Author: Jef Aerts
Publisher: Chronicle Books
ISBN: 1646140591
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 48
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People fear death. We don't know how to talk about it, especially to children, and we're afraid to bring it up for fear of making people sadder. Yet children, especially, have questions, and this incredibly gentle and surprisingly light story is full of both comfort and vividly imagined "answers." The first one gives the book its title: A boy hears the voice of his sister calling him one day, a sister he's never met because she died before he was born. The sister in the faded photograph on the wall. So that night he asks his mother what death is like and she tells him, "It's like dreaming, only bigger." That's lovely, but he still has questions, which it turns out his sister can answer! On a dreamy, carefree adventure they ride their bikes together, (not always on the ground), visiting places that were special to her when she was alive. And she talks to him in the older sister, teasing, straightforward, loving way that is exactly what he needs. (It turns out that death is not the only thing that can be Bigger Than a Dream.) Much, much more than bibliotherapy, this is a work of art that speaks with honesty and tenderness about one of life's great mysteries.
Author: Bob Goff
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
ISBN: 1400219507
Category : Self-Help
Languages : en
Pages : 256
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Are you ready to uncover and reach your biggest dreams? Bob Goff, the New York Times bestselling author of Love Does and Everybody, Always, is on a mission to help you recapture the version of your life that you dreamed about before fear started calling the shots. It's time to dream big again. We want to be the kind of people who release amazing things into the world and are willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. In this revelatory yet utterly practical new book, Bob takes you on a life-proven journey to rediscover your dreams and turn them into reality. Based on his enormously popular Dream Big workshop, Bob draws on a lifetime of living and dreaming large to help you reach your larger-than-life dreams. Consider it your guide to knowing what you want, why you want it, and what you're going to do about it. In Dream Big, Bob gives you the encouragement and the tools you need to: learn to clearly define your dreams for yourself identify the obstacles that are holding you back establish a specific plan for reaching your big (and little) goals develop the tools that will help you act on the plan Dream Big is the only book you need to uncover the wild and exciting dream you've kept hidden from yourself--and help you take the steps necessary to achieve it. Join Bob as he reminds you that there is a path to discover and release your most beautiful and lasting ambitions into the world.
Author: Dan Dematte
Publisher: Sophia
ISBN: 9781644134887
Category : Religion
Languages : en
Pages : 208
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This is a book for world-changers -- for people ready to lay down everything in order to discover the adventure that God has in store for their lives. Dream Bigger unlocks your capacity to dream God-sized dreams and gives the Church encouragement to start dreaming in big, bold ways again! This day-by-day journey helps Christians not only to discover God's dream for their lives but to start taking real steps toward accomplishing those dreams. Author and EWTN host Dan DeMatte presents twenty-one days of meditations that sincere Catholics need to perform if they desire to live their lives for Jesus. DeMatte lays out a three-week, step-by-step plan to help you navigate your way to a life -- or life-altering -- decision. Daily activations and reflective questions will not only inspire you but actually propel you to lasting change. DeMatte also shows you how to prepare yourself -- with hard work and prayerful planning -- to begin pursuing the dreams you've felt called to pursue but have continually put off. You will overcome your fear of failure and grow in intimacy with Jesus. DeMatte's upbeat, exciting approach to applying the Gospels to your life includes: Meditations on what God thinks of your current life pursuits, priorities, and passions Revelations on the fullness of what Jesus means when He calls us all to deny ourselves Evaluations of the obstacles in your life that hold you back from experiencing greatness Prompts for growing in a faith that can truly move mountains Methods for experiencing intimacy with the Father through hearing His voice and experiencing His love Techniques for living with boldness and courage, while remaining meek and humble of heart Strategies for surrendering your dreams and desires to the Father who planted them inside you Means for overcoming fear of failure, spiritual plateaus, and inconsistent Christianity Keys to crystallizing the vision and plan for executing your God-given dream Tips for mobilizing those around you to partner with you in laboring in God's vineyard An analysis of why dreaming with God is fundamentally different from merely fantasizing with no recourse to action
Author: Dianna Hutts Aston
Publisher: Penguin
ISBN: 0803732457
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 41
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Between 1921 and 1955, Italian immigrant Simon Rodia transformed broken glass, seashells, pottery, and a dream to "do something big" into a U.S. National Landmark. Readers watch the towers rise from his little plot of land in Watts, California, through the eyes of a fictional girl as she grows and raises her own children. Chronicled in stunningly detailed collage that mimics Rodia's found-object art, this thirty-four-year journey becomes a mesmerizing testament to perseverance and possibility. A final, innovative "build-your-own-tower" activity makes this multicultural, intergenerational tribute a classroom natural and a perfect gift-sure to encourage kids to follow their own big dreams.
