Illustrations by Randy Jennings
Story by Marilee Joy Mayfield

This captivating fable for children and adults teaches the power of transformation and abundance in our everyday lives.

Do you remember books you read as a child that made you look at your world differently? You read them time and time again and, as you got older, the story suddenly had a new layer of meaning that you hadn’t seen before.

Li Yang and his family have worked for many years on their farm with the very steep hills. The great rains come and take away all they have worked for in a few short days. Li Yang can’t sleep, he is worried about how to provide for his family, until he hears a mysterious sound... and his life is changed forever.

Illustrations by Randy Jennings
Story by Marilee Joy Mayfield

Christopher Crab’s home-schooling Mom has become a little overprotective. She’s trying to teach him something she can’t do herself, but the resourceful Christopher finds a creative way to achieve the same goal.

Inspired by a much-loved Aesop fable, this entertaining story teaches the power of persistence—even when the task at hand seems unnaturally difficult. We join Christopher on his inventive, harrowing adventures toward his “unreachable goal.” He gets a little older and wiser throughout the story...and so does his Mom.

It’s a gentle lesson. Sometimes it’s difficult for Christopher’s Mom to loosen up her claws a little. But after she does, Christopher makes her proud.

The colorful, expressive art by master illustrator Randy Jennings, brings Christopher’s underwater home alive and the subtle humor on every page will delight both children and adults.