Little Pilgrim's Progress & Little Christmas Carol: Illustrated Bundle

Taylor, Helen L; Dickens, Charles; Sutphin, Joe (illustrator)

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Classic Works of literature, adapted for children and beautifully illustrated.

Perceiving the need for a simpler version of a timeless classic, Helen Taylor faithfully adapted John Bunyan's allegory of the Christian life, The Pilgrim's Progress, for young readers--hoping to bring its treasury of wisdom nearer to children's hearts and minds. That version has sold over 800,000 copies! It preserves the original plotlines of Bunyan's classic while telling the story of Little Christian and Christiana in a way that kids can understand.

In this fresh, imaginative new edition, bestselling illustrator Joe Sutphin portrays the characters of Bunyan's tale as furry creatures living in a woodland realm. Children will delight in the lavish illustrations, reading alongside their parents or interacting on their own with the timeless words and beautiful imagery that they discover on every page.

This book will help children see the trials and triumphs of faithfulness with fresh eyes, leading them to declare along with Christian, "I am going to the King!"

 

Enjoy Charles Dickens' beloved masterpiece, freshly imagined within an enchanting woodland realm.

In 1843, Charles Dickens penned a story--a classic Christmas tale full of ghosts and the endearing humbug Ebenezer Scrooge. That story--which has captivated readers for over 150 years--is now accompanied by the delightful illustrations of Joe Sutphin. With charming woodland characters and settings that families will adore, readers will be transformed by A Little Christmas Carol. A tale of greed, regret, loneliness, reflection, compassion, hope, and a joyfully changed life, this beautifully illustrated edition will enliven the timeless classic for readers young and old.

For the perfect family read-aloud, make A Little Christmas Carol a part of your family's Christmas tradition. This new edition makes a wonderful gift.

It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself. --Charles Dickens

Specifications
  • Cover Type
    Hardcover
  • ISBN
    LPPLCC2VOL
  • Publisher
    Moody Publishers
  • Publication Date
    August 2024
  • Ages
    4-7, 8-12
  • Special Considerations
    No Images of Christ

Endorsements (14)

“My boys were captivated. I will admit that 8 and 5 year olds winding down from a full day of play don't always sit quietly through our evening reading routine, but as I read of Marley's ghost appearing at Scrooge's knocker an unusual hush fell over the room. My younger boy inched closer to me for comfort, peeking over my shoulder to catch glimpse of the stunning illustrations from Joe Sutphin. The older boy began firing off questions. "Did he die and go to heaven or hell?" "Is Scrooge a bad guy?" "What happens next?" "I saw a ghost just last night!" This is the kind of magic that only happens when families gather around a good story. And what a story this one is.

For nearly two centuries, Charles Dickens’ classic work has been told and retold at Christmastime, inviting readers to ponder the themes of repentance, redemption, generosity, forgiveness, and community that so deeply punctuate the story. This holiday season, encounter these themes anew through this beautifully reimagined edition, expertly rendered by the illustrator of Little Pilgrim’s Progress.”

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Josiah Pettit

Director, Westminster Bookstore

“Although The Pilgrim’s Progress is read with delight by hundreds of children, few of them, probably, are able to grasp more than a faint idea of its meaning. The “dark and cloudy words, which do but hold the truth, as cabinets enclose the gold,” are quite beyond their comprehension; and, to the young mind, the record of Christian’s pilgrimage is attractive simply as a story of adventure, and its perusal affords infinite pleasure, but not much profit. If John Bunyan were alive at the present time, I think he would forgive me for the liberty I have taken in attempting to unlock his treasury and to bring “that gold, those pearls, and precious stones” a little nearer to the childish hands, which are always so ready to receive such gifts. I am glad to find that, as a serial, my story has given pleasure to the readers of Sunday; and I trust that, in its present form, it may prove equally acceptable to other children.”

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Helen L. Taylor

From the Preface

“Next to the Bible, the book that I value most is John Bunyan's "Pilgrim's Progress" ... it is ... the Bible in another shape.”

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C. H. Spurgeon

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“Little Pilgrim's Progress is a visual feast. On display, alongside a timeless story, is Joe Sutphin’s extraordinary art. Sutphin shows, once again, why he is at the zenith of living illustrators, somehow conveying profound beauty with an earnest simplicity that uses astonishing art to invite and bless, where so many can only alienate and alarm. If Joe Sutphin is creating, I am waiting. If Joe Sutphin is sharing, then I am in line to acquire and enjoy. He never lets me down.”

