Adventures in the Friendly Forest by Amanda Jass

 Welcome to the Friendly Forest! This 30-day storybook devotional features lovable characters and reflective questions that will help kids learn and grow in their faith.

Blaze, Hensley, Hoo, Cubby, and Flora love living in the Friendly Forest! So when a big storm brings big changes, these little critters band together to help rebuild their community and save their home. But they are also about to discover that the biggest—and best—change is what happens in their minds and hearts.

Every day, kids can listen to one chapter, which includes:

• a short story about the forest friends' adventures and challenges
• a key Bible verse to connect the story to God's Word
• reflection questions to help kids apply the day's lesson to their lives
• a truth statement for kids to hold on to after the reading
• a brief prayer to invite kids to have conversations with God

Adventures in the Friendly Forest teaches kids that God is with them through all of life’s ups and downs—and that some changes might mean they are growing into exactly who God created them to be.

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Amazon.com: Adventures in the Friendly Forest: A 30-Day Storybook Devotional to Help Kids Grow in Faith and Character (Audible Audio Edition): Amanda Jass, Eileen Stevens, Listening Library: Books

I’m Amanda. A writer, editor, illustrator, and encourager. I enjoy creating content for all ages, and I especially love creating resources for kids and families!

Prior to writing for kids, I worked in higher education as a career counselor and adjunct professor among other roles. Staying in higher ed was my plan, but after several years I made a big pivot in my own career path by taking a job developing kids ministry curriculum.

I could hardly believe my actual full-time gig was writing words that taught kids about Jesus! I’m so grateful that God uses imperfect people to share about His truth, love, and grace.

These days, I’m a work-from-home + homeschooling mom. I get to take on various publishing projects with organizations including Penguin Random House, Tyndale House, and HarperCollins Christian Publishing. It’s really, really fun. 😊 My first children’s devotional called Discovering Christmas released in 2024, and my upcoming kids’ book called Adventures in the Friendly Forest releases in February 2026!

My husband, Brian, and I have been married for 14 years, and we have three girls who are beautiful answers to lots of prayer after a season of infertility. Our house is filled with mac & cheese messes, lots of big emotions, and an inappropriate amount of arts & craft supplies. It gets crazy around here, but we love it.

Other random things: I like coffee, cozy blankets, children’s books, barnyard animals, and long walks. I usually try to avoid conflict, but I’m getting better at taking a stand for what’s right—even when it’s uncomfortable. I have a Master of Education degree, and I enjoy finding innovative ways to teach unchanging truths in an ever-changing world. Some of my favorite activities include being involved in our local church, bringing people together, drawing & creating art, listening to podcasts, and family dance parties.

Live To See The Day by Mark Medley

 Why do people pursue impossible goals?

In Live to See the Day, journalist Mark Medley sets out to find people who straddle the line between determination and delusion, who have devoted their lives to dreams they know have little chance of coming true, or that will only come to pass in decades—if not centuries—from now. Over the course of five years, and through interviews with more than 250 people, he immersed himself in a question we all reckon with personally in our lives: how to push forward when the world is telling you to give up. Travelling to the jungles of Indonesia to encounter a photographer who has devoted his life to pursuing a mystery ape; to the forests of Norway, where a time-bending artist is amassing books that will only be read a hundred years from now; to the deserts of the American Southwest, where he shadows a grizzled treasure hunter who has spent his life searching for a legendary lost fortune, Medley asks: What keeps these people going? Why start a race they know they’ll never finish?

Paddling across a quiet volcanic lake in Sumatra, under the eye-blue sky on a scorching day in the Superstition Mountains, and at the launch of a historic space mission on the edge of the Pacific Ocean, Medley finds people with almost bottomless reserves of patience and perseverance. Captivating, funny, and full of curiosity and heart, Live to See the Day is ultimately an examination of hope and what it means to live a rewarding life.

