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      Copyright © 2020 by Bill Gordh

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      Unless otherwise noted, the Scripture quotations are from New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright © 1989 National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved worldwide.

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      Many of these stories have been retold for this book, having been adapted by the author from his other publications. “Inga and the Ten Fairy Helpers,” “The Stonecutter,” and “The Honeypot” were originally published in Stories in Action: Interactive Tales and Activities to Promote Early Literacy by Bill Gordh (Libraries Unlimited, 2006). The following stories are adapted from the seven volumes of The Seven Towers of Wonder by Bill Gordh (Thornwillow Press): Vol. I: The Tower of Courage (2011): “Inchworm Mountain,” “A Bundle of Sticks,” and “Three Friends”; Vol. II: The Tower of Hope (2012): “The Boulevard of Somersaults,” “The Peaceful Night,” and “The Happy Man’s Shirt”; Vol. III: The Tower of Justice (2013): “The Crow Ship”; Vol. IV: The Tower of Faith (2014): “Mr. Wanna Be Big,” “Time Will Tell,” and “Whatever Comes My Way”; Vol. V: The Tower of Wisdom (2015): “Half a Blanket” and “The Best King”; and Vol. VII: The Tower of Love (2015): “Bread to Roses” and “The Most Beautiful Gift.”

      Cover design: Beth Oberholtzer

      Photo of art on cover: Anne Holm

      Interior design and typeset by: Beth Oberholtzer

      A record of this book is available from the Library of Congress

      ISBN-13: 9781640652583 (pbk.)

      ISBN-13: 9781640652590 (ebook)

      In loving memory of

      my dear wife Jenny Lewis

      and my father George Gordh and

      mother Gwen Gordh

      and

      in honor of

      my daughter Rachel

      my son Cody and his wife Chanta

      and their baby, my grandson

      Lewis James Gordh (born 11.22.2019)