{"product_id":"isaiah-johnson-and-the-big-game-isbn-9780593580660","title":"Isaiah Johnson and the Big Game","description":"\u003cb\u003eA sweet and thoughtful picture book about how we all need forgiveness--even parents--from the bestselling author of \u003ci\u003eAndy Johnson and the March for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eJosey Johnson's Hair and the Holy Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIsaiah Johnson's baseball team has made it to the championships, and he's up to bat! Most of the Johnson family is in the stands cheering him on . . . but someone is missing: Isaiah's dad.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhen Dad finally shows up, he apologizes for his absence and asks for Isaiah's forgiveness. But Isaiah is still hurt and isn't sure if he \u003ci\u003ecan\u003c\/i\u003e forgive. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAs a dad who's made plenty of mistakes himself, Esau McCaulley has crafted a biblically informed story that offers plenty of avenues for discussion on the power of forgiveness.\u003cb\u003eEsau McCaulley \u003c\/b\u003eis the Jonathan Blanchard Associate Professor of New Testament and Public Theology at Wheaton College and the pastor of All Saints Anglican Church in Naperville, Illinois. He hosts the Esau McCaulley Podcast for Holy Post Media, and is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eHow Far to the Promised Land: One Black Family’s Story of Hope and Survival in the American South, Reading While Black, \u003c\/i\u003eand the children’s books \u003ci\u003eJosey Johnson’s Hair and the Holy Spirit\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAndy Johnson and the March for Justice\u003c\/i\u003e. A contributing opinion writer for \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times, \u003c\/i\u003eMcCaulley has also been published in \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic, The Washington Post,\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eChristianity Today\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eEmmanuel Boateng\u003c\/b\u003e, popularly known as Mind of El, is a Ghanaian self-taught digital artist. He was born and raised in the city of Kumasi in the Ashanti region. Emmanuel has created artwork for a variety of British and African celebrities, but now focuses all his attention on doing illustrations for children's books.From the bestselling author of Reading While Black","brand":"Convergent Children's","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48233275326693,"sku":"NP9780593580660","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1842\/7735\/files\/9780593580660.jpg?v=1767730211","url":"https:\/\/k12savings.com\/products\/isaiah-johnson-and-the-big-game-isbn-9780593580660","provider":"K12savings","version":"1.0","type":"link"}