The P Family Stories is a collection of four illustrated stories that do more than entertain. They shape identity, build character, and plant seeds of faith in the children you love.
Written by Shirl Clarke. Illustrated by Juliet Frost.
Children are told constantly who they should be, how they should act, and what they are worth. These stories gently bring them back to something steadier. Not a lecture, not a lesson stapled to the end of a tale, but a story a child actually wants to hear again tomorrow night, carrying a truth they will still have at thirty.
Created by God on purpose, with a purpose. Not an accident, not an afterthought.
With God there is always a way forward, even when things feel hard or uncertain.
Made in God's image, and He is still working in you. He is not finished yet.
Juliet Frost illustrated all four stories, from lantern-lit streets at night to a kitchen table on a bright Sunday morning. Children follow the pictures long before they follow the words.
Each one ends the same way: a scripture verse, a prayer a child can actually pray, and a note from the P Family that turns the story into a conversation.
Meki loves to laugh and play. Then he steps backwards into a sandcastle, and someone asks who broke it, and a small lie feels like nothing at all. But the backpack he starts carrying gets heavier with every one. What is inside it, and who helps him set it down, is the whole story.
"If we confess our sins, He is faithful and just to forgive us." 1 John 1:9
Every lantern in Moonbeam is polished and perfect. Rachel's has a long crack down the side, and a boy points at it and laughs. Then the fog rolls in, the straight beams disappear, and the one light that scatters in every direction is the only one that can lead anybody home.
"We have this treasure in jars of clay, to show that this surpassing power is from God and not from us." 2 Corinthians 4:7
The third story sits between Rachel's lantern and Shirale's kitchen table. The pages for it are damaged in the file supplied, so this description is being held rather than guessed at. It goes live the moment a clean copy lands.
"We should go up and take possession of the land, for we can certainly do it." Numbers 13:30
Mama sets two bowls on the table. One is flawless, shining, arranged like a picture. The other has bruised peaches and spotted bananas. Shirale reaches for the perfect bowl first, and what she learns about bruises, seeds, and the difference between looking good and being real is the kind of thing a child repeats back to you years later.
"Yet you desired faithfulness even in the womb; you taught me wisdom in that secret place." Psalm 51:6
Three voices guide the reading. They step in at the end of each story, ask the question a child is already half-thinking, and hand the conversation back to you.
God made you on purpose, and He always keeps His promises.
With God, all things are possible, even the things that feel hard right now.
You have great potential. As you grow and follow God, you can do amazing things.
This is a book you can hand to a child at bedtime and a book you can open in a classroom or during devotion time. The stories are short enough to finish in one sitting and deep enough to come back to.
Each one is an opportunity to:
And the closing motto is one children learn by heart without being asked: "I am a promise, full of possibilities. I am learning to listen and make the right choice. I have great potential, guided by His voice. I can be anything God wants me to be."
Four pages, one for each story. The questions to ask afterwards, the verse to memorise, and a simple prayer a child can pray on their own. Free, and yours the moment you enter your email.
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Shirl Clarke wrote these stories for her own children first. The dedication says it plainly: to Victoria, Dadrian, Ezekiel and Carmella, growing up in a world that can feel heavy, loud and full of discouragement.
What began as a family's way of naming what is true became a book any family can read. The prayer behind it has not changed since the first page was written, that children would remember that even in dark places, light always wins.
Juliet Frost created the cover and every interior illustration, along with the interior design. Her work gives the four children of Moonbeam faces children recognise as their own.
Four stories to grow with. Available in paperback, hardcover and Kindle on Amazon.
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