Character Development

  • Broken Crayons Still Color

    $18.99

    Help your kids process big feelings, build a social-emotional tool kit, and find beauty in life’s challenges with this creative story that expresses the hope of the gospel from podcast host, speaker, and mom Toni Collier.

    Avery has big emotions and bubbling anxieties about changes in her life. When her crayons break as she scribbles furiously, she discovers that they have personalities and feelings too! And they can show her how to use her love of coloring to manage scary, overwhelming feelings and embrace curiosity and joy. As Avery follows the crayons’ advice, gets creative, and chooses bravery and positive thinking, she discovers that God can use her to make beautiful things, even with broken crayons.

    In Broken Crayons Still Color, children 4 to 8 will

    *see that everyone feels frustrated and overwhelmed at times
    *learn to express emotions and explore creativity
    *practice coping skills, such as drawing worries, affirmations, and breathing
    *understand that God loves them just as they are and He can turn their mistakes and weaknesses into beautiful new things

    This illustrated picture book includes

    *an inventive illustration style that models to children how to draw their own feelings
    *an emotion color chart to guide children in identifying how they feel

    With a fun story, silly crayon characters, and practical guidance for kids struggling with powerful emotions, insecurity, and perfectionism, Broken Crayons Still Color will entertain children as it assures them that God is making a beautiful masterpiece out of things they thought were broken. The presentation page and deluxe dust jacket make this encouraging book a beautiful gift for back-to-school, kids facing new experiences and tough situations, and any child with big feelings.

    4 in stock

    Add to cart
  • Fruits Of The Spirit Stories Patience Kindness Goodness (DVD)

    $15.99

    Bob the Tomato, Larry the Cucumber and the entire Veggie cast are back together putting on shows for Mr. Nezzer’s theater. Bob impatiently puts producing the shows onto the fast track, resulting in chaos and hurt feelings among his friends. Finally Pa Grape steps in with Bible stories that help everyone learn about waiting with grace, being kind and having a heart that filled with goodness. Every show is filled with hilarious onstage performances, silly songs and crazy backstage antics that both entertain and bring home a lesson in Patience, Kindness and Goodness. As part of the Bible’s Fruit of the Spirit passage – kids will be inspired to practice these truths in big and small ways every day.

    2 in stock

    Add to cart
  • Whirly Squirrelies

    $6.99

    Continue the series Kirkus Reviews said will make kids “undoubtedly laugh out loud” with “plenty of humor to tickle young readers” and recommended for fans of Big Nate and Stink!Mike Nawrocki, co-creator of VeggieTales, is back with more adventures with Michael and his friends!

    What do homework, Michael’s new favorite video game, and a pair of drones have in common? They’re all competing for the gang’s attention. Join Michael, Merle, and Pearl for some high-flying adventures as they learn that self-control might save your grades . . . and your friends.

    1 in stock

    Add to cart
  • Nutty Study Buddies

    $6.99

    Michael learns that–like the Thessalonians in the Bible–he will prosper if he works hard when Pearl the 2,000-year-old squirrel helps him study for his math test.

    1 in stock

    Add to cart
  • God Gave Us The World

    $11.99

    From the author and illustrator of the bestselling God Gave Us You series comes the delightful tale of Little Cub discovering that her world is so much bigger than she ever imagined!

    While walking with Mama Bear one day, Little Cub learns there are bears in the world other than the polar bears she knows in her Arctic home, bears that live in all sorts of funny places. She learns that pandas live in forests and eat bamboo, that sloth bears live in the jungle and eat bugs, and that grizzly bears live in the mountains and eat fish. Most surprising of all, she discovers that God made them different on purpose and that He loves them all in special ways. He made the whole world, including all those bears unknown to her, the North Pole where she lives, and she and the bears have a responsibility to care for his wonderful creation.

    2 in stock

    Add to cart
  • Esther The Girl Who Became Queen (DVD)

    $9.99

    The king needs a new queen, and Esther has been chosen! But she’s about to find out that being queen is going to take more courage than she ever imagined! The award-winning artists at Big Idea bring to life one of the Bible’s greatest stories – and the most spectacular VeggieTales adventure ever! When a small-town girl wakes up with the weight of the world on her shoulders and the fate of her people in her hands, can she find the courage to do what’s right? Filled with the drama, humor, and great music that families everywhere have come to expect from Big Idea, Esther…The Girl Who Became Queen teaches kids that “you never need to be afraid to do what’s right!”

    Lesson: Courage
    Bible Story: Esther
    Biblical Reference: Esther 1-10
    Key Verses: Esther 4:14b
    Run Time: 36 min

    DVD Bonus Features:
    Audio Commentary
    Behind the Scenes
    Progression Reel
    Esther’s Trivia Challenge
    How to Draw Esther and Mr. Lunt
    Art Gallery
    Trailers
    Rack, Shack, & Benny Interactive Storybook
    Sing-Along
    Palace Maze
    Family Fun “Courage Box” Activity
    DVD-ROM fun
    Hidden “Easter Egg” features!

    1 in stock

    Add to cart