StoryJumpers
FOR KIDS! Entertaining stories with a Christian worldview, and author conversations kids will enjoy.
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Teddy's Button by Dr. Mark Hamby and Lamplighter
Friday, November 28, 2025
"There were guns blazing, shells flying, and swords flashing and hacking away!" Teddy recounts the bravery of his father’s heroic deed. But the rivalry between a soldier’s son and a sailor’s daughter drives Teddy to his breaking point until he learns of a new battle, a new enemy, and a new Captain, whose orders are to fight all battles with the banner of love!PARENTS, Teddy’s Button is a story that will open a child's understanding of the spiritual battle within as Teddy learns that he is his own worst enemy!As the stubborn boy and girl refuse to back down from their selfish pride, one of t...
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Little Mole Gives Thanks by Glenys Nellist
Friday, November 21, 2025
Pinecone pie, acorn stew, mushroom soup! Little Mole's big table is all set for his fancy fall feast, and he can't wait to welcome three very important guests.But when each of these guests delivers the news that they won't be able to attend, Little Mole doesn't know what to do. Who will fill his table?Disappointment turns into gratitude as his community shows Little Mole what true friendship looks like, just in time for the big feast he and Mama worked so hard to prepare.In this fourth installment in the Little Mole series, author Glenys Nellist and illustrator Sally Garland team up again t...
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The Mystery of the Radcliffe Riddle by Taryn Souders
Friday, November 14, 2025
Grady and his dad learn the town oddball, Eudora "Kooky" Klinch left something for them in her will - an old scrap of 300-year-old tapestry. The cloth comes with a note saying, "This is no ordinary piece of needlework. It's a treasure map!
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The Second Storm (Book 4 in the High Water Series) by Tim Shoemaker
Friday, November 7, 2025
A Category 5 hurricane is heading for southern Florida, and Parker Buckman’s friend, Wilson Stillwaters, is caught in its crosshairs. It’s going to be bad—and Wilson will need help. But that means leaving Rockport—and going back to the Everglades ... a place Parker really doesn’t want to go. After the hurricane triggers a prison escape, Clayton Kingman is on the loose—and heading north. Jelly will do anything she can to get Parker back home ... thinking that’s the only place he’ll truly be safe. But Kingman’s escape is its own kind of storm ... threatening to be far more deadly for Parker a...
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The Adventures of Geraldine Wookins by Karin Kaufman
Friday, October 31, 2025
Young Geraldine longs to have adventures as thrilling as those in the Book of Tales, the book her papa reads to her and her brother Button at night. More than that, she wants to be brave—a seemingly impossible task in a world where ravens throw black shadows over the earth and wolves prowl barren lands in search of their prey. But Geraldine is a mouse. The weakest of ground things. Why was she, who wants so much to be brave, created by God to be small and quivering?Karin Kaufman grew up devouring murder mysteries, especially of the cozy kind. Give her a mystery, a comfy couch, and her sweet...
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Beneath the Hood by Valerie Fentress
Friday, October 24, 2025
Beneath the Hood is a familiar tale woven with biblical truth.Little Red stands with a basket in hand, and the dark forest stretches out before her. She is afraid of what might be in the forest, but the King has given her this path to walk.Her sister stands beside her to remind Little Red that she is a Child of the King, and she won’t be alone.Once inside the dark forest, Little Red meets a Wolf with many questions. The Wolf doubts she will finish the King’s errand, but Little Red keeps moving along the path.Distractions and the Wolf tempt Little Red to step off the path every few steps.Can...
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The Tower by Evonne Krell
Friday, October 17, 2025
Would you rather be a famous hunter or a lowly shepherd? Jered thinks he knows the answer to that question when the mighty hunter Nimrod comes to his rescue. But is Nimrod the hero Jered thinks he is? And is Nimrod right when he claims the tower will make their people famous?Follow the adventures of Jered and his friends as they encounter dangerous creatures, face perilous storms, and learn the importance of obedience to God during a unique period of biblical history.The Tower tells the account of the Tower of Babel from the perspective of three children. When the mighty hunter Nimrod saves...
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Dragons in Our Midst by Bryan Davis
Friday, October 10, 2025
Raising Dragons is a contemporary fantasy novel that inspires young people to dig deep within to find their God-given strengths and use them to overcome any obstacle.It is both a hair-raising, modern-day adventure and a glimpse into another world of knights, dragons, and fair maidens.Enjoy this reading of Raising Dragons, Book One of the Dragons In Our Midst series by Bryan Davis.Bryan Davis is the author of nine different best-selling fantasy, adventure, and mystery series suitable for your entire family. To date, he has written more than thirty-two (32) novels along with various non-ficti...
