This is the popular story of a farmer's son who leaves home and spends all his father's money on parties and having a good time. He is eventually left hungry and alone and longing to return home. He fears that, having behaved so badly, he will not be welcome but his father is in fact overjoyed to see his son and welcomes him with open arms. This beautifully illustrated parable demonstrates that God will joyfully welcome and forgive anyone who strays but eventually comes back to him. This popular story from the New Testament is part of a series of parables, retold simply and clearly with beautifully illustrations and next steps at the back of the book to encourage further discussion. The perfect first introduction to Jesus' much-loved stories for young children.

 

This book is part of a book series called My First Bible Stories .

This book has been graded for interest at 4-7 years.

There are 24 pages in this book. This book was published 2018 by QED Publishing .

Simona Sanfilippo has always loved drawing and painting. She has illustrated a variety of different publications, including postcards, greetings cards and books for children. Simona currently lives in Turin, Italy. Su Box, author and compiler of many children's books for a range of publishers. For Lion these include You Are Very Special, The First Rainbow and The Lion Book of First Prayers.