Contents The Old Testament God Makes the World 16 Genesis 1-2 The Garden of Eden 20 Genesis 2-3 Noah and the Ark 24 Genesis 6-9 Abraham and the Promise 28 Genesis 12-21 Joseph and the Wonderful Coat 32 Genesis 37 Joseph and the Great Famine 36 Genesis 39-50 The Baby in the Rushes 40 Exodus 2 The Great Escape 44 Exodus 2-14 The Golden Box 48 Exodus 16-26, 36; Leviticus 19; Deuteronomy 6, 31 Joshua and the Battle of Jericho 52 Joshua 4, 6, 24 Samuel Hears a Voice 56 1 Samuel 1, 3 Samuel the Kingmaker 60 1 Samuel 8-16 David and Goliath 64 1 Samuel 17 Fearless King David 68 1 Samuel 18-31; 2 Samuel 1, 5-7 Wise King Solomon 72 1 Kings 3-10 Elijah and the Fire 76 1 Kings 17-18 The Story of Jonah 80 Jonah The Fiery Furnace 84 Daniel 3 Daniel and the Lions 88 Daniel 6 Nehemiah and the City of Jerusalem 92 Ezra, Nehemiah The New Testament The Baby in the Manger 98 Matthew 1; Luke 1-2 The Wise Men and the Star 102 Matthew 2 Jesus Grows Up 106 Luke 2 Jesus' New Beginning 110 Matthew 3-4; Luke 3-4 Jesus and the Disciples 114 Matthew 10; Luke 5 Jesus the Teacher 118 Matthew 5-7 Jesus and the Storm 122 Mark 4 Jesus and the Hungry Crowd 126 Mark 6 Jesus Heals a Little Girl 130 Luke 8 Jesus' Story of the Lost Sheep 134 Luke 15 Jesus' Story of the Runaway Son 138 Luke 15 Jesus' Story of the Good Samaritan 142 Luke 10 The Man in the Tree 146 Luke 19 Jesus Rides to Jerusalem 150 Luke 19 The Darkest Day 154 Matthew 26-27; Luke 22-23 The News that Changed Everything 158 Luke 23; John 20 A Message for all the World 162 Acts 1-2; 1 John 4 My Very Own Prayers Introduction 166 My World Hello God 170 All About Me 172 My Family: the Grown-ups 174 My Family: Brothers and Sisters 176 My Family: All Together 178 Our Home 180 My Day In the Morning 184 At Mealtimes 186 At School 188 At Play 190 My Friends 192 At Night 196 The World Around Us 200 People of the World 204 All God's Creatures 206 In Town 210 In the Country 212 The Weather 214 The Seasons 216 Caring for the World 218 Sad Days Illness 222 The Hardest Goodbye 224 Difficult Days 226 When Things Go Wrong 230 Please Help, God 232 Happy Days Holidays 236 Birthdays 238 Sundays 240 At Christmas 242 At Easter 244 Harvest 246 Thank You, God 248 You're Great, God! 250 First Line Index 252 Acknowledgments 256.