by Peter Leithart
Read by Toby Sumpter
Family Stories That Bring The Proverbs to Life
In the tradition of Grimm’s fairytales, Peter Leithart has produced a wonderful collection of bedtime stories set within the rich imagery and symbolism of Christian truth. Now, listen to each tale read aloud, as the inimitable Toby Sumpter brings to life characters like the chatty squirrel in The Magical Walnut, King Lothar in The Three Princes, and the foolish farmer from A Cloud of Birds.
From the preface: "My intention in Wise Words was to write stories that would appeal to children as stories; that would challenge parents who read to their children; that would illustrate biblical proverbs; and that would borrow imagery, plots, characters, settings, and themes from the Bible. Whether my stories appeal to children—other than my own, of course, who are deeply prejudiced—or challenge adults is, I suppose, for children and adults to judge."
Table of Contents:
Ch. 1 - The Three Princes (Prov. 4:7-9)
Ch. 2 - Simon and the Fruit Vendor (Prov. 1:20-23)
Ch. 3 - The Bleeding Tree (Prov. 3:11-12)
Ch. 4 - The Barefoot Messenger (Prov. 4:18-19)
Ch. 5 - Robin and the Master's Wife (Prov. 7:24-26)
Ch. 6 - The Farmer's Treasure (Prov. 12:11)
Ch. 7 - The Magical Walnut (Prov. 13:11, NIV)
Ch. 8 - Ivy and the Prince (Prov. 13:12)
Ch. 9 - The Blind Stranger (Prov. 18:13)
Ch.10 - The Fragrant Garden (Prov. 19:5)
Ch.11 - The Monster's House (Prov. 20:24)
Ch.12 - A Reluctant Rescue (Prov. 20:26)
Ch.13 - King Jacob of the Green Garland (Prov. 20:28)
Ch.14 - Meribah, the Goatherd's Bride (Prov. 21:19)
Ch.15 - A Cloud of Birds (Prov. 23:5)
Ch.16 - The Labors of Braxton Hicks (Prov. 26:14-16)
Ch.17 - The King from the Tower (Prov. 29:23)
Ch.18 - An Excellent Wife (Prov. 31:10)
Peter Leithart (Ph.D. Cambridge) is an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in America and a senior fellow of theology and literature at New St. Andrews College, Moscow, Idaho. He is author of A House for My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament, The Kingdom and the Power, and Blessed are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord’s Supper. He and his wife Noel have nine children.
Audio set — 4 CD's