{"product_id":"catholic-tales-for-boys-and-girls","title":"Catholic Tales for Boys and Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaryll Houselander is best known for the intensity of her vision of the suffering Christ and His immeasurable love for us, a theme that she frequently spoke of with breathtaking luminosity in her many books about Him.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFew know, however, of the many remarkable stories she wrote for Catholic children — delightful tales that are simple but not shallow. Indeed, like her books for adults, they manifest a tender love of Christ and His little ones not commonly found among us these days.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHere are twelve of Houselander's best tales, charmingly illustrated with Renée George's lively drawings of pirates and princesses, castles and kings.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThrough the tale of Jack and Jim, even young children will grasp the meaning of Christ's suffering; in Racla the Gypsy, they'll discover the charity which is at the heart of the Eucharist; in the The Curé's Guest, they'll see how Christ makes up for the sins of others.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eAll the stories touch on Catholic themes, but these tales are not really catechetical. Yes, they do take for granted that Catholicism — especially prayer and the Mass — plays a large role in the lives of these children, but they do something more . . . and more important.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTale after tale introduces children to the tender love that Jesus has for each of them, and to the fire of love for Him that can burn in the hearts of Catholics — even in the hearts of little ones like themselves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThere is no better gift you can give to a young child.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52545762099497,"sku":null,"price":14.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0931\/1076\/3817\/files\/76AB81CD-D151-4986-A80A-0E02ECF26DBA.jpg?v=1769874521","url":"https:\/\/littleflowercatholicshop.myshopify.com\/products\/catholic-tales-for-boys-and-girls","provider":"Little Flower Catholic Shop","version":"1.0","type":"link"}