New Releases by Claudia Cangilla McAdam

It is a hot and humid August day in Rome, and competitive twin boys Ignatius and Paulus are arguing as only brothers can do. The boys and their parents live and work in the home of a wealthy Christian couple, Master Giovanni and Mistress Julia. One afternoon, when the boys suffer an unfortunate mishap, a wedge is driven between them. Meanwhile, in answer to a prayer from Giovanni and Julia, the Blessed Virgin Mary appears to them and to their friend Pope Liberius in a dream. She predicts a shocking miracle - a snowfall in summer! She also makes a request that Ignatius and Paulus can help fulfill, but only if they put animosity behind them and work together. The Miracle of the August Snow retells the legend of the miraculous snowfall that occurred overnight on August 5, 358 in Rome. This story allows young readers to enter into a fun, faith-building account of an apparition of the Blessed Mother, which led to the building of the Church of Santa Maria Maggiore (Saint Mary Major).

Discover the world of Francesca Cabrini in this moving book that not only educates children about a remarkable person in American history, but inspires them with stories of her compassion, courage, vision, and miracles. The first American citizen to be canonized, St. Frances Xavier Cabrini rescued forgotten children, even from the dark, damp sewers of New York City, and provided them with safe havens, loving comfort, and a quality education. Within these endearing pages, children will encounter characters much like themselves--little heroes who joined Mother Cabrini in her mission to establish orphanages, hospitals, and schools across the United States, Central and Latin America, Europe, and beyond. Through captivating storytelling, this book introduces young minds to the incredible journeys of a woman who, despite her frailty, overcomes countless challenges to bring God's love to the poor and forgotten. Even though Mother Cabrini was afraid of water, she received the strength to sail across the ocean more than two dozen times! Featuring the vibrant artwork of Richard Cowdrey, Mother Cabrini's work comes to life on every page. Cowdrey is a New York Times bestselling children's book illustrator, fine artist, author, speaker, and educator. Richard lives in the heart of Ohio's Amish community and enjoys traveling across the country to speak at schools and encourage students to find and refine their gifts. As children journey through the beautifully illustrated pages, they'll be inspired to develop the compassion, bravery, and faith in God to empower their own adventures ahead. Like Francesca Cabrini, author Claudia Cangilla McAdam is a five-foot-tall Italian American Catholic woman. Her award-winning books for children and teens invite them to explore the virtues, build character, and deepen faith. She lives in Colorado, not far from the mountain where Mother Cabrini established a summer camp for girls in the early 1900s. Cabrini's compassion, commitment, and creativity inspire Claudia to strive to become a saint, too. Visit her and request a free Discussion and Activities Guide for this book at www.ClaudiaMcAdam.com. Angel Studios is proud to produce this children's book. Committed to delivering stories that are more than entertainment, Angel Studios' films and television series amplify light in the world around us. Its free streaming platform on the Angel Studios app and angel.com offers exceptional family-friendly films and TV shows, including The Wingfeather Saga, Tuttle Twins, and Jungle Beat. The studio's box-office hit Sound of Freedom shed light on the issue of human trafficking. The major motion picture, Cabrini, is the powerful true story of Francesca Cabrini, an Italian immigrant religious sister who arrived in New York City in 1889 to battle disease, crime, and corruption on behalf of impoverished children. Mother Cabrini built an empire of hope unlike anything the world had ever seen. Share her legacy and inspiration with Cabrini gifts, available at shop.angel.com.

In this exciting, illustrated story, based on true events from Saint Paul's life as recounted in the Acts of the Apostles, children will learn about heroism in the face of danger and what it means to be a Christian witness.

Tabby Long is a non-Christian girl in a Catholic school whose world gets turned upside down when her dad, who has never been a man of faith, experiences a miraculous healing on Good Friday. Her father’s dramatic religious conversion alienates her mother, who deserts the family. In her struggle to understand what has happened to her family, Tabby follows the suggestion of her school’s religion teacher, and she begins spending time reading Scripture while in Eucharistic Adoration. Following the practice taught by Saint Ignatius of Loyola, she inserts herself into the biblical stories she reads. Through this process, she “time travels” to first-century Jerusalem, where she is Tabitha Longinus, the daughter of the centurion Gaius Cassius Longinus, who pierces the side of the crucified Jesus, incurs a spontaneous healing, and undergoes immediate conversion. Tabitha is a Gentile girl with Jewish friends and a mother who can’t accept her husband’s newfound (and dangerous) faith. When her mother flees to Rome and her father retires from the army and leaves Jerusalem, Tabitha finds herself alone in the holy city, her life in jeopardy for having entered a part of the Temple that is off-limits to Gentiles. She is drawn into belief in Jesus through her friends who are close to the Apostles, even as she struggles to devise a way to save and reunite her family — a duty that consumes her in her modern-day life as well. Tabitha’s experiences are rooted in the stories found in the first ten chapters of the Acts of the Apostles. On the last of several days of her Scripture meditations, Tabby emerges from Adoration with a newfound faith and clarity about how her family can be reunited and healed, all with the help of the Lord.

"Zedekiah and Abigail, two young cousins living in Capernaum at the time of Jesus, argue about everything. They want Jesus to judge which of their families' crops is better--grain or grapes? But when they find themselves in the Upper Room at the Last Supper with gifts of their harvests for Jesus, they discover something more important than their presents."--Back cover.

Cold, cranky, and restless one winter's night, the young daughter of a Bethlehem innkeeper is bothered to wakefulness by the crowded, comfortless condition of her family's sleeping loft. Recalling the young couple staying in the stable out back, she arises to bring them some fire for warmth. There she approaches the newborn Babe asleep in the manger and has an encounter that changes her mood and alters her life forever. Claudia McAdams's marvelous retelling of the Christmas story demonstrates to children how an encounter with Christ can change their lives ... eternally.

Through an engaging rhyming text and gorgeously rendered illustrations, young readers view children like themselves as active participants in the Church. This ABC book can be a jumping-off point for discussions about things that set the Catholic faith apart, such as Queen of Heaven, Rosary, Sacraments, and Tabernacle.

Nature photographer John Fielder proves that great pictures are the result of planning resourcefulness skill and hard work.

Information about Colorado locations in an alphabetical arrangement, featuring photography of Colorado. Includes map & description of locations, glossary, and learning activities.

When thirteen-year-old Kirsten Camarata and her cousins visit a town at rodeo time, she investigates a teen bull rider's missing championship buckle, supported by her Catholic faith, and even gets a chance to take part in one of the events.

Age Range: 8 and up. A young girl, taken back to the time of Jesus, gets a first-hand account of the Crucifixion.

The beauty of the Texas landscape is illustrated through the photography of Richard Reynolds and the poems of Claudia Cangilla-McAdam. Die-cut pages help the reader discover the hidden wonders of the photographs as he/she guesses the bigger picture on the next page.

Children get two guesses as to the subjects of the photographs in this book - first by viewing a small section of the picture, and then viewing the whole.

Maria, a homesick llama from South America, begins to love her new home in the Rocky Mountains after carrying a mysterious package for John the photographer.

A giant conifer desires noting so much as to be someone's Christmas tree. When it is finally felled, the tree finds itself as the centerpiece of the country's most important home.

Reproducible stories of character with questions and writing ideas.