The Book of Hope: a Survival Guide for Trying Times by Jane Goodall

Drawing on decades of work that has helped expand our understanding of what it means to be human and what we all need to do to help build a better world, the book touches on vital questions, including: How do we stay hopeful when everything seems hopeless? How do we cultivate hope in our children? What is the relationship between hope and action?

The magnitude of our weary world weighs on our hearts and minds. We wrestle with chronic pain, broken relationships, shattered dreams, fragile faith, and unexpected losses. Our grief and sorrow feel particularly acute when compared to the festivity and joy everyone else seems to be feeling.

Twenty-eight daily reflections paired with prayers and practices to honor our struggles during the holidays.

The Advent Tree: Meeting Jesus in God’s Big Story by Kara Eidson

Presents forty Scriptures from across the Bible to explore how Jesus, his family, and followers were shaped by all that had come before him—the epic story of God and God’s people—and how we, too, are part of God’s story as followers of Christ today. 

The Little Shepherd - by Elizabeth Jaeger 

Illustrations and rhyming text reveal how a young shepherd boy in Bethlehem came to meet, and feel the love of, newborn baby Jesus.

The Animals Speak - A Christmas Eve Legend by Marion Dane Bauer

Long ago and even today, the story is told of how all the animals in the world, at the stroke of midnight on Christmas Eve, speak. With their newfound power of speech, the animals rejoice at the birth of Jesus.