A Voice as Soft as a Honey Bee's Flutter Inspired by Psalm 46

 
Jan Spivey Gilchrist’s “Be Still and Know Stories” encourage children to listen to, talk to, and experience God.
 
“At an early age, a voice . . . spoke to him.”


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In Junior’s home, he knows his mother’s caring voice, his father’s teaching voice, his sisters’ teasing voices, and he hears the voices of other children as they play along Green Street. As soft as a honey bee’s flutter, a different voice touches Junior’s mind and spirit. And Junior begins to respond to the still small voice that calms and strengthens his heart.
 

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Inspired by Psalm 46, A Voice as Soft as a Honey Bee’s Flutter helps readers “Be still . . . and know” God’s love. This inviting story accompanied by warm, colorful imagery comes from the heart of Junior’s big sister, who is award-winning author-illustrator Jan Spivey Gilchrist.


 

Jan Spivey Gilchrist is a fine artist and author whose career spans decades and continents. She has written and illustrated picture books and is the beloved illustrator of many books by 2018 Virginia Hamilton Lifetime Achievement Award winner, author Eloise Greenfield. Jan is a Coretta Scott King Book Awards winner, and her heartwarming art has been awarded numerous “bests,” including by Bank Street College Best Books for Children, the Junior Library Guild Best Book, and the NAACP’s Image Award nomination for her illustration of The Great Migration. An inductee into the International Literary Hall of Fame for Writers of African Descent, Dr. Gilchrist obtained her Ph.D. in English and holds graduate and undergraduate degrees in writing, art, and education. She is passionate about combining the imagery and lessons from her past into works of art all children can enjoy.