{"product_id":"a-better-ending-and-other-short-stories-for-boys-and-girls","title":"A Better Ending and Other Short Stories for Boys and Girls","description":"\u003cp\u003eCaleb desperately wants a cat, but his mother is allergic to them. When a stray cat show ups at the house, Caleb can’t resist taking care of it—despite his mother’s sneezing! Hopes are dashed when Caleb’s father explains to him that he cannot expect God to always answer his prayers in the way he wants. Yet a surprising twist in the story makes Caleb eventually realize that “God does answer prayer, in His own time and in His own way.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003e A Better Ending \u003c\/i\u003e is a collection of short stories and poems that take place at home, in school, across the world, and in out own back yards. Each story has a theme that encourages readers to reflect on their own hearts and lives as the relate to God’s Word.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEndorsements\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Children learn from stories that spark their imagination and help them see the world through other people’s eyes. In this delightful book by Doreen Tamminga, young readers will meet other children in situations that are both varied and close to every child’s experience. By entering into the characters’ thoughts in a way that is only possible through Scripture. Interspersed with uplifting poems based on God’s Word, the book abounds with words of comfort, encouragement, and trust in a God who is always near to help and ready to forgive.”\u003cbr\u003e—Simonetta Carr, author the \u003cem\u003eChristian Biographies for Young Readers Series\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e“Doreen Tamminga’s \u003cem\u003eA Better Ending \u003c\/em\u003econtains simple stories, short enough to accommodate young attention spans and describing situations real children deal with daily. Young readers will recognize these temptations and struggles and hopefully find encouragement for dealing with similar situations themselves.”\u003cbr\u003e—Starr Meade, author of \u003cem\u003eGive Them Truth: Teaching Eternal Truths to Young Minds\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-color-mode=\"light\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"form__input wmde-markdown-var markdown-editor markdown-editor-show-live\" name=\"externalTextMarkdown\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown-editor-content\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"markdown-editor-preview\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"wmde-markdown wmde-markdown-color\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eContents\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eFrom the Author\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Better Ending: “Small Steps”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Higher Purpose: “Instruments of Praise”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHand-Me-Down Dog: “A Child’s Walk with God”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Red Geranium: “Let Them Come to Me”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen the Rains Came: “Just a Little Cloud”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCaiman and Camelids: “White as Snow”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Ruins: “Heroes of the Faith”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSecond Chances: “Blessings from Above”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFrench for Rachel: “Planned with Care”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Swindler: “Tangled in Sin”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatches’s Way: “The Saddest Sight to See”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSweeter than Them All: “Today Is the Day”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eToo Much Chatter: “Creatures of the Deep”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSurprised by Joy: “Happy Inside”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTwo Are Better than One: “Closer than a Brother”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWait for Me!: “To Serve His Way”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMissing!: “Jesus, Shepherd”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAhead of the Storm: “My Feathered Friend”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA Break from Spring Break: “The Master’s Way”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLaughter in the Woods: “We Are Bears”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSomeone Special: “The House of God”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreasures and Daydreams: “What God Has Given Me”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBetter than Sacrifice: “Be Holy”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCamping Woes and Wonders: “Two Words”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHungry Inside: “Tell Me”\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTopical Index\u003cspan class=\"token tag punctuation\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Reformation Heritage Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53009982947639,"sku":"xhs1789815407399","price":9.24,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0992\/8910\/4695\/files\/a-better-ending-and-other-short-stories-for-boys-and-girls_1.jpg?v=1789815434","url":"https:\/\/effortlesschicclad.shop\/products\/a-better-ending-and-other-short-stories-for-boys-and-girls","provider":"My Store","version":"1.0","type":"link"}