Each day in Advent, an amazing animal waits for you!
From bestselling author Gayle Boss, a stunningly illustrated picture book edition of her beloved Advent book, All Creation Waits.
“It’s a delight and my new go-to recommendation for families.”
—Meredith Miller, pastor and author
Gayle Boss, AUthor
Gayle Boss writes from West Michigan, where she was born and raised. Her lifelong love of animals and her immersion in spiritual texts and practices have melded in poems and essays that explore how relationships with animals specifically, and an attentive presence in the natural world generally, restore us to our deepest selves. Also, the author of Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing, Gayle lives with her husband and Welsh corgi rescue.
Sharon Spitz, Illustrator
Sharon Spitz is an illustrator and a graphic designer with a passion for nature and animals and is the winner of the 2021 Jewish Children’s Book Award. She currently divides her time between Berlin and Haifa.
Events
Schuler’s Books
2660 28th St SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49512
Baker Books, Grand Rapids, MI
2768 East Paris Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546
Derby Street Barnes and Noble Story Time
96 Derby St, Unit 300
Hingham, MA 02043
Saturday, November 4
9am (Event for Kids), 1pm (Event for Adults)
Priory Books and Gifts
5 Bay View Dr
Orleans MA 02653
Sunday, November 5, 10am
Dogwood Books and Gifts at Christ Church
254 East Putnam Avenue,
Greenwich, CT 06830
Cathedral of St. John the Divine
1047 Amsterdam Avenue
New York, NY 10025
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St. Peter’s Episcopal Church
70 Maple Ave
Morristown, NJ 07960
St. Helena School
950 Grove Ave
Edison, NJ, 08820
National Shrine
400 Michigan Avenue
Washington, D.C. 20017
Politics and Prose
5015 Connecticut Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20008
Saint Timothy Catholic School
13809 Poplar Tree Road
Chantilly, VA 20151
St. Veronica Catholic School
3460-B Centreville Rd
Chantilly, VA 20151
Morning Star School in Tampa, FL
St Theresa Catholic School in Ashburn, VA
St Luke School, Mclean VA
St Thomas More School in Arlington, VA
Author Meet & Greet
Plumfield Books
574 Ada Dr, SE, Ada, Michigan, 49301
Calvin University Ecosystem Preserve
1750 East Beltline Ave SE, Grand Rapids, MI 49546-5649
Peace Lutheran Church
West Seattle
St. Hilary of Poitiers School
Rydal, PA
St. Mary School
Royal Oak, MI
St. Andrew’s Church
Grand Rapids, MI
Peace Lutheran (for adults)
West Seattle
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