{"product_id":"betsey-stockton-isbn-9781784985776","title":"Betsey Stockton","description":"My 6-year-old son and I both needed to hear about Betsey. These are the heroes we need: Brave and faithful in a broken world. | This heart-swelling account of an enslaved woman who gained her freedom and immediately surrendered it to become a missionary moved me to tears. A must-have for every child's bookshelf. | This extraordinary story of Betsey Stockton’s life will open your children's eyes to wonder what God might do in their lives. | As a parent, I want my children to be shaped and influenced by the steadfast lives of other Christians. The \"Do Great Things for God\" series by Laura Caputo-Wickham is a wonderful introduction to faithful women who courageously served the Lord in a variety of ways. These stories teach as they inspire, and your children will be blessed to learn about Betsey Stockton’s missionary dream and Corrie Ten Boom’s secret room. | Whether she’s retelling the extraordinary stories of Corrie ten Boom or Betsey Stockton, Laura Caputo-Wickham captures a big gospel for little hearts. The wonderful storytelling and charming illustrations make the mini-biographies in the \"Do Great Things for God\" series pitch-perfect for even the youngest readers. I hope your family enjoys them as much as mine did. | The writing is lively and accessible, and the story is elegantly told. Laura has dealt with difficult topics in an age appropriate way. All of us, and children especially, love heroes and heroines. There is here a sense of adventure but also of high spiritual and moral purpose. Using a single verse from the Bible to frame each story is a good way to help children remember the promises of the Word of God. I love the illustrations! | Hebrews 11 is full of characters from the past who put their faith into action to encourage and inspire the current generation. This beautifully written and attractively produced series fulfils a similar function. Each book will inspire our children, warm their hearts and fire their imagination to encourage them to live wholeheartedly for Christ. | For every classic \"faith hero\" or \"heroine\" we know of, there are hundreds who endured on the margins of history whose stories are just waiting to be discovered. God remembers each name and each story, and it's time we do too. This series brings to life the forgotten, teaches us valuable lessons, and imprints on us early on that if God kept our spiritual ancestors, he will keep us too. | A wonderful series, beautifully illustrated, introducing your children to godly women. | An amazing life of faith and service brought to life by this lovely picture book. | Betsey is a young girl I can relate to, a girl who had a dream to be a missionary. Her strength of character evident as she was freed from slavery, continued to work, and then followed her dream to the islands of Hawaii. We see how tumultuous the 5 month journey was to arrive, and her persistence in spending time in the Word of God. She demonstrated faithfulness to serve the people, teaching the children academics, as well as the gospel. | This is an inspiring story for children, and it is especially significant because it shows that not all missionaries were white, even long ago in history. It made me wonder about other, similar stories that have never received mainstream attention, and I look forward to seeing what other books come out in this series in the future. | I loved watching the courage of Betsey as she, a once-enslaved woman (born about 1798), takes her new freedom and becomes a missionary. She travels as a solo woman to Hawaii—a daunting five-month trip. The illustrated picture book details Betsey’s devotion to prayer and her faith in God as she serves the people of Hawaii in the 1800’s. | \u003cb\u003eLaura Caputo-Wickham\u003c\/b\u003e is a children’s author originally from Rome, now based in Kent with her husband and two daughters. When she’s not writing, Laura works as a school librarian, sharing her love of books with students. She is also actively involved in her church community, leading Bible studies with her husband and helping run the church’s bookshop.","brand":"The Good Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46143004016869,"sku":"NP9781784985776","price":14.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9781784985776.19ac1746.jpg?v=1748358995","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/betsey-stockton-isbn-9781784985776","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}