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Jack's Divine Fruit by Lisa Norman
Friday, October 3, 2025
In this heartwarming book, Jack and his Mom are spending a beautiful sunny day together when Jack asks to play a game where they take turns talking about their favorite things. The topic this particular day is fruit.As Jack extolls the virtues of the fruits he loves, his Mom teaches him important human virtues through the fruit of the Spirit. Whether at home, at Sunday School, or in the classroom, kids will enjoy the brightly colored illustrations of Jack and the fruits he likes to eat while learning about love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-co...
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Adventurous Angel by Chris Lee
Friday, September 26, 2025
Imagine not being able to talk, but your smile and laughter just make everything and everyone around you happy.Enjoy this journey with the special little girl who sees beauty in everything she does.Chris Lee is a small business owner who lives in Delaware. His daughter Aniyah was the inspiration for the book. She has a rare disorder called Angelman Syndrome which affects the nervous system.Characteristic features of this condition include developmental delay, intellectual disability, speech impairment, and problems with movement and balance – to name a few.You can get a copy of Adventurous ...
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Down To Davy Jones by Eddie Jones
Friday, September 19, 2025
Once more, our reluctant hero Ricky Bradshaw—who just happens to suffer from absence seizures that make him "zone out"—faces a life-threatening event. His mom is sick. Like, really sick. Desperate to try anything to get a miracle, and having watch the movie Jesus Revolution with his Mom, Ricky agrees to be baptized in a creek by the Pirate Preacher. But things go from bad to worse to apocalyptic when Ricky doesn't come up for air. In the next moment, he's on a ship with Jonah the prophet, in the middle of a raging storm.Sensing that the gods want someone to be sacrificed, the crew of barbar...
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Little Mole Goes to School by Glenys Nellist
Friday, September 12, 2025
It is the first day at Woodland School and little Mole is worried because he does not have Hare’s ears or Squirrel’s sharp eyesight--but when he and his friends are trapped in a collapsed tunnel it is little Mole who knows what to do.Glenys Nellist is the author of multiple children's books, including 'Twas the Evening of Christmas' featured in another episode of Story Jumpers!She also wrote Little Mole Finds Hope, and the popular series Love Letters from God and Snuggle Time.Glenys Nellist was born and raised in a little village in northern England. Her writing reflects a deep passion for ...
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The Deep End (Book 3 in the High Water Series) by Tim Shoemaker
Friday, September 5, 2025
It Starts Today. Your World is About to Change. Harley ignores the cryptic warning, but soon learns the chilling message is absolutely true. When his motorcycle is stolen, he feels he’s lost the one thing that connects him to his dad—and keeps his memory alive. Harley believes he knows exactly who is responsible—and takes dangerously reckless steps to get his bike back.Parker will do almost anything to help his friend—which is exactly what has Jelly and Ella worried. Their efforts to change Harley’s self-destructive course simply haven’t worked. Now they have to find a way to stop him befor...
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Lions to the Rescue by Amanda Cleary Eastep
Friday, August 29, 2025
If getting tackled is the best way to make new friends, that’s okay with Jack. After all, starting fifth grade at a new school is even rougher than pee-wee football. But how can he join the Lions and help Ellison build the Most Epic Bookmobile Bike Ever? Jack devises the perfect game plan–until he fumbles it with the most epic bike crash ever and a game day disaster.Can Jack recover his friendship with Ellison?And can God use a playing field or a moving library to build understanding and foster forgiveness?Adventures, friendships, and faith-testers . . . all under the watchful eye of a grea...
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You're Joking Me by Will Daniel
Friday, August 22, 2025
Written by a kid for kids, You're Joking Me is a hilarious collection of more than 450 puns, riddles, one-liners, and knock-knock jokes that are sure to have kids (and their adults) laughing up a storm.William Daniel is a sixth grader, a WWII enthusiast, and a competitive gymnast. He builds model airplanes and wants to be a pilot someday. He has an older sister, Maris, and a twin sister, Calyn, and is the younger by four minutes. As you can well imagine, he enjoys making people laugh, which he does for family, friends, and at school. William lives in Colorado with his family and dog, Riley....
