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From bestselling author Gayle Boss comes an inspiring nature-based journey through Advent, celebrating the beauty of God's creation and the hope of Jesus' arrival. All Creation Waits is ideal for early readers who love nature and wonder, featuring 24 animals and insects, eye-catching illustrations, and easy-to-read text. Recommended for ages 3-8 as a wonderful gift for the Christmas season.
Title: All Creation Waits, Children's Edition By: Gayle Boss Illustrated By: Sharon Spitz Format: Hardcover Number of Pages: 64 Vendor: Paraclete Press | Publication Date: 2023 Dimensions: 9.5 X 8.5 (inches) Weight: 16 ounces ISBN-13: 9781640608283 Ages: 3-12 Stock No: WW608280 |
2025 WINNER Christian Book Awards
2025 FINALIST Next Generation Indie Book Awards (Best Children's Book Illustrations)
2023 & 2024 ECPA Christmas Bestseller
Discover the Wonders of Advent Through the Eyes of Nature
From bestselling author Gayle Boss comes a breathtaking picture book that invites children to journey through Advent alongside 24 extraordinary woodland animals. Beautifully illustrated by award-winning artist Sharon Spitz, All Creation Waits: The Advent Mystery of New Beginnings captivates young readers with lyrical storytelling and radiant watercolors that bring the magic of winters creatures to life.
Each day of Advent reveals a new animals astonishing adaptation to the dark and coldWood Frog becomes a frog-shaped cube of ice, Painted Turtle sleeps underwater without breathing, and Black Bear hibernates in perfect stillness. With each tale, children hear the gentle refrain: The dark is not an end. Its a door. Its the way a new beginning comes.
This stunning book encourages families to slow down and savor the beauty of reflective waiting during the often chaotic holiday season. Readers will be enchanted by:
All Creation Waits culminates in the birth of the Christ Child, the ultimate sign of hope and renewal, making it an inspiring and meaningful Advent companion for children and families alike.
Perfect for bedtime reading, classroom discussions, or family traditions, this exquisite book will become a cherished part of your holiday season for years to come.
Give the gift of wonder, reflection, and natures wisdom this Adventshare All Creation Waits with your loved ones today!
Learn more about All Creation WaitsChildren's Edition and find free resources at AllCreationWaits.com
Gayle Boss writes from West Michigan, where she was born and raised. Her lifelong love of animals and her immersion in spiritual texts and practices have melded in poems and essays that explore how relationships with animals specifically, and an attentive presence in the natural world generally, restore us to our deepest selves. Also the author of Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, Gayle lives with her husband and Welsh corgi rescue.
"Writing about animals and the human-animal bond is the writing that enthralls me. Ive found it true, what the thirteenth-century mystic Meister Eckhart said: 'God is equally near in all creatures.' Many human creatures and two corgis have loved me and encouraged my work. Beyond them, the creatures and landscapes of Michigans west coast, often wounded, open to me wonder after wonder." -- Gayle Boss
Sharon Spitz is an award-winning illustrator and graphic designer currently based between Berlin and Haifa. Graduate with honors from the Department of Visual Communication in The NB Haifa School of Design (B.Des.). In her works, she expresses her love of animals and her interest in environmental issues, drawing inspiration from music, surreal art, and nature. Sharon enjoys experimenting with various techniques and styles.
"In this unique blend of Advent musings on the nature of waiting, fascinating facts about animals and birds, and magnificent artwork depicting creatures in their winter habitats, author Gayle Boss and illustrator Sharon Spitz join forces to develop one theme pointing ahead to the birth of Jesus: 'The dark is not an end. Its a door. Its the way a new beginning comes.'" The Banner
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