Sandy Sasso

«Una niña siembra un grano de mostaza en un jardín que está vacío. Es un granito chiquito. Y todavía no es nada muy especial… todavía no». ¡El maravilloso grano de mostaza está ahora disponible en español! Este libro para la niñez, inspirado en la parábola de Jesús del grano de mostaza, muestra a los niños y niñas que una semillita, como una niña pequeña, tiene un potencial increíble. El maravilloso grano de mostaza presenta a personajes étnicamente diversos e incluye una nota especial para...

신기한 겨자씨 이야기   “한 아이가 빈 정원에 겨자씨를 심는다. 그것은 아주 작은 씨앗이며 전혀 특별한 것이 아니다—아직은.”   에서 하나의 작은 씨앗에 담긴 놀라운 잠재력을 발견해 보라. 겨자씨에 대한 예수님의 비유에 기초한 이 영감있는 어린이 책은 어린 독자들에게 한 명의 어린 아이와 같은 하나의 작은 씨앗이 어떠한 잠재력을 지니고 있는지를 보여준다. 이 책에는 인종적으로 다양한 인물들이 등장하고, 부모들과 교사들을 위한 특별한 지침이 포함되어 있다. “A child plants a mustard seed in an empty garden. It is an itty-bitty seed. It isn’t anything very special—yet.”Discover the surprising potential of one small seed in The Marvelous Mustard Seed. Based on Jesus’ parable of the...

In the beginning, God’s garden is beautiful and peaceful, but it doesn’t stay that way. Everyone has something to say! Rain brags that it’s the most refreshing. Birds boast that they’re the most splendid. Earthworms bluster about their busyness. Then Children come along, claiming to be the best of all. And it’s only fair that the best is loved most, isn’t it? A Very Big Problem  is a Junior Library Guild Selection.

어? 하나는 어디있지? 가 한국어로 출간되었다. 이 유명한 어린이 책은 세 개의 유명한 비유들—잃어버린 양, 잃어버린 동전, 탕자--을 창조적으로 재구성했다. 이 어린이 책은 하나님의 눈에 우리 모두가 중요하며, 또한 모두가 중요한 사람이라고 느껴야 한다는 것을 가르쳐 준다.  이야기들을 현대의 등장 인물들로 재구성함으로서 모든 어린이들이 이야기들 속에서 자신을 볼 수 있게 하였다. 부모들과 교사들을 위한 특별 지침이 포함되어 있다. Who Counts? is now available in Korean! This popular children's book offers a creative retelling of three popular parables: the lost sheep, the lost coin, and the prodigal son. As young readers count to help the characters find what’s missi...

Blues and Yellows just don’t mix, and that’s how it’s always been. No one remembers why. But then comes the day Midnight Blue takes a tumble along the road. His friends Navy and Powder Blue don’t even stop to help! It’s only when a Yellow comes along that everything changes—forever. This inventive story is sure to prompt rich conversations, encouraging new ways of seeing our neighbors and ourselves. A note for parents and educators is included.

Poor and: the word everyone takes for granted. So tiny, so common, so easily overlooked. Yet if it weren’t for and, so much would fall apart! Who knew such a little word could make such a big difference?When an array of opinionated shapes just can’t find common ground, AND comes to the rescue. AND is the link that helps each pair of shapes overcome their differences, teaming up to create something entirely new. Bouncy rhyming text and colorful paintings come together in a fable that will prompt ...

Words.There are long words and short words, nice words and mean words. There are silly words, scary words, and hard-to-spell words. There are so many words in our world! But where did they all come from? Award-winning children’s book author Sandy Eisenberg Sasso tells a creative tale about the origin of words, and the power of language, in When God Gave Us Words. Inside this innovative children’s book, God gives the power of words to humankind. At first God and the angels are pleased with h...

A tiny fig tree needs time to grow. But how much time? All four seasons go by . . .  and there are no figs. The seasons pass again. Still no figs! Is the fig tree good for nothing? Inspired by the parable of the Barren Fig Tree, The Good for Nothing Tree reminds us that the sweetest figs, like many other things, are worth waiting for. Not every tree—and not every child—grows at the same pace. Yet patience, care, and love can change everything, making what may appear “good for nothing” very...