In his remarkably simple yet eloquent style master storyteller Max Lucado offers hope and encouragement to both parents and children in his bestselling picture books This beautiful collection includes such favourites as The Crippled Lamb Just in Case You Ever Wonder and Jacobs Gift Full colour This beautiful collection of Max Lucado s best selling children s picture books includes The Crippled Lamb This touching tale helps children see that even though they are different God has a unique plan for their lives Just in Case You Ever Wonder An endearing story that illustrates a parent s love for their child The Way Home A Princess Story A powerful story that will speak to all the King s children about a parent s sacrifice and the path that leads home Jacob s Gift A timeless reminder demonstrating how when you give a gift to one of God s children you give a gift to Him Common Core Standards R CCR 1 Read closely to determine what the text says explicitly and to make logical inferences from it cite specific textual evidence when writing or speaking to support conclusions drawn from the text R CCR 2 Determine central ideas or themes of a text and analyze their development summarize the key supporting details and ideas R CCR 3 Analyze how and why individuals events and ideas develop and interact over the course of a text R CCR 7 Integrate and evaluate content presented in diverse media and formats including visually and quantitatively as well as in words SL CCR 1 Prepare for and participate effectively in a range of conversations and collaborations with diverse partners building on others ideas and expressing their own clearly and persuasively SL CCR 2 Integrate and evaluate information presented in diverse media and formats including visually quantitatively and orally SL CCR 3 Evaluate a speaker s point of view reasoning and use of evidence and rhetoric - from Amzon