CHARLOTTE, NC- The Good Book Company announces that Is Christmas Unbelievable? by Rebecca McLaughlin has surpassed 100,000 units in print sales (The Good Book Company, October 2021).

Is Christmas Unbelievable? is an evangelistic resource that evaluates the claims of the biblical Christmas story. It proved a hugely popular title to give away at church events and services throughout the Christmas season of 2021. To celebrate this milestone, The Good Book Company will offer the book at a discounted price of $3 each until October 23, 2022.

James Burstow, TGBC President, reflects, “It’s been very encouraging to see Is Christmas Unbelievable? used for evangelism around the world. We are grateful to have published this wonderful apologetic of the true Christmas story, which is written in Rebecca McLaughlin’s characteristic winsome and thoughtful style. We are humbled and grateful to have reached this milestone within the book’s first year of publication, and it’s our prayer that this book will impact people with the truth of the Gospel this Christmas and for many to come.”

For media inquiries and access to promotional assets, contact: publicity@thegoodbook.com.

ABOUT THE AUTHOR
Rebecca McLaughlin holds a Ph.D. in Renaissance Literature from Cambridge University and a theology degree from Oak Hill College in London. She is the author of Confronting Christianity: 12 Hard Questions for the World’s Largest Religion (2019), which was named book of the year by Christianity Today, and of several other books including The Secular Creed: Engaging 5 Contemporary Claims (2021), Jesus Through the Eyes of Women (2022), and Confronting Jesus (2022). She lives in Cambridge, Massachusetts with her husband Bryan and their three children.

ABOUT THE GOOD BOOK COMPANY
Founded in 1991, The Good Book Company (TGBC) is an international Christian publisher. Their Bible studies, books, devotionals, videos, tracts, evangelistic courses, and training materials are used throughout the English-speaking world, and in translation in over 35 languages worldwide. Everyone at TGBC is passionate about the Lord Jesus, His word, His church, and His gospel of grace. They create and publish biblical, relevant, and accessible resources that will encourage Christians to keep going, keep growing, and keep sharing their faith.

SOUNDING JOY AVAILABLE NOW

NASHVILLE, TENN. (SEPTEMBER 30, 2022) Acclaimed singer/songwriter and best-selling author Ellie Holcomb will release her new Christmas EP, Sing: Christmas Songs, on November 1st to accompany her latest children’s book, Sounding Joy, which was released earlier this month. Celebrating the recent release of her holiday book and the forthcoming album, Holcomb debuted the original song “Sounding Joy” today. Click here to listen to the new song or below to watch the live acoustic performance.

“My book and album were inspired by the song ‘Joy to the World,’ and it’s an invitation to sing about the hope we have because God put skin on and moved into the neighborhood,” shares Ellie Holcomb. “I hope these songs will invoke dancing in the kitchen while you bake Christmas cookies and storytelling of the very best kind. I hope it will help kids ponder what joy sounds like and the reason we can have joy no matter what we’re facing.”

The Christmas book explores the question of what joy sounds like as the reader travels through beautiful Christmastime scenes in the board book, which is illustrated by Laura Ramos. Likewise Sing: Christmas Songs is an invitation to sing about the hope of the season and features classic and original Christmas songs. Holcomb’s sweet and lovely celebration of Christmas encourages each reader and listener, young and old, to lift up their voice and repeat the sounding joy!

Holcomb continues, “Joy sounds like the voices of my friends and family in my home while I’m preparing a meal. It sounds like my kids singing happily in their room together or like carols and bells and laughter and water running. It sounds like It’s A Wonderful Life playing in the background and Charlie Brown Christmas and Linus reading the most wonderful of stories that came true in real life… the magic of knowing we are never alone, and of hearing that message ring true over and over again in all the songs we sing at Christmas. We have a reason to sing, a reason to hope. Love gets the final word. Glad tidings of GREAT JOY!

Click here to get the book and pre-order the upcoming Sing: Christmas Songs.

