The story of Noah's ark is told in this book through the journey of the olive branch brought by the dove. How Olivia, the olive branch, chooses to give up her life in order to bring hope to the people tells the story from a different perspective. There is a joyous ending not only for Noah and all the people and animals on the ark, but in a wonderful twist, for the olive branch, too. All proceeds from this book will be donated to the Boston Children's Hospital.

In dit boek wordt aan de hand van de vlucht van het olijftakje door de duif, en gezien door Olivia het olijftakje, het verhaal verteld van de ark van Noach. Olivia besluit haar leven op te offeren om de mensen hoop te geven. Voor Noach en alle mensen en dieren in de ark neemt het verhaal een gelukkig einde. Maar ook het verdere verhaal van het olijftakje kent een gelukkig einde: het takje spoelt aan op de aarde dat weer tevoorschijn is gekomen en het krijgt wortels. Het takje groeit tenslotte uit tot een boom met andere kleine olijftakjes. Dappere Olivia, het Olijftakje dat weet dat zij sterven zal, offert haar leven op om anderen te helpen. Maar door Gods Genade overleeft zij het vooruitzicht van de dood. Het verhaal zal ertoe kunnen bijdragen om over de dood te spreken en om mensen hoop te brengen. Alle opbrengsten van dit verhaal zullen worden gedoneerd aan het Children's Hospitaal te Boston, Massachusetts. The story of Noah's ark is told in this book through the journey of the olive branch brought by the dove. It is told from the perspective of Olivia, the olive branch. She decides to give up her life to bring hope to the people. There is a happy ending for Noah and all the people and animals in the ark. Joyfully there is a happy ending for the olive branch, too. The olive branch washes up onto the newly exposed soil and grows roots. She becomes a tree and grows other small olive branches. Brave Olivia, the Olive Branch, sacrifices her life to help others knowing that she will die for the cause. Against this diagnosis of death, by the grace of God she survives. The story helps to talk about death and provide hope. All proceeds from this story will be donated to Children's Hospital Boston, Massachusetts.

Sherman Smith saw the most terrible thing happen. At first he tried to forget about it, but soon something inside him started to bother him. He felt nervous for no reason. Sometimes his stomach hurt. He had bad dreams. And he started to feel angry and do mean things, which got him in trouble. Then he met Ms. Maple, who helped him talk about the terrible thing that he had tried to forget. Now Sherman is feeling much better. This gently told and tenderly illustrated story is for children who have witnessed any kind of violent or traumatic episode, including physical abuse, school or gang violence, accidents, homicide, suicide, and natural disasters such as floods or fire. An afterword by Sasha J. Mudlaff written for parents and other caregivers offers extensive suggestions for helping traumatized children, including a list of other sources that focus on specific events.

He's spent years as a hunter, but now he's the one ensnared in a creature's trap. Ketahn did not want a mate. Fate has a different plan for him. When the queen he despises declares her intention to claim him, he retreats into the jungle. What he finds there changes his world. Small, delicate, and pale skinned, Ivy Foster is nothing like the females Ketahn has known. She's not of his kind at all. Yet the moment he sees her, he knows the truth in his soul-she is his heartsthread. And now that he has her, he won't let anything take her away. Not the jungle, not the gods, not the queen and her warriors. Whether Ivy agrees or not, their webs are entangled. No one will ever sever those threads. ----- Book 1 of 3 in The Spider's Mate Trilogy. Warning: Contains darker themes and there is also a cliffhanger. Check the author's website for more detailed content warnings.