{"product_id":"josephs-workshop-9798889110729","title":"Joseph's Workshop","description":"\u003cp\u003eJourney with Joseph as he spends the day in his carpentry shop, creating a surprise for the Child Jesus with his many impressive tools!\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this charming board book, Julia Wade uses rhyme and repetition to help young readers imagine what it was like to see the great Joseph at work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren will get an inside look at Joseph as he carefully uses a plane, a stick, a saw, and a hammer. They'll watch him drafting and crafting, carving and measuring, drilling and shining the wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eReaders young and old will wonder what Joseph is creating as they admire his: \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eQuiet strength \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePatient determination \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrudent skill \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful spirit \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrayerful labor \u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eJoyful love\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eWith paintings by Matthew Bartula and references to the litany of Joseph, this book is sure to deepen children's love for Jesus' earthly father -- and for the Holy Family.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJulia Wade is a homeschooling mom who believes in the fruits of reading to one's children every day. She holds a graduate degree in theological studies from the University of Dallas, where she also served as a campus minister, and an undergraduate degree in music from Southern Methodist University. After teaching theology at a local Catholic high school for five years, Julia retired to stay home with her children. To fulfill her vocation as a minister, she has created small local apostolates in her parish to serve stay-at-home mothers and mothers who have endured miscarriages. Julia lives in Texas with her husband and their five children.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Sophia Institute Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50641318445330,"sku":"9798889110729","price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_97b3ba9f-2d55-41bb-a398-36ebd49a98bc.jpg?v=1733011509","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/josephs-workshop-9798889110729","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}