A Good and Perfect Gift

A Good and Perfect Gift

Author: Amy Julia Becker

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2011-09-01

Total Pages: 240

ISBN-13: 1441233776

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An Honest, Hopeful Look at Unexpected Challenges Challenging surprises often lead to unexpected joy. Amy Julia opens eyes and softens hearts as she brings readers into her own story of disappointment turned to blessing. This is a journey of discovering strength through weakness, and the author learns to embrace the face that we are all dependent on God and one another. This books will inspire readers who appreciate beautiful writing coupled with deep insights about life and faith. "Amy Julia Becker has the courage and grace to tell the truth. Whether you are a parent or not, whether the children in your life are 'typical' or not, this story will shake you, change you, and encourage you."--Andy Crouch, author, Culture Making


Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift

Boris and Stella and the Perfect Gift

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Publisher: Sleeping Bear Press

Published: 2013-09-01

Total Pages: 36

ISBN-13: 1627530479

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Boris is a musician, playing the songs he learned growing up in Russia. Stella is a baker, baking cakes and pastries like her father used to back in Italy. Boris and Stella live in the city and are best friends. They like movies, hats, and each other. At holiday time, Stella wants to give Boris the perfect present for Hanukkah. She wants him to know how special he is. Boris wants to give Stella the perfect present for Christmas—she means so much to him. But perfect presents cost money and their savings banks contain very little. To make their dreams of perfect presents come true, Boris and Stella each sacrifice something very special. In a nod to O. Henry’s The Gift of the Magi comes this tender story celebrating traditions, friendships, and gifts from the heart.


The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

Author: Mary Newell DePalma

Publisher: Scholastic Inc.

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 34

ISBN-13: 0545154022

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A tiny bird has found the most beautiful red strawberry to give her grandmother, but PLOP! it falls into the river. Not even the help of all of the bird's friends can get it back before a hungry crocodile snatches it up. But the friends put their heads together and come up with the perfect idea for a new gift for Grandma: They'll create a book about their adventure with the strawberry!With bright, colorful illustrations and cute characters bursting with creativity, Mary Newell DePalma's newest picture book will be beloved by teachers, parents, grandparents, and aspiring young authors everywhere.


The Perfect Gift: A Jingle Jangle Story

The Perfect Gift: A Jingle Jangle Story

Author: Lyn Sisson-Talbert

Publisher: Penguin

Published: 2021-10-12

Total Pages: 30

ISBN-13: 0593203909

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Inspired by the major Netflix original live action musical, Jingle Jangle: A Christmas Journey, this picture book will follow Journey as she shows Buddy 3000 the meaning of Christmas and learns that family is the perfect gift. Journey, Jessica, and Jeronicus are back again with one of their greatest inventions yet, Buddy 3000. Journey is prepared to have a magical Christmas with Buddy. But while she is introducing him to the small wonders of the world, she panics and realizes she forgot to get him a gift. Journey scours the town looking for the perfect thing until she learns she may have had it all along . . . In this sequel to The Square Root of Possible, we follow Journey as she shows Buddy the true meaning of Christmas, doing it with her family by her side. A delightfully illustrated holiday picture book story brought to you by Lyn Sisson-Talbert and David E. Talbert, inspired by the Netflix original holiday film starring Forest Whitaker, Phylicia Rashad, Anika Noni Rose, Keegan-Michael Key, Ricky Martin, and introducing Madalen Mills.


One Perfect Gift

One Perfect Gift

Author: Kathleen Morgan

Publisher: Baker Books

Published: 2008

Total Pages: 160

ISBN-13: 0800718836

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Jessica Ashmore has come to the Colorado high plains in the winter of 1933 where she becomes the caretaker of stroke victim Abby MacKay. Abby's son Sean is none-too-pleased with the arrangement. But Christmas is a time of love and forgiveness, and their antagonism starts to give way to deeper feelings.


The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

Author: Paula Yoo

Publisher: Confetti Kids

Published: 2018

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781620145678

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Mei's little brother is turning 100 days old and there will be a big party to celebrate. Mei and her friends try to find the perfect gift for him.


Every Perfect Gift

Every Perfect Gift

Author: Dorothy Love

Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM

Published: 2012-12-03

Total Pages: 321

ISBN-13: 1401687741

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Ethan and Sophie long to share a future together. But the secrets they’re not sharing could tear them apart. Sophie Caldwell has returned to Hickory Ridge, Tennessee, after years away. Despite the heartaches of her childhood, Sophie is determined to make a home, and a name, for herself in the growing town. A gifted writer, she plans to resurrect the local newspaper that so enchanted her as a girl. Ethan Heyward’s idyllic childhood was shattered by a tragedy he has spent years trying to forget. An accomplished businessman and architect, he has built a majestic resort in the mountains above Hickory Ridge, drawing wealthy tourists from all over the country. When Sophie interviews Ethan for the paper, he is impressed with her intelligence and astounded by her beauty. She’s equally intrigued but fears he will reject her if he learns about her shadowed past. Just as she summons the courage to tell him, Ethan’s own past unexpectedly and violently catches up with him, threatening not only his life but their budding romance. “Pure Southern delight! Dorothy Love weaves a stirring romance . . . that uplifts and inspires the heart.” —Tamera Alexander, best-selling author of The Inheritance and A Lasting Impression


The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

Author: Julie Samia Mair

Publisher:

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780860374381

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Join Sarah in her search for the perfect gift for her mother.


The Perfect Gift

The Perfect Gift

Author: Christina Skye

Publisher: Harper Collins

Published: 1999-10-01

Total Pages: 420

ISBN-13: 0380800233

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A woman of rare passion When Maggie Kincade arrives at Draycott Abbey, she is stunned to fell that the weathered stone walls offer a safe haven fron the dangers of her past. The tranquil English manor soothes her troubled soul'until her peace is shattered by the tall, sexy Scotsman who claims he's been sent to protect her. From the start, Maggie bristles under Jared MacNeill's piercing scrutiny'yet his very touch jolts her, heart and soul. A highland hero with a granite code of honor Jared arrives at the hauntingly beautiful abbey under protest vowing this assignment will be his very last. But he is enchanted by the breathtaking American assigned to his care, for beneath her bravado he senses a woman desperately in need of help. Despite all his honorable vows, Maggie's bravery intrigues him and her slightest touch enflames his deepest passions. When an old danger stalks Maggie to the high hills of Scotland, Jared swears to move heaven and earth to keep her safe.