What Jesus Did Adventures through the Bible with Caravan Bear and friends

by Rowlands, Avril; Widdowson, Kay

• ISBN13: 9780745978154
• ISBN10: 0745978150
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2020-08-22
• Publisher: Lion Children's Bks

Summary

Caravan Bear once again hitches up Hector the horse to the brightly painted gypsy-style caravan and, with Whitby the dog and Christopher Rabbit, set off in search of new adventures.

The travelling life of the caravan and its occupants provide the opportunity for Rabbit to share stories from the Bible with other animals they meet and they join Caravan Bear, Whitby and Hector in listening - and learning from - the stories. He is frequently interrupted by questions from his listeners, the kind of questions any child - or adult - might ask.

The real and often humorous events that happen to Rabbit and his friends are mirrored by the stories from the Bible enabling children to realise that the stories have relevance and meaning today.

The Animals' Caravan has echoes of children's classics such as Wind in the Willows and Alice in Wonderland, as the caravan travellers form a great friendship on their journey together. Rabbit also finds himself on a journey of faith as he and his new friends wrestle with some of the often difficult concepts in the bible, thereby gaining fresh insights and understanding of God's loving involvement and care for the world.

Author Biography

Avril Rowlands is a renowned children’s author with over forty published books. She also writes for television and the theatre. Her three best-selling books for Lion Hudson, Tales from the Ark, More Tales from the Ark and Rainbow’s End, have been republished in a bumper edition, All the Tales from the Ark. Avril has now turned the ark stories into a musical which will be premiered this year. Her latest series for Lion, The Animals’ Caravan, Adventures through the Bible with Caravan Bear and friends are inspired by her own caravan trips. Read more about the series in her blog: www.avrilrowlands.co.uk.

Kay Widdowson studied at Chesterfield College of Art and Design then went to work in film animation for five years. She then became a freelance illustrator of children's books and still works in this field, as well as designing for greetings cards and gift wraps. Kay's style is bold and bursting with luscious colours and unexpected shapes which fit together into her playful animal compositions -- full of movement and energy. Recently Kay has concentrated on print making including collograph, which makes use of the medium's characteristic boldness.