The First Good Shepherd: Psalm 23 for Children - Hardcover

Martina Steinkühler

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0809167743 ISBN 13: 9780809167746

Publisher: Paulist Press, 2015

Synopsis

David is a shepherd boy who is sent to watch his fathers sheep. He brings them to grazing places and to water, and tries to protect them from the dangers of wolves and vultures. But the smallest one gets lost! David searches and rescues the little sheep from the vultures overhead, and he brings it back to its mother in the flock. Luckily, David is not alone, but God watches over him as David watches over the sheep. As David watches the sheep at night, he begins to sing what will become Psalm 23. The end of the book quotes the text of the entire psalm. Ages 3 and up.|A charming rendering of Psalm 23 for children. Ages 3 and up.|David is a shepherd boy who is sent to watch his fathers sheep. He brings them to grazing places and to water, and tries to protect them from the dangers of wolves and vultures. But the smallest one gets lost! David searches and rescues the little sheep from the vultures overhead, and he brings it back to its mother in the flock. Luckily, David is not alone, but God watches over him as David watches over the sheep. As David watches the sheep at night, he begins to sing what will become Psalm 23. The end of the book quotes the text of the entire psalm. Ages 3 and up.

About this title

About the Author

Martina Steinkühler is a German theologian and author. She works as an editor and writer of religious education material for a publishing company in Göttingen, where she also lives with her husband and three sons.

Edition details

• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Publication date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0809167743
• ISBN 13: 9780809167746
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 24