Narrated from the point of view of the animals, this timeless story of Noah and the great flood–beautifully rendered in exquisite paintings–subtly encourages contemporary readers to be attentive to the natural world’s beauty and its needs. Full color.
Picture Book
The Story Of The Creation
A book to share and treasure, this is a true celebration of life. From the highly acclaimed illustrator of The Story of Christmas and Noah’s Ark comes the tale of the Creation, the seven-day genesis of the earth and its inhabitants, as recounted in the King James Version of the Bible. Brilliant full-color pictures reveal each unfolding detail of God’s plan.
Noah’s Ark
A simple retelling of the Bible story in which Noah builds an ark and saves two of each kind of animal from the great Flood.
The Shadow of a Flying Bird: A Legend from the Kurdistan Jews
This powerful and poetic story, drawn from a Kurdistani tale based on the Old Testament, retells the story of the death of Moses. With graceful and moving prose and richly colored illustrations, Gerstein has created a memorable book.
God’s Gift
A simple retelling of the story from Genesis of how God created the first man and then made creatures, including the first woman, to keep him company.
The Angel And The Donkey
A soothsayer and his faithful donkey save the Israelites from destruction by King Balak on the orders of an angel.
After The Flood
This sequel to The Ark traces the establishment and development of communities on earth and offers an original theory for events that followed the Great Flood. Geisert’s beautiful, full-color etchings alternate between panoramic views and detailed glimpses of everything from the ark to Mount Ararat. “With a stroke of originality, Geisert continues the oft-told tale of the Great Flood by imagining life for Noah and his retinue as the waters begin to recede . . . An understated, quietly powerful book.” — Publishers Weekly
Moses
Moses led the Israelites to the Promised Land and received the Ten Commandments.
Noah
Describes how Noah obeyed God at the time of the great flood and preserved two of each kind of animal in the world.
The Sea Chest
A young girl listens as her great-aunt, a lighthouse keeper’s daughter, tells of her childhood living on a Maine island, and of the infant that washed ashore after a storm.