The Gospel Cinderella

A variation on the traditional Cinderella story set in a Southern swamp and with a Great Gospel Convention instead of a ball.

In this follow-up to his bestselling The Gospel According to The Simpsons: The Spiritual Life of the World's Most Animated Family, religion journalist Mark Pinsky explores the role that the animated features of Walt Disney played on the moral and spiritual development of generations of children. Pinsky explores thirty-one of the most popular Disney films, as well as recent developments such as the 1990s boycott of Disney by the Southern Baptist Convention and the role that Michael Eisner and Jeffrey Katzenberg played in the resurgance of the company since the mid-1980s.

The original Little Golden Book from the 1940s featuring Walt Disney’s Cinderella is back! This enchanting fairy tale is beautifully rendered with vintage artwork bringing Cinderella and her cruel stepsisters to life.

"This is a story about darkness and light, about sorrow and joy, about something lost and something found. This is a story about love." Cinderella's story has been told over and over, but never has it been touched by the kind of magic created by the contributors of this book. Mary Blair painted the original pictures for Walt Disney's incomparable animated film, and here her elegant art is gathered together as a picture book. Cynthia Rylant's stories about hardscrabble lives have won not only awards and honors, but hearts. Who better to take a young girl from the darkness of her garret room to the light and brilliance of a ballroom? Together these two great artists have created something quite astonishing: a Cinderella that is breathtaking, heartrending, and joyous, both for those who are coming to the tale for the very first time, and for those who think they know it well.

We know the story: A young maid is transformed into a beautiful princess to win the heart of the prince. Finding her lost slipper at the stroke of midnight, the prince searches far and wide to find his missing princess. Cinderella lives happily ever after, but what about the rest of us? The Cinderella Challenge is the answer to happily ever after for the world and how that answer involves all of us. Valson Abraham masterfully teaches us how fulfilling the Great Commission is the joyful privilege offered to each of us by a gracious and joyful God. With his extensive missionary experience, Valson Abraham uses the Cinderella metaphor, challenging us to trust God to work out the good news through each of us to bring the world out of the cellar and into the palace of His kingdom. 'The Cinderella Challenge is a remarkable tool and a dynamic resourcea "effective to spark vision and target the global passion and pursuits of any sensitive church leader.' Jack W. Hayford Founding Pastor The Church on the Way Chancellor The King's University 'Valson Abraham clearly exposes the serious dangers facing the modern church, the unbelievable suffering of unreached people, and what we must do if we are going to fulfill the Great Commission. This is a must-read for anyone who is serious about evangelism and missions.' Jimmy Evans Senior Pastor Trinity Church, Amarillo, Texas Author and Television Host Marriage Today"

Flippers replace slippers in this updated and "penguinized" retelling of the classic tale.

In this Mexican retelling of the Cinderella story, there is no glass slipper and no fairy godmother. All Domitila has are her innate qualities and talents, resulting in the transformation of Timoteo, her suitor.

The author, a member of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, shares insight and advice with the young women of the Church.

I have heard of a land Where the imagination has no fences Where what is dreamed one night Is accomplished the next day/FONT In the late 1880s, signs went up all around America - land was free in the Oklahoma territory. And it was free to everyone: Whites, Blacks, men and women alike. All one needed to stake a claim was hope and courage, strength and perseverance. Thousands of pioneers, many of them African-Americans newly freed from slavery, headed west to carve out a new life in the Oklahoma soil. Drawing upon her own family history, National Book Award winner Joyce Carol Thomas has crafted an unforgettable anthem to these brave and determned people from America's past. Richly illustrated by Coretta Scott King Award honoree Floyd Cooper, I Have Heard of a Land is a glorious tribute to the Afrian-American pioneer spirit. 00-01 Sequoyah Children's Book Award Masterlist