About Ellie Holcomb
For eight years, Ellie recorded and toured full-time with her husband’s band, Drew Holcomb & The Neighbors, before stepping off the road when her first child was born. Her solo debut, As Sure As The Sun (2014), landed her a Top 10 hit and a GMA Dove Award for “New Artist of the Year.” Her critically-acclaimed sophomore LP, Red Sea Road, followed in 2017. In subsequent years, Holcomb has released two children’s books – each with a companion EP of original music written specifically for kids. The second of which debuted at the top of the Billboard Kids chart and earned her a Dove Award for “Children’s Album of the Year,” in 2020. In 2021, she released her third full-length solo project, Canyon, to much acclaim as well as earning her a second Top 10 radio single with the song, “I Will Carry You.” Her first adult book and devotional, Fighting Words: 100 Days of Speaking Truth into the Darkness has spent many months on the ECPA Bestseller list.  For more information visit: ellieholcomb.com

BLOOMINGTON, MN (October 3, 2022)—On September 30, 2022, Baker Publishing Group purchased the publishing rights for The Bible Study products from The Brand Sunday.

Baker Publishing Group will now publish and distribute The Brand Sunday products, including The Bible Study, which has sold over 350,000 copies since 2017, The Bible Study: Youth Edition (2017), and The Bible Study for Kids, which releases October 18, 2022.

“With the release of The Bible Study, a fledgling start-up publisher generated the astounding breakthrough that our company has sought for years,” said Baker Publishing Group CEO Dwight Baker. “We are honored to provide for the enduring ministry of The Brand Sunday and to extend the reach of The Bible Study.”

Zach Windahl, founder of The Brand Sunday, said, “As The Brand Sunday grew over time, one of our primary needs was a partner whom we could trust to help introduce The Bible Study and our other products to new markets, while maintaining our mission to help people grow in their faith. What started out as a successful addition in conjunction with our current initiatives turned into a fruitful partnership.”

Bethany House editor Jeff Braun lauded The Brand Sunday’s unique Bible studies for connecting with believers wherever they are in their faith walks. “In this topsy-turvy world,” Braun said, “people are looking for trustworthy, engaging guides to firm up their beliefs and know God and his Word better. [Windahl] has the heart and life experiences to write to those who are lifelong believers and those just beginning to explore a life of faith—people who want to understand their greater purpose.”

Baker Publishing Group will continue partnering with Windahl as an author with its Bethany House division. The anticipated release of Windahl’s first Bethany House branded book, See the Good: Finding Grace, Gratitude, and Optimism in Every Day, is scheduled to release November 15, 2022.

“I’m grateful for the opportunity to continue promoting my upcoming titles,” Windahl continued, “and I look forward to many more projects together in the coming years. We here at The Brand Sunday really feel like this is just the beginning with Baker Publishing Group!”

For a full list of The Brand Sunday products moving to Baker Publishing Group, please visit thebrandsunday.com.

The Brand Sunday creates resources to make it easier for people to understand the Bible and to grow in their relationship with God. Learn more at thebrandsunday.com.

Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group, seeks to uplift readers’ families, faith, and free time with our library of industry-leading fiction and bestselling, Christ-centered nonfiction.

Baker Publishing Group publishes high-quality writings that represent historic Christianity and serve the diverse interests and concerns of evangelical readers. Learn more at bakerpublishinggroup.com.

Contact: Rebecca Schriner, (952) 829-2512, rschriner@bakerpublishinggroup.com

Carol Stream, Ill. (October 3, 2022) Focus on the Family, in alliance with Tyndale House Publishers, will release three new Focus on the Family children’s products this fall. In line with Focus on the Family’s corporate mission, the new products—Otter B Thankful, 28 Hours, and Sled Run for Survival—will equip parents to teach their children about having a brave and grateful faith even in the midst of hardship.

Otter B Thankful
Otter B #10

Otter B Thankful is the tenth in a series of children’s books that teach young children basic biblical character traits.

In Thankful, Otter B’s friend Franklin takes a trip to the Race Car Museum, and Tabitha gets a new scooter—but instead of being happy for them, Otter B is jealous. While Otter B is feeling sad, Felicia and Roscoe arrive with their Gratitude Jars. Together, they show Otter B all the things they have to be grateful for. Otter B stops feeling sad about the things he wants and learns to be thankful for everything he has.

