Who Counts?: 100 Sheep, 10 Coins, and 2 Sons (Hardcover)

from sullijo

Who Counts? retells three familiar parables from the teachings of Jesus - the Lost Sheep, the Lost Coin, and the Prodigal Son -- for children. The book interprets these stories through the lens of completeness: the flock, the coin collection, and the family are incomplete when members are missing...

from HouseofPrayer

This picture book for families and Sunday School classes recounts three parables of Jesus, all about seeking the lost and rejoicing in the found. The illustrations showing multicultural people in contemporary clothing celebrating together can bring the stories right into the lives of children. Th...

from Carlathelibrarian

Who Counts? 100 Sheep, 10 Coins, and 2 Sons by Amy-Jill Levine, and Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is a modern version of three of the most commonly told parables of Jesus: The Lost Sheep, The Lost Coin and the Prodigal Son. The up-to-date story and the illustrations makes the story real for today's child...

from TABrowne

Absolutely wonderful! Faithful retelling of 3 parables. I have always loved the Parable of the Lost Sheep and to use it to work on counting is ingenious. I can see this being utilized in Sunday schools and Christian Schools. The story is easy to follow and the pictures are fun and clear. Definite...

from galoma

This is a book that retells parables that Jesus told except in a modern setting. The three parables are - the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son and are taken from Luke 15.The first two parables are told accurately, but they leave out Jesus' explanation of the parables that "there is...