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Go-and-Tell Storybook by Laura Richie
Friday, August 15, 2025
Jesus’ good work didn’t end when He returned to His Father — God’s Spirit came and continued the rescue!Follow along through 30 Bible stories that show how the Holy Spirit came and what Jesus’ friends did. Experience the adventures of Peter, Paul, and other believers from the Pentecost celebration through the Acts of the Apostles.These stories will keep your child amazed, engaged, and inspired with: a key Bible verse at the beginning of each story, a conversation-starting question at the end of each story, beautiful illustrations and intriguing maps, and learning opportunities for the littl...
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Beloved by Jes Woller
Friday, August 8, 2025
Jolie loves the beach. She loves to show her daddy how fast she can run across the warm sand. She loves to show him her sandcastle masterpieces. She loves adding to the reasons she is beloved. When her daddy tells her that those things she does aren't the reasons she is beloved, she has something big to think about.Beloved was inspired by the chart-topping ballad by Jordan Feliz, this precious story teaches children about finding our value not in the things of this world, but rather in the love of their Savior.Dove Award-winning musician, Jordan Feliz, along with children’s book author Jes ...
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Love and Gratitude by Lisa Norman
Friday, August 1, 2025
LOVE: This book explores the concept of LOVE through the eyes of a child. Ellie is a curious 5 year old with an adorable dog Rose and lots of questions. LOVE is explained to Ellie using basic principles of kindness and compassion for others. Whether love comes in the form of embracing someone, forgiveness, acceptance, or loving yourself, the power of LOVE is undeniable as it brightens the world and keeps it aglow. In an age of social media and outside influences, Dr. Norman emphasizes the importance of basic human virtues in promoting goodness in the early development of our precious childr...
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Hotel Oscar Mike Echo by Linda MacKillop
Friday, July 25, 2025
Home isn’t always what we dream it will be.Eleven-year-old Sierra just wants a normal life. After her military mother returns from the war overseas, the two hop from home to homelessness while Sierra tries to help her mom through the throes of PTSD.When they end up at a shelter for women and children, Sierra is even more aware of what her life is not. The kind couple who run the shelter, Mr. and Mrs. Goodwin, attempt to show her parental love as she faces the uncertainties of her mom’s emotional health and the challenges of being the brand-new poor kid in middle school. The longer she stays...
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How to (Almost) Ruin Your Summer by Taryn Souders
Friday, July 18, 2025
Top Three Reasons Camp Minnehaha is the worst –- The spiders (wayyy too long legs)- King Arthur (a rampaging goat intent on my destruction)- Victoria, AKA The Diva (an evil cabinmate obsessed with French beauty products and my humiliation)Chloe McCorkle knew a summer camp where you had to learn a career was a bad idea. She tried to tell her parents, but they just had to go on vacation to Alaska and ship her off to camp for two weeks.It’s not ideal, but she’s going to try to make the best of it. She might even learn some skills that will help her make money for the new bike she’s been ...
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The Misadventured Summer of Tumbleweed Thompson by Glenn McCarty
Friday, July 11, 2025
For Eugene Appleton, the summer of 1876 in Rattlesnake Junction, Colorado promises to be just as sleepy as the ones before, his only excitement provided by the pulse-pounding Dead-Eye Dan adventure novels he devours.But Eugene’s life takes an unexpected turn with the arrival of Tumbleweed Thompson, a gangly, red-haired boy who spins yarns about whaling voyages in the Atlantic and hidden stashes of gunpowder.Drawn into Tumbleweed’s orbit, Eugene soon finds himself chasing smugglers, firing rifles, and competing for the attention of the lovely Charlotte Scoggins. The pair’s innocent mischief ...
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Every Hidden Thing (Book 2 in the High Water Series) by Tim Shoemaker
Friday, July 4, 2025
He needs to help his friend keep her home. But it means facing that cold, deep darkness ... Again. Parker Buckman loves his new home in Rockport, Massachusetts. But strange things have been happening ever since Devin Catsakis’ funeral. A mysterious figure has been stalking the town, with a series of break-ins leaving everyone on edge.Parker’s new friend Ella is just as convinced as her grandmother that it’s all the work of a ghost, and they could lose their home in Rockport if the stalker doesn’t stop.Parker wants to help Ella, which means facing this mystery head- on. He also has to trust ...
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The Declaration, the Sword, and the Spy by Jenny L. Cote
Friday, June 27, 2025
A spy in the Sons of Liberty threatens to crush the patriot cause on the eve of war, but who will fire the first shot at Lexington and launch the American Revolution?The Marquis de Lafayette commits his sword to fight as France seeks to secretly support the American cause with spies on both sides of the Atlantic. Following Bunker Hill, George Washington faces the impossible task of driving the British from Boston with an undisciplined army and no gunpowder or cannons.As Congress debates Independence, Thomas Jefferson pens a Declaration—but it will never see the light of day if the vote isn’...