Each book ends with a rhyme that reinforces the lesson and includes an appropriate Bible verse.

“When you’re sad ’cause you can’t get

the things you want or see,

try giving thanks for what you have.

It’s how you Otter Be!” (drawing from 1 Thessalonians 5:18)

28 Hours
Adventures in Odyssey #73

It’s just another morning in Odyssey—or so it appears. As the sun rises and their phones start ringing, Whit and his friends become entangled in a conspiracy that threatens the future of their town and beyond. The clock is ticking toward an explosive confrontation as the crew from Whit’s End races to solve a heart-pounding mystery in this special, six-part adventure, 28 Hours.

Adventures in Odyssey audio dramas release the imagination of both young and old as listeners follow a host of characters through adventures in the town of Odyssey. Geared toward kids ages 8 and up, these high-quality audio dramas teach biblical truths and moral foundations for children to make decisions from throughout their lives. They are perfect for car rides and for initiating important conversations with kids.

Sled Run for Survival
Imagination Station #29

When the kids step into the Imagination Station, they travel back in time and across the world with cousins Patrick and Beth. Each book is historically accurate, and readers will grow in their faith and knowledge of big historical events as they race through each unforgettable story.

Patrick and Beth knew they’d be facing a danger more fierce than a polar bear or a walrus, but they never thought their opponent would be too small to see.

After arriving in Alaska in the winter of 1925, they discover that a very small enemy—a disease called diphtheria—is sweeping through the town of Nome. Can Patrick help retrieve enough medicine for the children by riding along with Clearsky and his team of sled dogs?

Meanwhile, Beth makes a new friend, Amelia, who wants to prove she can accomplish this mission using an airplane, and she’s not taking no for an answer. But can Amelia safely fly a plane over frigid and stormy Alaska? Will the medicine get to Nome in time?

Otter B Thankful  ISBN: 978-1-64607-041-1 Hardcover: $12.99 | October 2022
28 Hours | ISBN: 978-1-64607-032-9 Audio CD: $14.99 | October 2022
Sled Run for Survival | ISBN: 978-1-64607-015-2 Hardcover: $9.99 | December 2022
FocusontheFamily.com
Tyndale.com

Since its founding in 1962, Tyndale House Publishers has been a voice to trust for generations of readers. Today, Tyndale is one of the largest independent Christian publishers in the world. Tyndale’s mission is to make the Bible accessible to as many people as possible in language that they can relate and respond to. Tyndale publishes the Holy Bible, New Living Translation (NLT) and offers nonfiction books that equip readers with Christ-centered insight, counsel, and life-improving stories. In addition, Tyndale publishes fiction from fresh new voices and celebrated authors alike, capturing the imagination of millions of readers. With a deep understanding of the importance of nurturing future generations, Tyndale also publishes children’s products that make God’s Word and wisdom come alive. Tyndale’s independent status allows it to follow its founding model, giving a substantial portion of annual revenue—millions of dollars per year—through corporate donations and the work of Tyndale House Foundation. With every book purchased, Tyndale readers help meet the physical and spiritual needs of people around the world.

Focus on the Family, which reaches about 38 million people in 120 countries, is a global faith-based ministry that helps families thrive. Tyndale House Publishers is pleased to partner with Focus on the Family to help provide trusted resources for strengthening believers in their faith and sharing the gospel; building resilient marriages that reflect God’s design; equipping parents to raise their children with a thriving faith; advocating for the preborn, orphaned and life at every stage; and engaging the culture through a biblical worldview. Visit Focus at FocusontheFamily.com or on Facebook and Twitter.

W Publishing Group, an imprint of Thomas Nelson Publishing, today announced a one-book deal with bestselling author John Bevere. The Awe of God: The Astounding Way a Healthy Fear of God Transforms Your Life is slated to go on-sale in February 2023. Bevere is represented by Esther Fedorkevich of The Fedd Agency. World rights were acquired by W Publishing Senior Acquisitions Editor Kyle Olund.

Along with his wife, Lisa, Bevere is the co-founder of Messenger International—a ministry committed to revolutionizing global discipleship.

