Sparkhouse Family, children’s book publisher, renames as Beaming Books

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Sparkhouse Family, children’s book publisher, renames as Beaming Books Minneapolis (January 30, 2018) – Children’s book publisher Sparkhouse Family has rebranded as Beaming Books. A business unit of 1517 Media, Sparkhouse Family was launched in 2014 as a publisher of Bibles and religious books for children. Under the new name, Beaming Books will publish high-quality books for children in both religious and non-religious categories. “Beaming Books is dedicated to helping kids thrive socially, emotionally, and spiritually,” says Andrew DeYoung, managing…

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Sparkhouse Family announces winner of Children’s Picture Book Contest

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  Sparkhouse Family announces winner of Children’s Picture Book Contest Elementary School Teacher Wins Second Annual Prize for Original Children’s Book MINNEAPOLIS (December 15, 2017) – Sparkhouse Family is pleased to announce the winner of the second annual Sparkhouse Family Children’s Picture Book Contest. Antonino’s Impossible Dream tells the story of a young painter who struggles to capture one of his dreams on canvas, until a new friend helps him and together they achieve new things. Author Tim McGlen is…

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Sparkhouse Family wins three Moonbeam Awards

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Sparkhouse Family wins three Moonbeam Awards MINNEAPOLIS (October 13, 2017) – Sparkhouse Family is pleased to announce that three new titles have been awarded Moonbeam Awards. Los ángeles de Adriana won a Silver medal, for the Spanish Language Category. The Memory Box received a Silver medal (tie), for the Picture Books All Ages category, and Maybe God is Like That Too tied with another title for a Gold medal for the Religion/Spirituality category. The Moonbeam Children’s Book Awards bring increased recognition to exemplary children’s books and their…

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Sparkhouse Family announces Frolic Baby Bible Studies

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    Sparkhouse Family announces Frolic Baby Bible Studies Sparkhouse Family is keenly aware of the challenges faced by Christian retail stores these days. As a publisher, we wanted to help stores meet one of their biggest challenges head on – driving retail foot traffic. So we’ve created Frolic Baby Bible Studies. We’ve created a series of storytime sessions that are built around our Frolic series, totally free for stores to use. It is intended to be a good driver…

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Sparkhouse Family announces new deal with author Heather Bouwman, by acquiring editor Naomi Krueger

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Sparkhouse Family announces new deal with author Heather Bouwman, by acquiring editor Naomi Krueger Owen and Eleanor Move In (April 2018) will kick off a new children’s chapter book series, following two unlikely friends who bond over the challenges of their families moving into the same duplex. Owen, an introspective seven-year-old, joins forces with his downstairs neighbor Eleanor, a gregarious eight-year-old. The Owen and Eleanor series follows two kids from two different Christian families as they navigate the ups and downs…

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Sparkhouse Family Announces Winner of Children’s Picture Book Contest

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Sparkhouse Family Announces Winner of Children’s Picture Book Contest Media Contact: Rachel Zugschwert, Director of Marketing Sparkhouse Family                                                        612-330-3108                                                  zugschwertr@wearesparkhouse. org MINNEAPOLIS (January 20, 2017) – Sparkhouse Family is pleased to announce the winner of the first annual Sparkhouse Family Children’s Picture Book Contest. Porcupine’s Pie tells the sweet story of a porcupine who begins to prepare her famous pie for Fall Feast Day, but learns that her woodland friends are in need of ingredients. She generously shares her own, but soon discovers that…

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‘Maybe God is Like That Too’ Helps Children Learn to See God in Their Daily Lives

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‘Maybe God is Like That Too’ Helps Children Learn to See God in Their Daily Lives MINNEAPOLIS – Jennifer Grant, author of five books including Love You More and Wholehearted Living, will publish her first children’s book, Maybe God is Like That Too, in March 2017. An exploration of the Fruit of the Spirit from Galatians 5:22-23,Maybe God is Like That Too follows a child through a day in his busy city life, helping him identify love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control. Illustrated…

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