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Camping Stick Kids Camping with Jesus by Joleen Steel
Friday, June 20, 2025
Welcome to Camping with Jesus, a five-day curriculum designed by Camping Stick Kids for small backyard settings as well as full-fledged camps.Campers each receive a hiking stick, five medallions, and a book containing a great story, featuring Scripture memory verses, devotionals, and games.Our story follows Matthew’s five days at camp. He arrives feeling the loss of his grandfather and holding onto his treasured pocket watch. During the week, Matthew renews past friendships, hears the gospel story, and discovers that the pocketwatch his grandfather gave him provides hope for the future.Camp...
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Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World by Bryan Davis
Friday, June 13, 2025
Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World is an exciting good-versus-evil battle between a brother-sister superhero team and the evil Mephisto. It is the first book in the “Wanted: Superheroes” series.Enjoy this reading of a chapter from Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World by Bryan Davis - author of several best-selling fantasy/adventure series, including worldwide bestsellers Dragons in our Midst and Oracles of Fire.Wanted: A Superhero to Save the World is recommended for children ages 8 and older. Bryan Davis is the author of nine different best-selling fantasy, adventure, and mystery serie...
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Road Trip Return by Becca Wierwille
Friday, June 6, 2025
A faith-filled international adventure for kids ages 8-12 about facing the past to embrace the future.Daniel likes his life the way it is. Simple. Predictable. And most importantly, just him and his older brother, Mateo. But as Mateo's wedding approaches, life is already changing. And Daniel worries Mateo’s fiancée, Skylar, will ruin everything.When Skylar disappears a week before the ceremony, Daniel’s concerns are confirmed. Skylar is trouble. The wedding must be stopped. Drawing on his twelve years of wisdom, Daniel vows to save his family from disaster. Even if that means traveling to G...
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Jungle Hunt by Luci Brockway Tumas
Friday, May 30, 2025
After a frustrating and boring start to his day, twelve-year-old Brock Billings has no idea of the dangerous adventures that await him in a Papua New Guinea jungle…A brush with a hungry crocodile, a kerosene fire, and getting lost alone in the jungle—at night—are the least of Brock’s worries when he’s captured by rival hunters.With the help of his friends, Brock and his missionary family work hard not only to bring peace to the opposing groups, but to spread the love of Jesus and translate God’s Word. Will they succeed, or are pride and fear too strong to overcome?Luci Brockway Tumas has au...
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The Serpent Slayer by Champ Thornton
Friday, May 23, 2025
"Welcome, Traveler. You are on the Serpent Quest!" Fleeing a neighborhood bully, Emmet and Nomi are pulled into an ancient quest, and now they must escape far more powerful enemies. Join them as they unlock secret riddles and follow the path of the Serpent Slayer.One day on the way home, brother and sister Emmet and Nomi try to escape the neighborhood bully, but in the process end up coming across an ancient artifact that leads them on an adventure of a lifetime. On their quest to unlock secret riddles and follow the path of the Serpent Slayer, they will face for more powerful enemies.The S...
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Guardians of Time: The Grandfather Clock by Phyllis Wheeler
Friday, May 16, 2025
What would YOU do if your father, standing in the front hall next to the grandfather clock, suddenly vanishes? Your buddy's mom helps you file a police report—but everyone is too puzzled to be helpful. Then you take a walk in your down-and-out neighborhood and find a clock shop where there had only been an empty building the day before. You walk in, and...Phyllis Wheeler set a goal at age 13 to write a children’s book, a journey with lots of detours that have taken many years. She’s written for daily newspapers, worked on airplanes as a mechanical engineer, and raised four children includin...
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The Dead Sea Squirrels by Mike Narwoki
Friday, May 9, 2025
The Dead Sea Squirrels tells the story of Merle and Pearl, two 1st Century squirrels from Israel who’ve been preserved in sea salt in a cave alongside the Dead Sea. When 10-year-old Michael discovers them 2000 years later and sneaks them home in his backpack, hijinks ensue after the salty couple reanimate and take their new friend on adventures full of action, humor, music, and character-building lessons.Enjoy this reading of Squirreled Away – part of The Dead Sea Squirrels series by Mike Narwoki, co-creator of VeggieTales and voice of Larry the Cucumber!Mike Nawrocki is the co-creator of V...
