Donkey's Easter Tale, The (Hardcover)

Adele Colvin

ISBN 10: 1589805933 / ISBN 13: 9781589805934

Published by Pelican Publishing Co, Gretna, LA, 2009

About this Item

Hardcover. When Jesus Christ arrived in Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, he rode a donkey through a throng of admiring people. Just days later, Christ endured the unimaginable pain of betrayal and crucifixion before rising from the grave on Easter Sunday. This artful and inspired children's book recounts Jesus' Last Supper with his apostles, the Agony in the Garden, the sorrow of the Crucifixion, and the glorious Resurrection as remembered by the donkey who remained at his side. Stuck inside their small stable one very rainy afternoon, two little donkeys listen to a story their grandfather tells them, a story that they will always carry in their hearts. Years ago, when the grandfather was still a young donkey, he was called to serve a man named Jesus.Carrying Jesus on his back into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the faithful donkey stays with the Lord throughout that first Easter week. He watches with fear and awe when Christ overturns the money tables in the Temple and feels blessed to see Jesus cure the sick and teach parables.At Jesus' side throughout the Last Supper, the agony in the garden, and the betrayal and crucifixion, the donkey experiences Christ's compassion for all creatures and discovers that God's love is for everyone and always will be. After watching Jesus die and mourning his death, the donkey learns of Christ's Resurrection and travels to Galilee to see Jesus once again, experiencing the joy all Christians share at every Easter celebration. Marvelously illustrated, this timeless, thoughtful, and sensitive story teaches children of all ages the meaning of what it is to love and serve Jesus Christ. Shipping may be from our Sydney, NSW warehouse or from our UK or US warehouse, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Donkey's Easter Tale, The (Hardcover)
• Publisher: Pelican Publishing Co, Gretna, LA
• Publication Date: 2009
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1589805933
• ISBN 13: 9781589805934
• Binding: Hardcover
• Illustrator: Peyton Carmichael
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Inspired by Biblical stories, author Adele Bibb Colvin and artist Peyton Hamilton Carmichael’s The Donkey’s Easter Tale is a celebratory picture book.  
 
Stuck inside their small stable one very rainy afternoon, two little donkeys listen to a story their grandfather tells them, a story that they will always carry in their hearts. Years ago, when the grandfather was still a young donkey, he was called to serve a man named Jesus.
 
Carrying Jesus on his back into Jerusalem on Palm Sunday, the faithful donkey stays with the Lord throughout that first Easter week. He watches with fear and awe when Christ overturns the money tables in the Temple and feels blessed to see Jesus cure the sick and teach parables.
 
At Jesus’ side throughout the Last Supper, the agony in the garden, and the betrayal and crucifixion, the donkey experiences Christ’s compassion for all creatures and discovers that God’s love is for everyone and always will be. After watching Jesus die and mourning his death, the donkey learns of Christ’s Resurrection and travels to Galilee to see Jesus once again, experiencing the joy all Christians share at every Easter celebration.
 
Marvelously illustrated, this timeless, thoughtful, and sensitive story teaches children of all ages the meaning of what it is to love and serve Jesus Christ.

About the Author

Birmingham, Alabama, native Adele Bibb Colvin graduated cum laude from Vanderbilt with a bachelor of arts degree in philosophy. She is an active member of St. Luke's Episcopal Church in Birmingham where she has taught Sunday school and been elected to the vestry. She has also served on the board of a state youth offender facility and tutored there through a local literacy program.  In addition to writing children's books, Colvin is an inspired songwriter and lyricist, and her work has been published in songbooks, recorded commercially, and used in the worship services of churches of many different denominations. She is a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators in the Southern Breeze regional division and is a member of the Alabama Writers' Forum. When she is not writing books and music or spending time with her seven grandchildren, she enjoys reading and oil painting. She lives with her husband in Birmingham, Alabama.