
Easter Stories
Classic Tales for the Holy Season
Plough Publishing House
Published on 19. February 2015
Book
Paperback/Softback
383 pages
978-0-87486-598-1 (ISBN)
Description
"The stories come from all over the world and represent many genres, such as parables, animal fables, historical fiction, fairy tales, and Christian fantasy. Definitely read these stories at Easter, but keep the book close and pull it out whenever you and your family need a reminder of the great Easter themes of transformation, reconciliation and the triumph of life over death."-National Catholic Register
Everyone who believes Easter is about more than bunnies and eggs will be grateful for this new collection of short stories that shed light on the deeper meaning of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary quality, these classic tales capture the spirit of Easter in a way that will captivate readers of all ages. Parents and grandparents will find that children love to hear these stories read aloud, year after year.
Easter Stories includes time-honored favorites from world-famous storytellers such as C.S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, Selma Lagerlof, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, Maxim Gorky, Ruth Sawyer, and Walter Wangerin - as well as many you've never heard before. Illustrated with original woodcuts.
Everyone who believes Easter is about more than bunnies and eggs will be grateful for this new collection of short stories that shed light on the deeper meaning of the season. Selected for their spiritual value and literary quality, these classic tales capture the spirit of Easter in a way that will captivate readers of all ages. Parents and grandparents will find that children love to hear these stories read aloud, year after year.
Easter Stories includes time-honored favorites from world-famous storytellers such as C.S. Lewis, Leo Tolstoy, Selma Lagerlof, Oscar Wilde, Elizabeth Goudge, Maxim Gorky, Ruth Sawyer, and Walter Wangerin - as well as many you've never heard before. Illustrated with original woodcuts.
Reviews / Votes
"This thoughtfully curated collection is remarkable for its range and breadth. The stories come from all over the world and represent many genres, such as parables, animal fables, historical fiction, fairy tales, and Christian fantasy. Definitely read these stories at Easter, but keep the book close and pull it out whenever you and your family need a reminder of the great Easter themes of transformation, reconciliation and the triumph of life over death."-National Catholic Register "The tales collected in Easter Stories: Classic Tales for the Holy Season don't always mention Jesus, nor even the usual tropes like sunlight and springtime. But each reveal a particular melody of the Easter story. The lovingly crafted volume, edited by Miriam LeBlanc and published by Plough, features original woodcuts by Lisa Toth for each tale.... Reading these Easter tales invites our own stories to be shaped, too, by the Story, for our own hearts to thaw and for our imaginations to be steeped in the waters of resurrection." -Tessa Carman, Mere Orthodoxy "A fresh offering, different from the many anthologies that already house the older works. Pastoral tales mix with urban tales, old with the new, European with American. This is a book to read aloud and savor, pulling it out each year to re-read old favorites and perhaps read a new story or two." -Redeemed ReaderMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
26 Line drawings, black and white
Dimensions
Height: 216 mm
Width: 142 mm
Thickness: 27 mm
Weight
462 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-87486-598-1 (9780874865981)
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Content
Contents
1 The Easter Lily - Jane Tyson Clement
2 The Coming of the King - Laura E. Richards
3 How Donkeys Got the Spirit of Contradiction - Andre Trocme
4 The Church of the Washing of the Feet - Alan Paton
5 Stories from the Cottonpatch Gospel - Clarence Jordan
6 Saint Veronica's Kerchief - Selma Lagerloef
7 The Way to the Cross - Lew Wallace
8 Robin Redbreast - Selma Lagerloef
9 The Atonement - Ludwig von Gerdtell
10 The Flaming Heart of Danko - Maxim Gorky
11 John - Elizabeth Goudge
12 The Legend of Christopherus - Hans Thoma
13 Robert of Sicily - Sara Cone Bryant
14 Two Old Men - Leo Tolstoy
15 The Golden Egg - Ivy Bolton
16 The Case of Rachoff - Karl Joseph Friedrich
17 The Deserted Mine - Ruth Sawyer
18 The Student - Anton Chekhov
19 A Dust Rag for Easter Eggs - Claire Huchet Bishop
20 The Barge-Master's Easter - J. W. Ooms
21 The Ragman - Walter Wangerin
22 Easter Under a Park Bench - Kirk Wareham
23 The Death of the Lizard - C. S. Lewis
24 Mary's Child - The Brothers Grimm
25 The King and Death - Ger Koopman
26 The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde
From The Everlasting Mercy - John Masefield
Sources
1 The Easter Lily - Jane Tyson Clement
2 The Coming of the King - Laura E. Richards
3 How Donkeys Got the Spirit of Contradiction - Andre Trocme
4 The Church of the Washing of the Feet - Alan Paton
5 Stories from the Cottonpatch Gospel - Clarence Jordan
6 Saint Veronica's Kerchief - Selma Lagerloef
7 The Way to the Cross - Lew Wallace
8 Robin Redbreast - Selma Lagerloef
9 The Atonement - Ludwig von Gerdtell
10 The Flaming Heart of Danko - Maxim Gorky
11 John - Elizabeth Goudge
12 The Legend of Christopherus - Hans Thoma
13 Robert of Sicily - Sara Cone Bryant
14 Two Old Men - Leo Tolstoy
15 The Golden Egg - Ivy Bolton
16 The Case of Rachoff - Karl Joseph Friedrich
17 The Deserted Mine - Ruth Sawyer
18 The Student - Anton Chekhov
19 A Dust Rag for Easter Eggs - Claire Huchet Bishop
20 The Barge-Master's Easter - J. W. Ooms
21 The Ragman - Walter Wangerin
22 Easter Under a Park Bench - Kirk Wareham
23 The Death of the Lizard - C. S. Lewis
24 Mary's Child - The Brothers Grimm
25 The King and Death - Ger Koopman
26 The Selfish Giant - Oscar Wilde
From The Everlasting Mercy - John Masefield
Sources