Meet Calico -- a fluffy, puffy, itty-bitty kitten who can't wait to discover the world around her. Follow Calico as she jumps, climbs, and frolics her way through a very adventurous day!

It seemed like a simple job—guide Josh and Sarah to Bow Ridge to live with their aunt until they reached their 18th birthday. It was what their aunt Rebecca wanted, and the best choice Calico Ramsey thought he could make. But someone wants them dead, which makes no sense to Calico. Neither do the feelings aroused by the nearness of the handsome young man from Chicago—feelings that seem to be returned.

The book is Christian, historical fiction & 12 chapters in length. It contains: ** a forward to parents ** appendices with extensive chapter vocabulary lists ** appendices with lessons for readers ** Introductions for both children & parents are as follows: Children: Would you like to surprise your teacher and parents with all the big words you are learning to read? Well, hop aboard Calicos feet and take a trip back in time to meet Jesus! Grab your imagination, and jump inside these word-paintings! Experience the loyal friendships and adventures that Calico and his buddies have in their exciting journey. Come with Calico, and discover how a loving God can make a messenger out of a tiny creature. Meet funny friends in their nature habitats. Some of them even become a secret audience to miracles! What are you waiting for? Calico is aflutter to tell you his wonderful story! Parents: This story has been designed to enhance a childs faith in their friendly Savior, and interest them in the God of Creation. Advanced vocabulary is integrated throughout the text. Its purpose is to increase reading development, use words to build pictures in the imagination, & provide detailed concentration upon the storys events. Educationalappendices assist teachers, librarians, and homeschoolers in developing analytical and creative thinking levels. Combining spiritual development with academic advancement are overall goals which the author has endeavored to achieve.

Calico, a cat, always seems to get into trouble, from spilling her milk to crushing the flowers in the garden, but Mama reminds Calico what really matters.

When her friends Scruff and Puff come over, Calico learns that playing nice is the best way to play.

Turner Whynot is a psychiatrist looking for reason within his work. He is searching for more than the prescriptions and the textbooks that psychiatrists rely upon to treat the mentally ill. Why does he look after the sick? Is it something divine thats within us all, or some other driving force? Turner begins to find answers to these questions when he and his wife travel to the south shore of Nova Scotia and meet Adam, a patient in a psychiatric facility there who wants peace from a world that has brought him pain. Adam tells the Whynots the story of his own promise, an experience that may bring truth to the reality they all share, or to a reality that is perhaps just his own. Based on the authors own experiences and struggles with schizophrenia, Promises tells the story of how love offers the key to recovery and understanding of mental illness.

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