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Jon and the Little Lost Lamb: The Parable of the Good Shepherd
The most popular children's Bible story series in the world Generations of Christian children have learned the Bible through the lively poems and colorful illustrations of Arch Books. Parents trust these colorful books to teach their children Bible stories from Genesis through Acts in a fun, memorable way.The Arch Books series of 100 titles is conveniently divided into 8 sections that include related stories for an organized journey through the Bible.
- GenresChildrensPicture Books
32 pages, Paperback
First published December 1, 1965
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December 19, 2014
a religious text showing us how to look at the world
February 17, 2013
While a tad stumbling at first, it was written decently, with the rhyming scheme flowing more naturally from the middle of the book on. Simple story that kids can enjoy.
February 6, 2014
One of my favorites as a kid. Now one of my favorites as a dad reading to his kids.
January 23, 2016
This is my favorite Arch book for kids of all time. It's The Parable of the Good Shepherd and the Lost Sheep that Jesus told in Luke 15:1-7, retold with more detail for little children. I love what a good picture it gives of God's grace and mercy and how He pursues us to rescue us when we mess up. The reason that this book is my favorite of the Arch series is that I never want my children to think that they can wander so far that God won't love them or forgive them. That's the gospel good news in a nutshell. I love the ending,
"Once back inside the snug sheepfold,
the Shepherd does not rant or scold,
but smooths on olive oil to heal
all Baa's deep scratches, and we're told
it's done so kindly, Baa can feel -
How much his Shepherd cares for him -
one poor, lost lamb, back home again!"
The back of the book says that it's for kids ages 5-9, but we started younger with these Arch books, and went older.
"Once back inside the snug sheepfold,
the Shepherd does not rant or scold,
but smooths on olive oil to heal
all Baa's deep scratches, and we're told
it's done so kindly, Baa can feel -
How much his Shepherd cares for him -
one poor, lost lamb, back home again!"
The back of the book says that it's for kids ages 5-9, but we started younger with these Arch books, and went older.
April 8, 2017
A shepherd wearing a wizard hat takes his sheep out to eat, shooting a lion with his sling shot along the way. Upon returning to the sheep pen he realizes that Baby Baa is missing. he must travers the now dangerous path to locate the lost sheep. Beautifully illustrated.
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