Dora introduces her friends Kate and Emma

Join James Stephens as he shares original short stories inspired by his interaction with children. A talking worm, a bullfrog bully, and a friendly duck family are just a few of the many characters that spring to life on these pages. Let your imagination run wild as you ride a bull with DooDad the Clown and fly into outer space with Santa Claus. As each adventure ends, the main character has learned a valuable lesson--about friendship, manners, obedience, and other Christian values. Each of the seventeen short stories includes a timeless black-and-white illustration to intrigue you. And the final story has a twist: a place on each page where you can tap into your own creative side and draw pictures to go with the story. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ I cannot thank you enough for sharing your stories with my class. Your ability to turn a simple lesson into a fun story that keeps children engaged is powerful. I enjoyed watching my students connect with the characters and explain why they loved them. --Shaunda Douglas Kindergarten Teacher, Allen ISD When I was little, I would go to James and Kathy Stephens' house a lot. He would read his stories to me. They always made me smile. I thought of all sorts of names to name Charlie's horse in "Charlie Goes to the Farm." I was the first small child that he read his stories to. I loved them. --Natalee Hooper, 13 ------------------------------------------------------------------------------

I will personally have the chance to help enrich mankind’s knowledge of the Amish and a life of happy choices. I learned how to be a satisfied person fourteen years after leaving the Amish. I know I could have happy moments in either world. Yet I chose to have it away from the Amish where I could also have my own religious freedom. I treasured those moments. My story is told in the events of my life. Yet in the end, all done and said, I never regretted leaving the Amish or learning everything I did. I found the other side of misery. I learned that I believed in self respect and living a whole life which made everything complete.

Is it possible to escape Brindavan? Gopala, now a young man, flees the Community only to discover that his cloistered upbringing has ill-prepared him for life in the outside world. Anthony and Sheila, having built a new life far away from Brindavan, suddenly find that Govindas malice is able to reach across the miles endeavouring to harm them. Meera, however, seeks to ingratiate herself with Brindavan, assuming a new identity, determined to exact revenge for her sisters death. But will she learn that revenge brings pain and bitterness rather than gratification? ...... John Thompson published The Brindavan Chronicle:Genesis to critical acclaim in 2015. Now Nemesis takes the characters several years forward, to the outcomes - both good and bad - that they have earned.