A donkey tells how he reluctantly played a part in Jesus' entry into Jerusalem on the first Palm Sunday.

A master storyteller of the American frontier presents a western about a town that could not be tamed—and the vicious things men will do for gold. Picket-Stake Hendry has spent thirty years roaming the Calico Mountains in search of gold. Finally, in a lonely little canyon far from civilization, he strikes the mother lode, and as soon as he gets home to register the claim, he’ll be a millionaire. But before he can make it to Cosmos, a bandit attacks him. Cosmos sheriff Johnny Hendry prefers playing cards to fighting crime, and he’s kept the peace in this rough-and-tumble western town by letting bandits do whatever they want. But when he hears that Pick, his adoptive father, has been murdered, he vows bloody vengeance. For the sake of the old prospector, he will clean up Cosmos—or die where he stands. This incredible story of frontier justice from author Luke Short, winner of a special Western Heritage Trustees Award and the Western Writers of America’s Levi Strauss Golden Saddleman Award, is a classic of the genre.

Bernard is a donkey colt who lives on a beautiful farm. His whole life he has worked hard to be able to join the rest of the horses on the farm in their daily tasks. There is only one problem. Each task requires brute strength and poor Bernard doesn't fit the bill. He is smaller than every horse he comes across. He is weaker than every horse he comes across. Yet, he doesn't let that bring him down or stop him from trying. One fateful day he decides to ask the farmer to take up one of the most important tasks there is. To plow the farm! But to his dismay the farmer and the others laugh in his face and call him a weakling. As Bernard cries to his mother, he begins to doubt if he will ever be able to live out his wonderful dream. Until one day he is given the opportunity to prove his strength. Will Bernard be able to rise to the occasion or is there a greater purpose for the young colt? Join Bernard on his journey of discovering who he is and more importantly who God is calling him to be!

Step into the humble hooves of the donkey who carried the King of kings! This poem walks through the Old Testament history of the donkey, placing the Messiah's donkey firmly inside the grand story of the Bible, and helps raise and answer important questions: What did the little donkey see and hear when the Messiah rode upon his back? Why was Jesus's choice in animal biblically significant? What does it mean for us today? Lovingly illustrated, this book is a powerful way to help your child comprehend the weighty subject of our Lord's sacrifice from a different lens. Download the complimentary workbook and coloring pages at Handdrawnbear.com!