Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}

We so enjoyed Jotham's Journey and Bartholomew's Passage that when Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent was published we couldn't wait for Advent to begin so that we could read it and follow along her journey. Arnold Ytreeide is a story teller and has woven Tabitha into the two books that came before with the ease of a master.

Tabitha's Travels : A Family Story for Advent

• Format Paperback | 159 pages 
• Dimensions 216 x 235 x 8mm | 376g 
• Publication date 22 Jul 2010 
• Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S. 
• Language English 
• Illustrations note Illustrations, color 
• ISBN10 0825441722 
• ISBN13 9780825441721 
• Auther - Arnold Ytreeide

Following in the footsteps of the immensely popular Jotham's Journey and Bartholomew's Passage, this captivating story will take families through Advent to Christmas as they share in Tabitha's adventures. Curious, competent, and courageous Tabitha is the daughter of a shepherd who is taking his family on caravan to his birthplace. Along the way, she meets and becomes friends with Jotham and Bartholomew, watches as Romans take her father prisoner, spends time with Zechariah and Elizabeth, helps Mary and Joseph just before Christ's birth, and ends her travels at the stable in Bethlehem.

Bartholomew's Passage : A Family Story for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}

Over the years my library of books has continued to grow and so has my Christmas book pile.  This year I've decided to share with you some of my favourites.

Bartholomew's Passage : A Family Story for Advent

• Format Paperback | 173 pages 
• Dimensions 215 x 230 x 9mm | 413g 
• Publication date 01 Sep 2009 
• Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S. 
• Language English 
• ISBN10 0825441730 
• ISBN13 9780825441738 
• Author - Arnold Ytreeide

 Bartholomew's Passage is an engaging story that guides families through the Advent season. Young Bartholomew's adventures start when Roman soldiers destroy his village and disperse his family, continue through his enslavement to a tyrannical master and his escape with his new friend Nathan, and end with a reunion with his family in Bethlehem. Along the way Bartholomew makes a new friend, a young boy named Jotham!

We celebrated the release of this books so much. We had been read Jotham's Journey a few times and had loved every minute of spending time with him.  Bartholomew was a welcome addition to our families new Advent tradtion.  Each year we purchase chocolate wafer sticks and enjoy them whilest reading our Advent book.

Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent {Books 4 Christmas}

It was almost 21 years ago when I first heard about Jotham's Journey.  There were mixed reviews of forums.  It was during the time before the internet had mega bookstores or blogs with reviews. Timothy and Jane were little and I had just attended a GEMS (Godly Encouragement for MotherS) where I'd learned about taking Christmas back and creating memories, purposefully building Christmas traditions and I had also just discovered the Jesse Tree which started with a quest to know more and I ended up learning about Advent - The season of Anticipation and Hope.

Upon a little more research I took the plunge and purchased Jotham's Journey and I can see without a shadow of a doubt that it was the best decision ever.  If you are looking for a new family tradition and a book that will keep you on the edge of your seat with adventure and encouragement I highly recommend you add Jotham's Journey to your family Christmas book collection.

Jotham's Journey: A Storybook for Advent

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• Format Paperback | 
• 167 pages Dimensions 214 x 234 x 8mm | 395g 
• Publication date 26 Aug 2008 
• Publisher Kregel Publications,U.S. 
• Language English 
• Illustrations note Illustrations, black and white 
• ISBN10 0825441749 
• ISBN13 9780825441745 
• Author - Arnold Ytreeide