“We are honored to lock arms with John and Messenger International to shepherd this important message to the world,” said Damon Reiss, Vice President and Publisher, W Publishing Group. “This book, full of John’s trademark bold, scriptural teaching, promises to be a positive disruption for readers looking for true intimacy with God.”

In The Awe of God, Bevere invites readers to take a fresh look at what it means to work out your salvation with fear and trembling. This healthy, holy, and largely forgotten virtue is the uncommon path to a more fulfilled and fruitful life. Written in 42 short chapters, readers are encouraged to go through it one day at time, or one chapter in the morning and another that evening. Each chapter contains “5 P’s” for reflection and application: Passage, Point, Ponder, Prayer, Profess.

John Bevere is an international bestselling author who has written more than 20 books that have, collectively, sold millions of copies and been translated into 129 languages. Bevere lives in Franklin, TN, where you’ll find him loving on his grandbabies, playing pickleball, or trying to convince Lisa to take up golf.

Thomas Nelson is a world leading publisher and provider of Christian content and has been providing readers with quality inspirational product for more than 200 years. As part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., the publishing group provides multiple formats of award-winning Bibles, books, gift books, cookbooks, curriculum and digital content, with distribution of its products in more than 100 countries. Thomas Nelson is headquartered in Nashville, TN. For additional information visit www.thomasnelson.com.

Contact:  Allison Carter, Director of Publicity, W Publishing, Allison.Carter@harpercollins.com

Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids releases Tuesday, Oct. 25.

NASHVILLE, Tenn., October 2022 – With sales of more than 40 million books worldwide, Sarah Young, the bestselling author of the Jesus Calling, Jesus Always and Jesus Listens devotionals, is now releasing a new book of prayers for children, Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids, available wherever books are sold.

With engaging art, age-appropriate prayers and applicable Scriptures, Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids takes kids on a journey to develop a meaningful prayer life, focusing on praying the promises of Scripture daily.

“In my other books, I wrote as if Jesus were talking to the reader. But in this book, each devotion is a prayer — written as if the child is talking to Jesus,” Young said. “My hope is that kids will use these prayers as the beginning of their own conversations with Him.” 

This 365-day book of prayers invites children into an ongoing conversation with God, growing a meaningful prayer life and a closer relationship with Him. Children will learn the daily practice of reading God’s Word and talking to Him.

Adapted from the original Jesus Listens book of devotional prayers, this children’s book has the same daily themes and Scriptures as the adult version—making it a great choice for families who want to pray together.

Intended for ages eight to twelve, Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids is a wonderful tool that will equip parents who want to:

• Teach their kids how to pray and talk to God
• Reassure their children that God is always with them
• Help their kids to read Bible verses every day

Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids makes a perfect gift book for birthdays, back-to-school, graduations, Christmas, baptisms, Sunday school awards, and first communions.

Jesus Listens: 365 Prayers for Kids (ISBN: 9781400236633) will be released on October 25, 2022, wherever books are sold.

About Sarah Young
Sarah Young, author of the bestselling 365-day devotionals Jesus Calling and Jesus Always, has sold more than 40 million books worldwide. Jesus Calling has appeared on all major bestseller lists. Sarah’s writings include Jesus Calling, Jesus Listens, Jesus Always, Jesus Today, Jesus Lives, Dear Jesus, Jesus Calling for Little Ones, Jesus Calling Bible Storybook, Jesus Calling: 365 Devotions for Kids, Peace in His Presence, and more, each encouraging readers in their journeys toward intimacy with Christ. Sarah and her husband were missionaries in Japan and Australia for many years. They currently live in the United States. Sarah enjoys praying daily for readers of all her books. 

About Tommy Nelson
Tommy Nelson® is the children’s division of Thomas Nelson. As a leading provider of Christian content, Tommy Nelson publishes a wide variety of high-quality, enjoyable products that are consistent with the teachings found in the Bible. Tommy Nelson’s award-winning products are designed to expand children’s imaginations and nurture their faith while inspiring them to develop a personal relationship with Jesus. For more information, visit https://www.tommynelson.com/.

