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God Made Us All: A Book about Big and Little

Some animals are little, others are big - but big or small, God made us all!

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Good Morning, World!: A Book about Morning Routines

It's a new day! Kids can follow along with the Frolic friends as they go through their morning routines, and learn about how to incorporate God into every day.

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Innocent Until Proven Muslim: Islamophobia, the War on Terror, and the Muslim Experience Since 9/11

In this powerful book, Dr. Maha Hilal tells the story of two decades of the War on Terror, through both an overview of the policies created under its umbrella and the lived realities of Muslim Americans who have experienced hate and discrimination as a result.

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Seeking Best Friend

A girl places an ad for a best friend, to hilarious results. Ultimately, she learns a valuable lesson about what it means to be a good friend.

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I Can Help: A Book about Helping Others

The Frolic friends are big helpers! Rufus, Ava, Jo, Uri, and Hal discover different ways they can show love and care for others by helping.

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God Made Feelings: A Book about Emotions

God made us with all sorts of emotions. Joy, boredom, shyness, anger, happiness: what do these feel like? How can we handle them?

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Becoming Rooted: One Hundred Days of Reconnecting with Sacred Earth

Randy Woodley, an activist, scholar, and Cherokee descendant, guides us on a one-hundred-day journey to reconnect with the land around us, with the people native to that land, and with ourselves. Meditations, epigraphs, and ideas for reflection and action help us become rooted in our relationship with creation and Creator.

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Clap, Sing, Dance!: A Book about Praising God

God made our bodies to do many things. Clap, Sing, Dance! is a toddler action book that helps kids learn ways to show joy and praise with their bodies.

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The Memory Box: A Book About Grief

Grief and loss are difficult for children and their parents. The Memory Box can help.

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We're Better Together: A Book about Differences

We can help each other, and we're better when we work together!

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Everyone Gets Upset: A Book about Frustration

What should we do with angry feelings?

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God's Wonderful World: A Book about the Five Senses

God's world is full of amazing things. Good thing God gave use five senses to experience it with!

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All the Best Questions!: And Some Answers, Too

A pastor answers teens' toughest questions about faith, life, and the world.

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Jo and the Slow Soup: A Book about Patience

When the Frolic friends get together to make soup, Jo the goat needs to learn patience while the soup cooks.

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Ava and the Skimpy Picnic: A Book about Sharing

Ava throws a picnic, but nobody brings enough food to share. What could make this picnic better?

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Be the Brave One: Living Your Spiritual Values Out Loud and Other Life Lessons

The Rev. Ann Kansfield left Wall Street and found her calling as the first female and openly gay chaplain at the New York Fire Department. Guiding her life are the values that anchor her. Weaving real-life stories with wit and practical faith, Kansfield challenges readers to discover and live out their own spiritual values.

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The Sacred Pulse: Holy Rhythms for Overwhelmed Souls

Contemporary life is leaving us frazzled, overwhelmed, and out of sorts.

In The Sacred Pulse, pastor and author April Fiet invites us to examine the frantic patterns of perfection and production and to reclaim the deeper, sacred pulses that pattern our days. Through stories, scripture, and practical guidance for daily living, she lays out twelve practices that are both sustainable and sustaining so we can tap into the joyful, holy rhythms of life.

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Rufus and the Very Special Baby: A Frolic Christmas Story

A very special baby has arrived and the Frolic friends are gathering their gifts to welcome him. Ava, Jo, Hal, and Uri all find something incredible to give, but Rufus wonders what he could possibly offer such a special child. Rufus is discouraged as he watches his friends give their presents to the baby, but after saying a prayer, he learns that he has had the perfect gift for the baby all along.

Frolic picture books help young children solve common childhood challenges with biblical solutions, and won a 2016 Moonbeam Children's Book Award for Best Picture Book Series.

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The World Jesus Knew: A Curious Kid's Guide to Life in the First Century

Learn about the world as Jesus experienced it - from what they ate to what they knew.

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Our Last Best Act: Planning for the End of Our Lives to Protect the People and Places We Love

How do we align our end-of-life choices with our values?

In a world experiencing a climate crisis and a culture that avoids discussions about death and dying, environmentalist and educator Mallory McDuff takes readers on a journey to discover new, sustainable practices around death and dying--and how it's possible to make end-of-life choices that honor our values, create a sustainable legacy, and help to heal the earth.

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