Beach Story

This week's Gemstone:  Father Sea

• by Clayton Creek, illustrated by Christopher Creek
• published by Granite Publishing
• 2001
• Summary: An old man on the beach collects sand dollars and repairs them.  It's an allegory to how Christ makes us whole.

Sparkle Element:  Because I've been at the beach since July 7, I wanted to share a beach/ocean story.  I LOVE the illustrations and the message in this book.  The text is fairly simple and short (although I don't know the exact word count).  If your library owns a copy, it would be a great bedtime story.  Enjoy!