Media Contact:  Megan Wordsworth, Publicity Manager,
615.902.1747, megan.wordsworth@harpercollins.com

Grand Rapids, MI – October 6, 2022 – The Zonderkidz title, I’m So Glad You Were Born authored by FOX & Friends co-host Ainsley Earhardt received #1 status on the New York Times bestseller list for Children’s Picture Books for the October 16 issue.

The book released September 27, 2022 with Earhardt appearing on numerous FOX programs, doing a full national media tour and personal appearances in several cities around the country such as Nashville, Salt Lake City, and Ponte Vedra, Florida.

“Our team at Zonderkidz is elated about this #1 status for this special book,” says Zonderkidz Vice President and Publisher Megan Dobson. “Ainsley’s heart for sharing this important and needed message with children has shown since our first conversations together, and it’s been amazing to watch this book already reach so many children and their families. We’re so grateful for Ainsley and the teams at FOX and CAA for helping us inspire young lives and get the word out about I’m So Glad You Were Born. We’re excited to keep on sharing this message of love to even more children, celebrating who they are and the plans God has for them.”

Earhardt shared the bestseller news with viewers of FOX & Friends this morning and on her Instagram account: https://www.instagram.com/p/CjX2IisDHNL/

Dedicated to her daughter Hayden, this book is meant to be shared with children to remind them that they were created to be extraordinary and treasured.

“My mother always told us on our birthdays each year how glad she was that we were born—and now I love saying that to my daughter, Hayden,” said Earhardt, during her book announcement this spring. “This book celebrates all the reasons we are so glad our children are born and how special they are. It reminds children they have a purpose, there’s a plan for their life, that God loves them and they are worthy of having a wonderful life. This book is about noticing the traits that make a child special, and I hope it helps parents, grandparents, and caregivers to slow down and take the time to tell the children in their lives how grateful and appreciative they are for all the special things that make a child who they are.”

Ainsley Earhardt is now the author of four New York Times bestsellers, including three #1 children’s picture book bestsellers as of October 2022. She hosts a Bible Study with Fox Nation and has over one million followers on her social media platforms combined. Earhardt has been a co-host on the popular FOX & Friends morning show since 2016.

Visit https://books.ainsleye.com/ for information about the book.

For more information, please contact Zonderkidz Publicity Director Jessica Westra at jessica.westra@harpercollins.com or Velvet Kelm at velvet@theMcollective.com.

Hardcover w/Jacket, $18.99 – 9780310777021
(eBook, $14.99 – 9780310776673,
audio book read by the author, with bonus material and interview)
32 pages, 10 x 10 spot UV, foil Ages 4 – 8
Now Available Anywhere Books Are Sold

Zonderkidz™, the children’s division of Zondervan, inspires young lives through imaginative, innovative and educational resources that represent a Christian worldview and build up God’s children and teens. For additional information, please visit www.zonderkidz.com.

Zondervan is a world-leading Bible publisher and provider of Christian communications. Zondervan, as part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc., delivers transformational Christian experiences through its bestselling Bibles, books, curriculum, academic resources and digital products. The Company’s products are sold worldwide and translated into nearly 200 languages. Zondervan’s offices are located in Grand Rapids, Michigan. For additional information, please visit www.zondervan.com.

Media Contact:
Jessica Westra, Director of Publicity, Zonderkidz, Jessica.Westra@harpercollins.com, 616.403.6628

 

(Grand Rapids, Mich.) October 7, 2022 — Today, Zondervan announced the promotion of Katya Covrett to vice president, publisher for the publishing group’s academic imprint, Zondervan Academic. Covrett, who has been serving the imprint as associate publisher for the past year, will lead the acquisition, editorial development, and overall title strategy moving forward. Covrett has more than 20 years of editorial experience at Zondervan, specifically focusing on academic, ministry, and reference books.

Throughout her tenure, Covrett has been part of the editorial team responsible for works including The Story of God Bible Commentary series edited by Tremper Longman III and Scot McKnight, The New Testament in Its World by N. T. Wright and Michael F. Bird, and The Mission of God’s People by Christopher J. H. Wright. Her institutional pedigree includes a Bachelor of Arts in English linguistics from Khabarovsk State Pedagogical University, a Master of Theological Studies from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary in systematic theology and biblical studies and she is now a PhD candidate in the New Testament at the University of Aberdeen.