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Live to See the Day: Impossible Goals, Unimaginable Futures, and the Pursuit of Things That May Never Be: Medley, Mark: 9780771062261: Amazon.com: Books

Mark Medley is the author of Live to See the Day: Impossible Goals, Unimaginable Futures, and the Pursuit of Things That May Never Be. He is the Deputy Opinion Editor of The Globe and Mail. He lives in Toronto with his family.

Deep Breath, Little Whisper by Scott James

 

Help your child discover the importance of talking to God during all types of situations with this picture book that explores the use of breath prayers. Throughout, kids will learn that each of their direct praises, quick thanks, and whispered requests can bring them peace and build a stronger relationship with their heavenly Father.

God loves it when His children talk to Him—and connecting with God can be as easy as using a simple word or phrase. Deep Breath, Little Whisper introduces the idea of breath prayers by using a series of kid-friendly scenarios and engaging text to show young readers how they can have a conversation with God in the moment, wherever they are and however they’re feeling. Each example also helps remind them that prayer doesn’t have to be big and complex to be meaningful—it just has to come from the heart.

The illustrated book is perfect for:

• read-aloud or prayer time
• introducing breath prayers into your family
• helping children from preschool to early elementary develop a relationship with God through easy-to-remember prayers and prompts
• teaching different types of prayers, including praise and adoration, thanksgiving, intercessory, and confession

• showing kids how they can calm their minds and turn to God no matter what happens

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Deep Breath, Little Whisper: Praying Every Little Word Your Heart Wants to Say: James, Scott, Avgustinovich, Irina: 9780310178293: Amazon.com: Books

Scott James serves as an Elder at The Church at Brook Hills. He and his wife, Jaime, have 4 children and live in Birmingham, AL, where he works as a pediatric physician. He is the author of family worship books, including The Expected One, The Risen One, and Mission Accomplished, as well as illustrated children's books such as The Sower, The Littlest Watchman, Where Is Wisdom?, and God Cares For Me.

Manifest for Kids by Roxie Nafousi

 Are you ready to learn a new superpower?

Manifesting is a way of using your own mind to become your best and happiest self. Anyone can manifest, and kids can learn how with four simple steps:

• Understand your feelings
• Grow your confidence
• Appreciate everything you have
• Set and reach your goals

With activities to do alone, as well as with friends and family, this incredible book will give kids all the tools they need to manifest their best and most brilliant lives! Complete with a daily journal to practice all the tools learned.

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Amazon.com: Manifest for Kids: 4 Steps to Being the Best You: 9780593890936: Nafousi, Roxie: Books

Roxie Nafousi is a self-development coach, inspirational speaker, manifesting expert and 2 x Sunday Times Bestselling author. Her debut book MANIFEST: 7 Steps to Living Your Best Life has become a global success since it entered the market in January 2022, and is widely regarded as the must-have guide to manifestation. It has been translated into 22 languages and has spent 25 weeks in the Sunday Times Bestseller charts. Roxie’s much anticipated follow-up book, MANIFEST: Dive Deeper debuted straight at number 5 in the charts and has already received acclaim from the UK’s top publications.

Hailed as ‘the manifesting queen’ by Forbes & the Financial Times, Roxie brings her unique approach to self-development across the world, hosting corporate workshops for the world’s largest companies including Google, Meta, Rothschild, and many more. Roxie also hosts her own sell-out workshops and webinars.

In collaboration with The Head Plan, Roxie also offers a range of transformational products, including The Journal, The Manifest Deck, The Notebook and The Mantra cards, that provide people with the tools they need to fulfil their potential and live their best lives.

Her commitment and dedication to transforming the lives of people who suffer with emotional and mental-health issues and helping them to fulfil their potential has seen her quickly become a leading figure in the wellness world.

An Appearance of Impropriety by Jayna Breigh

 As the youngest female judge in LA, Mahalia Jackson has her career goals carefully aligned. But when her mentor tells her she needs to break her shell of professionalism and show a little heart by volunteering for the Junior Jurors program, her plans begin to falter.

