Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? [Mass Market Paperback]

Walter, Jr. Wangerin (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: April 1996

A collection of stories and essays portrays children, teens, adults, and parents who grapple with the deep realities of life and focuses on a central theme involving human relationships with God and with each other. Reprint.

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From the Author

Walter Wangerin Jr. first came to prominence as the award-winning author of The Book of the Dun Cow. He has since won many other awards and honors for his books, including the best-selling Book of God. Wangerin holds the Jochum Chair at Valparaiso University in Indiana, where he is writer-in-residence --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Growing up is hard -- at any age. The stories and essays in Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? by award-winning author Walter Wangerin, Jr., portray children, teenagers, adults, and parents as they grapple with the deep realities of life. And at the heart of this struggle are the vital relationships we have with families, for it is from our parents -- and from our children -- that we most profoundly learn about ourselves as children of God. In the first section, the author reminisces about his own childhood: how he learned the meaning of resurrection from his mother's spring cleaning; how he learned grace one day on a dangerous precipice; how he learned love on his first day in a new school; how he learned to see the divine from beneath a church pew. With the eyes of a child, Walter Wangerin helps us see anew the wonder and fullness of life. In the next sections of the book, he tells stories of his own time as a pastor to parents and children alike, and as a parent to his own young children. Sage advice and joyful humor are couched in the vivid stories -- warm and intimate, raucous and chilling -- that are Wangerin's trademark, for he is one of the most renowned storytellers of his generation. Finally, he concludes the book with touching stories of adult children and their aging parents, in a sense, to their parents. Far from being a how-to book or a simplistic parents' manual, Little Lamb gets inside its subject to view parenthood -- and childhood -- as the great, miraculous, and profound mystery it is. As the author says to an abused child: "You are not an accident. You were planned. You are the cunning intention of almighty God. Well, then, shall you think ill of yourself? NO! . . . There is none like you. Whatever thing you admire -- a leaf, a little cup, a sunset -- you are more beautiful . . . God loves you." "And so do I. And so ought you in the morning light, when the dew is a haze of blue innocence." --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

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Product Details

• Mass Market Paperback
• Publisher: HarperSanFrancisco; Reprint edition (April 1996)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0061042277
• ISBN-13: 978-0061042270
• Product Dimensions: 6.8 x 4.2 x 0.6 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (2 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #5,223,942 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of the most gifted writers writing today on the issues of faith and spirituality. Starting with the renowned Book of the Dun Cow, Wangerin's writing career has encompassed most every genre: fiction, essay, short story, children's story, meditation, and biblical exposition. His writing voice is immediately recognizable, and his fans number in the millions. The author of over forty books, Wangerin has won the National Book Award, New York Times Best Children's Book of the Year Award, and several Gold Medallions, including best-fiction awards for both The Book of God and Paul: A Novel. He lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is Senior Research Professor at Valparaiso University.

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5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A must read for anyone who is a parent or who has parents!, October 19, 1998

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Veronica Amundson([e-mail]) (Buffalo, New York) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? (Mass Market Paperback)

I can't stop buying copies of this book for my friends. This is quite simply the most beautiful and touching book on parents and children that I have ever read. As my parents age and my children grow up I find myself re-reading this book over and over and getting more out of it each time. It fully captures the joy and the pain and ultimately - the unending grace that God provides to parents. This book is INCREDIBLE!

5.0 out of 5 stars Wonderful Collection of Stories, April 22, 2010

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Kari (Trussville, AL, US) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? (Hardcover)

THis book contains lovely stories that minister to any age group from children to elderly. I use it for ministry at church and I also just enjoy reading it. The stories touch on different phases of life and how God is present through them all.