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Volume VIII · New Stories for Difficult Times

The Carol in the Dark Apartment Building

  • Age: ages 4–12, the whole family
  • Themes: kindness, courage, friendship
  • Good for: Christmas, hard days

It was Christmas Eve, but Peter's building was dark and cold because the power was off. Sad neighbours stayed in their flats. Peter and his friends took torches and a handmade star to sing carols at every door.

The story continues in volume VIII, “New Stories for Difficult Times”: told in full, illustrated, with everything that follows it.

What you'll find in the book about this story

  • A short version for little ones (ages 4–7), to read at bedtime in a few minutes.
  • The full story for older children, from age 8, with every part of it.
  • Questions for family discussion so the story travels from the ears to the heart.
  • A short prayer that a child can say on their own.
  • A good deed to try together during the week ahead.

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