Story Warren Weekend, Vol. 14, Issue 38

ByKelly Keller

Hi friends!

We’re so appreciative of the hubbub around the newest Green Ember book, The Lost Cause, and the new merch goodies in the store. We wanted to give you a heads-up that our Launch Days prices are coming to an end very soon. Beginning on October 20 (Tuesday), the sale prices will no longer be valid. So if you want to get those launch prices, put your order in this weekend. When the clock strikes midnight on Monday, October 19, the launch sale is over!

Another note for you deal-shoppers: next week (Monday-Wednesday) The Lost Key ebook is absolutely free, and The Lost Legend is just $1.99. Go get them!

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Sleep as an Act of Faith. An excerpt here from the book The Wisdom of Sleep. “That’s the simple knowledge we can practice as adults too, until the day we die: resting, sleeping, surrendering to the sovereignty of God and the saving grace of a loving Father. His strong arms cradle us in merciful safety. They are mighty to save. They rock us to sleep and raise us to new life.”

We are big fans of Daniel Nayeri’s around here, so it was a delight to hear more from the Redeemed Reader team about his newest picture book, The Sweetest of Lemons. “Bell’s artwork is pitch perfect for this story, matching the cultural tone perfectly. Bright collage and subtle, visual shifts help readers follow the shifts between frame story and folk tale. For instance, the text is bordered for the folk tale and not for the frame tale. The more you look at the illustrations, the more you will see.”

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What a joy to celebrate with our friends Joe Sutphin and Kevan Chandler the release of their amazing new graphic novel of Winnie-the-Pooh! Sarah Hohner was kind enough to write our review: In Which a Very Good Graphic Novel is Created, and I Meet Pooh Again. “In the pages of this graphic novel you will find the same characters you’ve known since childhood, living out many of the same adventures you remember, as well. Like a favorite grandpa does after the pie is served out, those familiar stories spin out gloriously, gracefully, gradually, gently before you page after page as you meander happily through the Hundred Acre Wood alongside Christopher Robin, Rabbit, Owl, Piglet, Eeyore, Kanga, Roo, and most of all, Winnie the Pooh.”

A meditation on Longing for the Better Country from contributor Natalee Anderson. “… the series slowly gives the Wingfeather family no choice. They have to fight, and they have to go home. We have a home in a heavenly country we can’t reach yet. Jesus told us that He is going to prepare a place for us there, ‘And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come back and take you to be with me that you also may be where I am.’ (John 14:3)”

Something to do with your kids

It’s time for apple cider, so here is a roundup of recipes for you and yours.

Something to watch

This is mind-boggling. The final pumpkin weighed in at 2480 lbs, and for a few weeks, it was gaining more than forty pounds per day!

Thanks for reading. We’re on your side.

Kelly Keller
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