to wonder what its purpose will be. Will it be used to hold important documents? Great riches? Beautiful flowers? As various expectations prove wrong, the little pot is cautioned to wait and see. Gradually, Little Pot comes to realize that its creator knows best and has the most wonderful of all uses planned for it. Young readers will realize that the same is true for them: that, like the little pot, they were designed to be vessels that bear fruit. Anyone who has ever had trouble seeing God working in his or her life will realize that, while His work may not always be evident, it is always there. The author's warm illustrations beautifully enhance this charming allegory about patience and fulfillment. A valuable teaching tool for parents and educators, The Little Pot is a simple yet profound story about inevitable reversals. Its timeless message will be enjoyed by many generations to come.</default_description>
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    <body><![CDATA[Dawn Stephens is a wonderful author and illustrator. I have read an excerpt from The Little Pot. It is a inspiring story!<br/>JD Holiday]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[How do you explain to young children the love the Creator has for them in words they can understand? What about explaining the need for patience and trusting that God will guide them to their true purpose? Fortunately, Dawn Stephens has stepped in and written a charming book to put the meaning of Go...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/57408735">more...</a>]]></body>
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    <body><![CDATA[What a beautiful childrens book with a wonderful storyline teaching children a lesson many grown-ups would do well to learn.  <br/><br/>Beautifully illustrated, this story centers around a little pot that is continually being emptied, poured out, and refilled.  Great word picture for opening a chi...<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/50897721">more...</a>]]></body>
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