Attorney JD Cash heads up the Junior Jurors program, a project born out of his own troubled past. He leverages his position as an attorney to fulfill God's calling on his life, supporting the orphans and widows of society who have lost beloved husbands and fathers to TransNation's eighteen-wheeled time bombs roaming America's freeways.

Mahalia's rule—never date a lawyer—is a straitjacket that tightens when she presides over the case where JD serves as a young widow's attorney. But when an earthquake leaves JD and Mahalia in a vulnerable position, her resolve begins to waver and she finds herself opening up to the sad-eyed lawyer. But online, anonymous colleagues and adversaries attempt to destroy Mahalia’s reputation and career.

A legal drama threaded with romance, An Appearance of Impropriety will show readers that real love is worth the risk.

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An Appearance of Impropriety: A Romantic Legal Drama: Breigh, Jayna: 9780825448874: Amazon.com: Books

Jayna is an award-winning writer of Romantic Legal Dramas - Suspenseful, Twist-Filled Mystery/Thrillers with Romance. She practiced “Big City Law” in Los Angeles for over a decade. Jayna loves funny, inspirational and painfully cute social media. The only real life drama allowed—British period pieces and games of Wordfeud.

A Million Little Miracles by Mark Batterson

In this 40-day guided journal complementing Mark Batterson's A Million Little Miracles, the New York Times bestselling author of Win the Day helps us seek the God who is constantly moving in our midst, revel in his greatness, and catalogue the miracles he works all around us.

Think you've never experienced a miracle? Mark Batterson claims you have never not! Now he empowers readers to cultivate a holy curiosity about themselves and the world they live in.

In this compelling, author-curated journal, readers will spend 40 days seeking God and growing in relationship to him by pausing to observe and remember the many ways God is at work in their lives every day. Through guided Bible readings and thoughtful journal prompts, Batterson invites us to consider the miraculous work of God going on around us. He highlights three aspects of God that we take for granted: God is bigger than we think, closer than we realize, and better than we can imagine.

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 A Million Little Miracles Guided Journal: 40 Reflections to Awaken Wonder: Batterson, Mark: 9780593192894: Amazon.com: Books

Mark Batterson is the lead pastor of National Community Church (NATIONAL.CC) in Washington, D.C. One church with multiple campuses, National owns and operates Ebenezers Coffeehouse, the DC Dream Center, and the Capital Turnaround (capitalturnaround.com). Mark holds a doctor of ministry degree from Regent University and is the New York Times bestselling author of twenty-five books, including The Circle Maker, Chase the Lion, and Win the Day. He has also authored the children's books The Best Worst Day Ever and God Speaks in Whispers with his daughter, Summer Batterson Dailey. Mark and his wife, Lora, live on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC.

Bed Slime Blues by Kris Tarantino

 Bedtime routines get a jolt of silliness and some sweetness as four monster friends try to resist bedtime in this wonderful bedtime tale.

It's time for bed... except monsters DON'T DO bedtime!

Iggy doesn’t want to take a bath. Zee-Zee’s jammies are icky. Fleck whines and stomps when it’s story time. The bedslime blues are impossible to escape—even for the usually cheerful and enthusiastic Snoodle!

With all their stomping and clomping, how on earth will these gruffy, grumpy monsters lie down for a peaceful night of ZZZ’s?

Author Kris Tarantino and New York Times bestselling illustrator Cori Doerrfeld partner once again with this fun and funny bedtime read-aloud for any "little monster" that won't go to sleep!

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Bedslime Blues: Tarantino, Kris, Doerrfeld, Cori: 9780593797754: Amazon.com: Books

Kris Tarantino is a children’s book author whose work is filled with humor, playfulness, and whimsy. Her debut picture book, Be My Valenslime, received critical praise and a starred review. Before becoming an author, Kris worked in marketing for companies that make fun products like toys, books, and balloons.