Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? : A Book about Children and Parents

Growing up is hard -- at any age. The stories, essays, prayers, and poems in Little Lamb, Who Made Thee? by award-winning author Walter Wangerin Jr. portray children, teenagers, adults, and parents as they grapple with the deep realities of life. Painting with bold brushstrokes of human emotion and using a wise and gentle humor, Wangerin probes the relationships between children and their parents and what they have to show us about God and ourselves as his children. This updated edition of Wangerin's beloved collection includes twelve new stories, fresh from the master storyteller's pen. Through personal reminiscences as a child, minister, and parent, Wangerin helps us see our world anew, revealing the wonderful, open secret that parenthood and childhood are the great, miraculous, and profound mysteries of our lives. In the words of the author to an abused child ... Book jacket.

Walter Wangerin Jr. is widely recognized as one of today's most gifted writers on issues of faith and spirituality. Starting with the renowned Book of the Dun Cow, which won the National Book Award, Wangerin's writing career has encompassed almost every genre, from fiction to children's story to biblical exposition and more. Wangerin lives in Valparaiso, Indiana, where he is writer-in-residence at Valparaiso University and holds the Jochum Chair