Local author pens guide for teaching children about faith
A local writer offers a set of books to help adults teach children about about Christian faith.
Name: Deborah Hall Subetto
Age: 57
City in which you reside: Hagerstown
Day job: author, illustrator, dairy goat farmer, Bible teacher, retired speech-language pathologist.
Book title: "Rooted in the King's Garden" (Shepherd's Edition and Children's Edition)
Genre: Christian Education, Family Devotional, Christian Living
One or two sentence synopsis of book: "Rooted in the King's Garden" teaches about the fruit of the Spirit and more, with a cast of over 20 lovable characters in a colorful, large-size story and activity book. Each chapter of the Children's Edition includes stories, poems, coloring pages, games and journal pages that reinforce learning of the "fruit" (love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness and self-control). The Children's Edition is designed to be used alongside the Shepherd's Edition, which encourages adults and helps them talk about biblical stories on their child's level while enjoying activities together. The Shepherd's Edition also includes a Spotify playlist, adult devotionals and journal pages.
Publisher: Encourage Publishing. (812) 987-6148. info@encouragebooks.com
Price: Children's Edition, full color $21.99; Shepherd's Edition greyscale $14.99 Designed to be a set. Please look for bundle pricing through the publisher or Amazon
Website: ShepherdsGateFarm.biz
What inspired your book? The short answer is that my first grandchild inspired this project. The boundless potential of her whole life in front of her compelled me to introduce her to a meaningful relationship with Jesus, in creative ways that she could understand. I started writing "Rooted" for my own grandchildren, but soon realized that there are other parents and grandparents who share my heart to lead children in faith and could use a helpful, creative tool to guide them. The Holy Spirit transformed a "family project" into a creative journey to share with many others.
Where can readers purchase your book?
Online purchases: My website (www.ShepherdsGateFarm.biz), Encourage Publishing (www.encouragepublishing.com), Amazon
Local: Guten Tag House and Garden (Funkstown), Deliteful Dairy (Williamsport), Spring Valley Farm Market (Martisburg, W.Va.)
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This article originally appeared on The Herald-Mail: Local author's guide helps parents and kids learn about faith together
