The Seed of Faith

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Christian Book Awards 2025 Gold MedalKirkus Reviews - "Our Verdict - Get it!"Best Book Awards (BBA) Winner 2024 -Children's InspirationalPenCraft (2023) Children-Christian Book Awards -Winner Literary Titan Book Award - 🥇 Gold MedalMom's International Choice Awards: Gold Medal (2022)Moonbeam Children's Book Awards, Winner- Gold: Religion/ Spirituality (2021) "...may well become an enduring Christmas classic."5 Stars ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ ⭐️ - Home School Book Review"Petronelli weaves a Christian-themed holiday tale that offers no hint of the ending, which is indeed a surprise, and will have young readers rooting for the boys as they try to save Christmas for Shiloh.""Pritchett's full color, painterly illustrations are soft and muted with a pleasant glow that adds to the book's overall charm.""A warm and inspirational holiday tale"Planting a Seed of Faith in the hearts of our children - What greater gift could we possibly give? It is Christmas Eve, and the small foothill Village of Shiloh was suffering from a severe drought. Aside from not having water for their crops, the people had no Christmas trees. A father retells the story to his young daughter that took place forty years ago. A story that no one in the Village of Shiloh will ever forget. So begins author Dan Petronelli's eloquent parable of faith, chronicling the spiritual journey of a group of young boys. The boys hatched a plan to secretly climb over the mountain in search of a beautiful, living Christmas tree, a symbol of hope, to bring back home to their Village. They did not know that a perilous blizzard was on its way. This award-winning book weaves a timeless tale of the joy and the blessings of faith.- Beautiful expressive illustrations. - A precious memorable gift. - Assures children that God is always by their side. - The importance of loving your neighbor. - The beautiful power of just one tiny seed. What readers are saying: "This truly is a timeless tale of faith. A story that a family could share in a few nights every year before Christmas. A perfect holiday gift.""I am not ashamed to say that my eyes teared up a time or two while reading this Christmas tale. I can only imagine how worried I would have been as a parent of one of those boys.""I highly recommend this story. It is a page turner that will keep your child's interest. I wouldn't be surprised to see it as a movie someday - it's that good!"This powerful stirring, wind-swept tale, will make your heart break and soar in equal measures and will become a treasured memory your family shares every Christmas season.Learn more: TheSeedofFaith.net