“Katya has already proven herself in all areas of the publishing industry and she is greatly appreciated by her colleagues and the authors she works with,” commented Stan Gundry, senior v-p, Group Publisher, and Zondervan editor-in-chief. “She brings extensive publishing experience, impressive academic credentials, and a passion for her work. I look forward to seeing the ways Zondervan Academic develops under her leadership.”

Covrett remarked, “I am thankful to the company’s leadership for the recognition of the work I have invested in our academic program over the past twenty years. I feel a deep personal resonance with the mission of Zondervan Academic—to reflect the breadth, both theological and global, of the great Christian tradition and the diversity of the worldwide Body of Christ. In this new role, I look forward to continued partnership with the scholarly community, with my authors and my colleagues to create excellent books in service of the academy and the church worldwide.”

To learn more about Zondervan Academic, visit www.zondervan.com/zondervanacademic/.

Zondervan, a worldwide leading Christian publisher of books and Bibles, is part of HarperCollins Christian Publishing, Inc. Its publications include a variety of Bible translations for all ages; books in different genres and subject areas for the general reader; curriculum for individual and group Bible study; books for children and young adults; academic resources including textbooks and reference books; ministry resources; and books on faith and culture. Zondervan is based in Grand Rapids, MI. For more information, visit www.zondervan.com.

Contact:  Casey Harrell Vice President, Corporate Communications, Casey.Harrell@HarperCollins.com

Full-Color Bible Includes Christian Standard Bible (CSB) Text, Study Helps, QR Codes for Videos, Discussion Questions & Downloadable Activities

(October 3, 2022) NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Holman Bibles announces the launch of The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids (www.explorerbibleforkids.com), designed to help young readers place God’s Word in the middle of God’s world. The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids, featuring an engaging full-color design with images, illustrations, timelines, and interactive study helps throughout, will help children read, understand, and apply God’s Word for a lifetime.

“One of the most fulfilling aspects of our work at Holman Bibles is the opportunity to help readers meaningfully engage with the written word of God – especially our youngest readers,” comments Andy McLean, Publisher for Holman Bibles. “The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids is designed to build biblical literacy, offering historical context while connecting stories and characters to the grand narrative of Scripture. This visually compelling Bible fuels kids’ curiosity – empowering them to know, love, and live the word of God throughout their lives.”

The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids features the highly readable, highly reliable text of the Christian Standard Bible (CSB). The CSB’s optimal blend of accuracy and readability makes it a trustworthy, easy-to-understand resource for kids to study and memorize today – and to live and share for a lifetime.

The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids invites young readers to investigate both the world and words of Scripture, including the history of real people and their cultures. Alongside the CSB text, special features help readers understand the central message within each book and discover how all books of the Bible fit together. Interactive features, embedded throughout the text, allow readers to access additional resources online.

The unique features of The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids include:

• QR codes placed throughout the Bible, connecting readers with online videos, discussion questions and printable activities for home, church or school
• Book introductions help kids understand key truths and takeaways for every book, including “Who, What, When, Where, and Why’
• Christ in Context for each book, shows how the whole Bible points to Jesus and the good news of the gospel
• Discovering the Truth callouts help kids understand essential truths of the Bible and apply them to life
• Excavating the Past illustrations and real-world images link important archaeological discoveries to the Bible
• Exploring Creation facts and images connect modern-day objects and things to God and the Bible
• Charting History illustrated timelines survey key time periods and events
• Character Field Guide Profiles fun facts and insights about important people in the Bible
• Archiving Discoveries highlights key memory verses throughout the Bible to aid in Scripture memorization
• Explorer Glossary and topical concordance offer meaning, context for key words found in the Bible
• Explore the Bible – an optional, complementary church curriculum is also available
• Bulk Pricing available upon request

The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids stands alone as a great resource for children but is also an ideal complement to Lifeway’s Explore the Bible curriculum for churches. The curriculum is available for all ages – preschool through adults – and offers a coordinated book-by-book exploration of God’s Word. Each session frames Scripture with biblical and historical context as it unpacks the transforming truth of God in a practical, age-appropriate manner. For more about Explore the Bible curriculum, visit www.Lifeway.com.