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S. D. Smith

Author of The Green Ember

“This beautifully reimagined telling of John Bunyan’s spiritual classic is sure to delight both children and adults. The allegorical truths found in both John Bunyan’s and Helen Taylor’s versions have been well preserved and powerfully enriched by Joe Sutphin’s updated artwork. The thought, care, and detail that has gone into each gorgeous illustration is a treasure trove of subliminal profundity that’s on par with the best visual storytelling on the planet. Discovering or rediscovering this updated masterpiece, is sure to bring fresh encouragement to the reader’s and listener’s hearts and minds.”

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Nathan Engelhardt

Animator for Disney Animation

“The Pilgrim’s Progress is a “crossover” book that appears in lists of both literary classics and religious (or even devotional) classics. It is an expansive book that holds up under virtually any approach that we bring to it. It is a book for all readers and all tastes.”

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Leland Ryken

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“But as among the stars one excelleth another in glory, so of all our author’s writings, there is no one perhaps so universally and deservedly admired as his Pilgrim’s Progress…”

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John Newton

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“Calvinism painted in such exquisitely delightful colors.”

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“Little Pilgrim’s Progress had an enormous impact on me growing up. This new edition, gorgeously illustrated by Joe Sutphin, is exactly the kind of soul food kids the world over need to be reading and rereading right now. These pages truly capture the beautiful struggle of living faithfully in times of darkness, and I’m confident that they will inspire every reader, young and old.”

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N.D. Wilson

Author of the Bestselling 100 Cupboards trilogy and the hit Netflix series Hello Ninja

“Those who read Pilgrim’s Progress find theology coming to them in dungeons and caves, in sword fights and fairs, in honest friends and two-faced flatterers.”

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Scott Hubbard

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“The Pilgrim’s Progress is a story worth re-telling generation after generation, from age to age.”

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Karen Swallow Prior

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“It’s never too early to begin reading The Pilgrim’s Progress.”

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Tim Challies

on The Pilgrim's Progress

“Pilgrim's Progress has been the most important book for me other than the Bible. I think every parent should give their children a copy.”

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Derek Thomas

on The Pilgrim's Progress

About the Author

Joe Sutphin is an illustrator of books for kids such as Andrew Peterson's beloved Wingfeather Saga, the New York Times bestselling Word of Mouse by James Patterson, and the official graphic novel adaptation of Richard Adams's timeless classic, Watership Down (Ten Speed, 2022). His love of nature, and of the living creatures in the fields and woods around his home, has informed his art for much of his life. Joe lives in a barn in Ohio with his wife, Gina, and a bunch of cats.
Moody Publishers

Little Pilgrim's Progress & Little Christmas Carol: Illustrated Bundle

$54.15 $64.98

Classic Works of literature, adapted for children and beautifully illustrated.

Perceiving the need for a simpler version of a timeless classic, Helen Taylor faithfully adapted John Bunyan's allegory of the Christian life, The Pilgrim's Progress, for young readers--hoping to bring its treasury of wisdom nearer to children's hearts and minds. That version has sold over 800,000 copies! It preserves the original plotlines of Bunyan's classic while telling the story of Little Christian and Christiana in a way that kids can understand.

In this fresh, imaginative new edition, bestselling illustrator Joe Sutphin portrays the characters of Bunyan's tale as furry creatures living in a woodland realm. Children will delight in the lavish illustrations, reading alongside their parents or interacting on their own with the timeless words and beautiful imagery that they discover on every page.

This book will help children see the trials and triumphs of faithfulness with fresh eyes, leading them to declare along with Christian, "I am going to the King!"

 

Enjoy Charles Dickens' beloved masterpiece, freshly imagined within an enchanting woodland realm.

In 1843, Charles Dickens penned a story--a classic Christmas tale full of ghosts and the endearing humbug Ebenezer Scrooge. That story--which has captivated readers for over 150 years--is now accompanied by the delightful illustrations of Joe Sutphin. With charming woodland characters and settings that families will adore, readers will be transformed by A Little Christmas Carol. A tale of greed, regret, loneliness, reflection, compassion, hope, and a joyfully changed life, this beautifully illustrated edition will enliven the timeless classic for readers young and old.

For the perfect family read-aloud, make A Little Christmas Carol a part of your family's Christmas tradition. This new edition makes a wonderful gift.

It is good to be children sometimes, and never better than at Christmas, when its mighty Founder was a child himself. --Charles Dickens

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