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Folk tales are stories full of adventure, courage, daring, fighting
dragons, trolls, and giants, and overcoming challenges. How many of
them have girls as the main heroic characters though? These twelve
folk tales from all over the world have been specially selected as
they feature strong, adventurous heroines. Some are funny, some
make you think, and some - like the story of Fearless Mary - keep
you on the edge of your seat with scares and surprises. Meet Louisa
Freya, the brave dragon slayer, funny and clever Sigrun, and honest
and humble Scarface as well as other heroines from Serbia, Norway,
China, Japan, South Africa, and Indonesia. Amy Scott Robinson's
distinctive voice, expertise and experience as a performance
storyteller makes this a unique and fascinating collection, aimed
at readers aged 7-9 years. At the end of each story, Amy shares a
bit about where the story comes from, how she has retold it, and
what the tale makes her think about when she is hearing or telling
it, including Bible verses. These folk tales deserve to be told as
often as the more famous and well-known ones. After all, why should
boys defeat all the dragons? Enjoy the adventure!
Bible stories are full of adventure and courageous characters.
However many that feature women and girls are not told so often.
These twelve Bible stories have been specially selected as they
feature strong, inspiring girls. Some are funny, some make you
think, and some - like the story of Queen Esther - keep you on the
edge of your seat with scares and surprises. Meet quick-thinking
Miriam, unflappable Abigail, and determined Lydia as well as other
stories from the books of Numbers, Judges, Ruth, 2 Kings, and the
Gospels of Luke and John. Amy Scott Robinson's distinctive voice,
expertise and experience as a performance storyteller makes this a
unique and fascinating collection, aimed at readers aged 7-9 years.
At the end of each story, Amy shares a bit about where the story is
found in the Bible, how she has retold it, and what the story makes
her think about when she is hearing or telling it. These Bible
stories deserve to be told as often as the more well-known ones.
Enjoy the adventure!
‘At the heart of the Christian message is a collection of
abstract nouns: love; sin; forgiveness; grace. It is quite
difficult to explain what the gospel message is without using some
or all of those words. But the problem with abstract nouns is that
when we use them, we assume that the person we are talking to
understands them, and not only that, we assume that they have the
same understanding of the word that we do…’ Lent is
traditionally a time of repentance, fasting and prayer as we
prepare to celebrate our salvation at Easter. Through daily
readings and reflections from Ash Wednesday to Easter Day, Amy
Scott Robinson explores different biblical images of repentance,
sin, forgiveness and grace, bringing them together in Holy Week as
a lens through which to view Christ’s work of reconciliation on
the cross. ‘Amy is an expert storyteller, a well of emotion and
reflection, and a follower of Jesus with a deep, genuine hunger for
the reality of God.’ Adrian Plass, author and speaker
When you hear the name ‘God’, does an image come into your
head? Do you think of him as a shining light, or with a human
shape, or as an anchor in the storm, a rock, a fortress? As we look
towards celebrating the incarnation at Christmas, we consider how
God chose to express himself, in a moment in history, as a tiny
baby. But what other images describe God in the Bible, and what can
we learn about his character through them? How does an invisible
God reveal himself to us in scripture and in Jesus? Amy Scott
Robinson, a poet and storyteller, answers this question with
imagination and a close reading of the text. Week 1: When God
appears Week 2: God the creator Week 3: God the owner Week 4:
Veiled in flesh Week 5: Visible in creation
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