The Christian Standard Bible (CSB) is a highly trustworthy, faithful translation that is proven to be an optimal blend of accuracy and readability. It’s as literal to the original as possible without sacrificing clarity. The CSB is poised to become the translation that pastors rely on and Bible readers turn to again and again to read and to share with others.

Holman Bibles is the oldest Bible publisher in North America, publishing high quality Bibles and reference resources that are trustworthy, accessible, and useful for the pursuit of lifelong discipleship. Print and digital releases include the CSB Tony Evans Study Bible as well as the Tony Evans One Volume Commentary, The She Reads Truth Bible, and the Rainbow Study Bible with over 3 million copies sold. Holman Bibles is a subsidiary of B&H Publishing Group.

The CSB Explorer Bible for Kids
Holman Bible Publishers / B&H Publishing Group
Available October 2022
www.explorerbibleforkids.com

Jacketed Hardcover
ISBN: 9781087758961   Price: U.S. $34.99    Format: Hardcover
Also available in LeatherTouch and/or Indexed editions

Contact Pamela McClure for review copies, giveaways and more information: pamela@mmpublicrelations.com.

New additions to the Good News for Little Hearts help children with feelings of guilt and embarrassment.

The popular Good News for Little Hearts series, a favorite of children and parents alike, has grown again with the addition of two new releases, Henry’s Big Mistake: When You Feel Guilty and Zoe’s Time to Shine: When You Want to Hide (October 3, 2022).

Henry’s Big Mistake: When You Feel Guilty, edited by Lauren Whitman, offers concrete, grace-based help for understanding why we feel guilty and what to do when we feel it. When Halle gets new braces, she has trouble saying some words. This irritates her brother Henry and one day he teases her in front of their friends and really hurts Halle’s feelings. Now Henry has this nagging feeling inside that he can’t make go away. He tries to just be nice to Halle, but that doesn’t help anything. When he learns from Mrs. Bixby about guilt and what God wants us to do after we sin, he gains the courage to make things right with God and with Halle.

Henry’s Big Mistake helps young readers learn that confessing your sins to God is the only way to make guilty feelings go away and stay away. Children will learn alongside Henry Hedgehog how they can go to God for forgiveness and also go to the one they have hurt—instead of trying to be better or covering up their mistakes.

Zoe’s Time to Shine: When You Want to Hide, edited by Edward T. Welch, helps children learn alongside Zoe Mouse how to overcome shame and embarrassment. Zoe Mouse loves to sing. She sings everywhere all the time. There is just one problem—she can’t carry a tune. One day she tries out for the school musical and tells all her friends she will definitely get the lead role. But instead of getting a part, her drama teacher asks her to help with the lighting. Zoe wants to hide! Papa finds her in the closet hiding under her blanket and helps her remember that Jesus is with her and will be her protector and helper when she goes back to school. Zoe learns that when Jesus is near, you don’t have to hide. You can face your friends and shine a light on them.

With Zoe’s Time to Shine, parents and caregivers will be guided in how to talk with their children about hiding and feeling ashamed and how to connect the Bible to their children’s struggles. Children will learn to turn to Jesus and depend on him to cover them with his love and give them the strength to face others after they have experienced embarrassment.

Each of the stories in this series of hardback, full-color books (written for children four to seven years old) focuses on an animal family facing real-life issues. With colorful illustrations by Joe Hox, young readers will be captivated by stories and situations they can identify with. By overcoming each struggle or hardship, the animal characters model hope in Jesus. Published in partnership with the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), the Good News for Little Hearts series aims to provide grace-based and biblical counsel to families.

Parents and caretakers are encouraged to enter into meaningful conversations with their kids, teaching them to live by faith in the details of everyday life, just like the animals did. After the story, each book contains information for parents on how to use God’s Word to help children apply biblical, gospel-based truths to the specific problem addressed in the book, as well as Scripture to remember in times of trouble. The Bible verses referenced in the book are also available as a tear-out page.

