{"product_id":"ten-saints","title":"Ten Saints","description":"\u003cp\u003eBy Eleanor Farjeon | Illustrated by Helen Sewell\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eIn days long past,\u003c\/b\u003e stories of saints were told, not written. Ordinary men and women shared these stories of the marvelous deeds and wondrous love of God’s holy ones with their children and grandchildren; they, in turn, maintained the tradition, sharing the stories with the next generations.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eTaking root in hearts everywhere, these stories grew and flourished. At times they were allowed to run wild with legend and myth until the difference could no longer be told between them. Most often, however, they were well-tended and faithfully cultivated, and they bore good fruit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eGleaning that good fruit, Eleanor Farjeon has composed these stories of Christopher and Martin; Bridget and Patrick; Dorothea and Nicholas; Giles and Hubert; Simeon Stylites and Francis. Complimenting Farjeon’s brisk telling and deft rhyming are Helen Sewell’s distinctively lovely paintings of each saint.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p2\"\u003eFirst published in 1936, fifteen years before Farjeon’s conversion to the Catholic faith, \u003ci\u003eTen Saints \u003c\/i\u003eproves that the saints are, as Pope Benedict XVI remarked, one of the truly effective apologia for Christianity, and promises that the stories of the saints will continue to be told now and in the ages to come.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp style=\"padding-left: 40px;\" class=\"p2\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003eBlessed be God in his Angels and in his\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003cem\u003eSaints. \u003c\/em\u003e(The Divine Praises)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEleanor Farjeon\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1881–1965) was an English author of children’s literature. Among her many charming and poignant books are the \u003ci\u003eMartin Pippin\u003c\/i\u003e stories, best-known of which is \u003ci\u003eElsie Piddock Skips in Her Sleep\u003c\/i\u003e; \u003ci\u003eJim at the Corner\u003c\/i\u003e; and \u003ci\u003eThe Little Bookroom\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she won the 1955 Carnegie Medal. She was also awarded the inaugural Hans Christian Andersen Medal in 1956 and inaugural Regina Medal in 1959. In 1951, Farjeon was received into the Catholic Church.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen Sewell \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e(1896–1957) was an American illustrator and author. In addition to the nine books she wrote and illustrated herself, she illustrated fifty-plus books in her relatively short career, including Laura Ingalls Wilder’s \u003ci\u003eLittle House\u003c\/i\u003e books and Alice Dalgliesh’s \u003ci\u003eThe Thanksgiving Story\u003c\/i\u003e, for which she received the 1954 Caldecott Honor.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003e* * *\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHardcover:\u003c\/strong\u003e 176pp., illustrated in full color, with ribbon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eISBN:\u003c\/strong\u003e 978-1685954376 | Book Six\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/clunymedia.com\/collections\/allta\" style=\"color: rgb(188, 148, 78);\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eALLTA Collection\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e | Book Six\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Cluny Media","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42861703954526,"sku":"978-1685954376","price":24.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0652\/2929\/1614\/files\/ProductImages_5.5x8.5--1379.jpg?v=1780986722","url":"https:\/\/nez-emporium.com\/products\/ten-saints","provider":"Nez Emporium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}