Author: Steve Peifer
Publisher: Zondervan
ISBN: 0310587158
Category : Biography & Autobiography
Languages : en
Pages : 336
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A Dream So Big is the story of Steve Peifer, a corporate manager who once oversaw 9,000 computer software consultants, who today helps provide daily lunches for over 20,000 Kenyan school children in thirty-five national public schools, and maintains solar-powered computer labs at twenty rural African schools. Steve and his wife, Nancy, were enjoying a successful management career with one of America’s high tech corporate giants during the dot-com boom of the 1990’s when, in 1997, he and his wife Nancy discovered they were pregnant with their third child. Tragically, doctors said a chromosomal condition left their baby “incompatible with life.” The Peifers only spent 8 days with baby Stephen before he died. Seeking to flee the pain, Steve and Nancy began a pilgrimage that thrust them into a third-world setting where daily life was often defined by tragedy—drought, disease, poverty, hunger, and death. They didn’t arrive in the service of any divine calling, but the truth of their surroundings spoke to their troubled hearts. A short-term, 12-month mission assignment as dorm parents for a Kenyan boarding school turned this ordinary man into the most unlikely internationally recognized hero, and his story will inspire you to pursue similar lives of service.
Author: Kristi Yamaguchi
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1402252773
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Inspire kids of all ages to never give up and always dream big with Dream Big Little Pig, the New York Times bestselling ice skating picture book from Olympic gold medalist Kristi Yamaguchi! Poppy is a pig with big dreams. She wants to be a star! But she soon discovers that's not as easy as it sounds. It's only when Poppy feels the magic of gliding and sliding, swirling and twirling on ice that she truly believes in herself: Poppy, star of the rink! Dream Big Little Pig is the perfect book to inspire little girls with big dreams. It makes a wonderful ice skating gift for girls!
Author: Deloris Jordan
Publisher: Simon and Schuster
ISBN: 1442412704
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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From the age of nine, Michael dreams of playing basketball for the United States in the Olympics, and with hard work and his mother's encouragement, he realizes his dream. Full color.
Author: Frances Prior-Reeves
Publisher: Parragon Books
ISBN: 9781680524192
Category :
Languages : en
Pages : 0
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Dream Big, Draw Bigger makes drawing, doodling, and coloring more fun than ever! It is an inspirational sketchbook packed full of ideas of things to draw. Whether you use this book to draw, doodle, sketch, shade, color, scribble, or as an artistic keepsake, you can make it reflect your own personality and style. It will encourage potential artists of all ages--and best of all, no drawing skills are required--you'll never be stuck for ideas again! Creative and colorful canvas to doodle your wildest dreams - create a personalized book bursting with inspiration Over 200 pages of space to shade, color, scribble, doodle, and more! Accompanied by tailor-made illustrations and artistic quotes to get you thinking creatively! Grab your favorite colored pencils and get doodling! Perfect for all skill levels - beginners, intermediate, and advanced drawers will enjoy bringing out their innner ainner Don't forget to pick up a copy of Doodle, Imagine, Draw for more drawing activities!
Author: Kat Kronenberg
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group
ISBN: 1626343489
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 55
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Set long ago in the heart of the African savanna, Dream Big—a mythological fable—follows moody Baboon as he discovers a powerful secret. One by one, Caterpillar, Tadpole, and Flamingo gaze up at the night sky and wish upon a star for their wildest dreams. Baboon insists these dreams could never come true. But when he sees Caterpillar turn into a winged butterfly, Tadpole into a dancing frog, and Flamingo into a beautiful pink bird, Baboon realizes that a transformative power exists between the stars and the animals once they truly believe in themselves and their dreams. When Baboon tries out this secret, CATCH-M, his marvelous, miraculous, wished-upon Star, whooshes down from the heavens to wham! ignite the courage in his chest. Read on to see if his dream comes true too . . . Dream Big's inspirational message makes it a perfect gift for dreamers of all ages, from children to young adults about to enter a new chapter in their lives. Together we can all be inspired to identify and pursue our dreams, no matter how big or impossible they may seem.
Author: Lorna Gutierrez
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
ISBN: 1728225760
Category : Juvenile Fiction
Languages : en
Pages : 32
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Dare to dream. Dare to fly higher. Dare to trust...dare to inspire! Dare to do what hasn't been done. Dare to be second to none! This inspirational picture book encourages children everywhere to dare to dream big, to help others, and speak out for what is right, but also take time for simple joys and to be comfortable in their own skin. Oh the Places You'll Go! for toddlers, Dare to Dream Big is full of messages about empowerment, encouragement, and the joy of daring to be the best person you can be. "A concise and rhythmic provocation to dreaming and daring."—Publishers Weekly
