Table of Contents

Introduction 6 The Sower 8 Matthew 13; Mark 4; Luke 8 The Two Sons 10 Matthew 21 The Pharisee and the Tax Collector 12 Luke 18 The Visitor at Midnight 14 Luke 11 The Unjust Judge 16 Luke 18 The Mustard Seed 18 Matthew 13; Mark 4; Luke 13 A Little Bit of Yeast 20 Matthew 13; Luke 13 The Wheat and the Weeds 22 Matthew 13 The Hidden Treasure 24 Matthew 13 The Precious Pearl 26 Matthew 13 The Unforgiving Servant 28 Matthew 18 The Workers in the Vineyard 30 Matthew 20 The Great Feast 32 Luke 14 The Kind Stranger 34 Luke 10 The Lost Sheep 36 Matthew 18; Luke 15 The Lost Coin 38 Luke 15 The Lost Son 40 Luke 15 The Man Who Loved Money 44 Luke 12 The Sheep and the Goats 46 Matthew 25 The Rich Man and the Beggar 48 Luke 16 The Wise and Foolish Bridesmaids 50 Matthew 25 The Thief in the Night 52 Matthew 24 The Wicked Servant 54 Matthew 24; Luke 12 The Three Servants 56 Matthew 25; Luke 19 The Wicked Tenants 58 Matthew 21; Mark 12; Luke 20 The Wise and Foolish Builders 60 Matthew 7; Luke 6 Sharing stories with a crowd 62

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Fifteen of Jesus' parables are given a fresh, lively & dynamic twist by the expert storyteller, Bob Hartman

About the Author

Bob Hartman is a professional storyteller and award-winning children’s author of over seventy books. He was born and raised in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, but now lives in Wiltshire. He has been entertaining audiences on both sides of the Atlanticfor over 30years with his books and performances, which bring togetherretellings of Bible stories and traditional tales from around the worldwith his own imaginative stories. His books are full of humour and insight, whilst his storytelling sessionsare exciting, engaging, dynamic – and aboveall, interactive! The Lion Storyteller Bible is used in schools across the United Kingdom as part of a Bible projectcalled Open the Book, and is regularly performed for over 800,000 children in more than 3,000 primary schools. He is well known for his hugelypopular The Lion Storyteller collection, the Telling the Bible series, and the highly acclaimed picture books: The Wolf Who Cried Boy, Dinner in the Lions’ Den and The Three Billy Goats’ Stuff.

Krisztina Kallai Nagy graduated from the Hungarian College for Applied Arts in Budapest. She is a talented Hungarian artist who has illustrated many children's book in her home country and for publishers in the USand UK. She is a member of the Hungarian Illustrator's Society and haswon the beautiful children book award in Hungary three times. Her illustrations are meant to reflect humor, kindliness, and playfulness.