The Forgotten King - Hardcover

by Kenneth Padgett (Author), Shay Gregorie (Author), Stephen Crotts (Illustrator)

"The Forgotten King is a mythical story that points to biblical truths . . . A well-paced and delightful read-aloud."
--The Gospel Coalition

This is a parable . . . a short story to help engage our imaginations with what God is doing in His world.

What happens when a people forget their good king and lose their way? How does the king respond?

Who is he going to send to make things right again? How is he going to make sure that he'll never be forgotten?

The Forgotten King is a rhyming picture-book that seeks to engage and orient young imaginations toward a vision of the True King, and his desire to be with his people. Imaginatively written and wonderfully illustrated, this book has a timeless quality to it and will be enjoyed for generations.

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This rhyming picture-book is a parable...a short story to help engage our imaginations with what God is doing in His world.

What happens when a people forget their good king and lose their way? How does the king respond? Who is he going to send to make things right again? How is he going to make sure that he'll never be forgotten?

"A beautiful parable with an ending unlike anything I've ever read in fiction. Wonderful. Too true to not be good!"
--S. D. Smith, author of The Green Ember series

"The Forgotten King is a mythical story that points to biblical truths . . . A well-paced and delightful read-aloud."
--The Gospel Coalition

"The Forgotten King comes alive on these illustrated pages with wit and wonder."
--Sandra McCracken, singer/songwriter and author of Send Out Your Light