Visit newgrowthpress.com/good-news-for-little-hearts/ to learn about the other books in the series.

Henry’s Big Mistake: When You Feel Guilty
edited by Lauren Whitman
Print ISBN: 978-1-64507-282-9

Zoe’s Time to Shine: When You Want to Hide
edited by Edward T. Welch
Print ISBN: 978-1-64507-284-3

All books illustrated by Joe Hox
October 3, 2022 / Retail Price: $15.99
RELIGION / Christian Ministry / Children

Barbara Juliani, New Growth Press Vice President and Editorial Director, is the spokesperson for the Good News for Little Hearts series and is available for interviews.

About the Editors:  Lauren Whitman, MA, is a counselor and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF), where she has served for over a decade. She also serves as the developmental editor of the Journal of Biblical Counseling and is the author of A Painful Past: Healing and Moving Forward and A Biblical Counseling Process as well as the minibook, Mom Guilt: Escaping Its Strong Hold. She is the editor of Henry’s Big Mistake: When You Feel Guilty. Whitman, her husband, and their two children make their home in the Philadelphia area.

Edward T. Welch, MDiv, PhD, is a licensed psychologist and faculty member at the Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF). He earned a PhD in counseling (neuropsychology) from the University of Utah and has a master’s of divinity from Biblical Theological Seminary. Ed has been counseling for nearly forty years and has written extensively on the topics of depression, fear, and addictions. His biblical counseling books include Shame Interrupted, When People Are Big and God Is Small, Addictions: A Banquet in the Grave, Depression: Looking Up from the Stubborn Darkness, Crossroads, Running Scared, When I Am Afraid, Side by Side, A Small Book about a Big Problem, and A Small Book for the Anxious Heart. He edited Buster’s Ears Trip Him Up, Henry Says Good-Bye, Caspian Crashes the Party, Gwen Tells Tales, and Zoe’s Time to Shine in the Good News for Little Hearts series.

About the Illustrator:  Joe Hox was raised on a farm in southern Iowa, where he doodled whenever he wasn’t spading thistles or feeding pigs. Everyone knew by his crooked hay rows that he would choose art over farming. Hox earned his BA in Art and Education from Dordt Col­lege, and his MA from the University of Nebraska. Today he lives with his wife and four children in Pella, Iowa, where he illustrates and teaches art. He has illustrated all of the books in the Good News for Little Hearts series, The Moon is Always Round, and Who Is Jesus? (written by his wife, Kate).

For review copy and interview information, contact:
Audra Jennings – audra@newgrowthpress.com – 903.874.8363

 

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Suggested Interview Questions:

About the series:

• Can you tell us about the Good News for Little Hearts series? What is the age range the books were written for and what kinds of lessons do they teach?
• There are now twelve books in the Good News for Little Hearts series. Can you tell us more about the topics addressed in books that have already been released in the series? What are the two latest books?
• What sparked the inspiration for the Good News for Little Hearts series?
• Following the story, what does each book have in the back to help equip parents to talk more with their children?
• Could the books used in a church classroom or Christian school setting?
• How would you encourage parents to recognize or watch for the challenges addressed in the Good News for Little Hearts stories in their own children (guilt, embarrassment, etc.)?
• How would you encourage parents who struggle with the same challenges they see in their children, and how can they—together—apply biblical truth to specific situations?

Henry’s Big Mistake

• Please introduce us to Henry’s story. When he first realizes that he hurt his sister’s feelings, how does he try to make things right?
• How does Henry’s teacher describe guilt in a way that the young animals can understand?
• How does the section in the back of the book help children understand the difference between true guilt and false guilt?
• It’s hard for parents to confess when they do wrong too. What are some ways they can model confession and seeking forgiveness in the home for their children to see?

Zoe’s Time to Shine

• Tell us a little bit about Zoe’s story and the challenge she faces.
• What does Zoe’s dad share from the Great Book that helps her find the courage to face her friends instead of being ashamed?
• Are feelings of shame always associated with a sin? Do we still address shame the same way whether or not our shame is due to sin?