Synopses & Reviews
Synopsis
Father Joe's Six Golden Seeds, a special edition Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series book, is a unifying story about helping our neighbors in need inspired by the life of Father Joe Carroll who's provided dignified housing and compassionate services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This book also shares the true story of how creator Kathryn Cloward got her original "Kathryn the Grape" purple outfit from the St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store in downtown San Diego that Father Joe was in charge of when he was originally assigned to build a homeless shelter decades ago, which became an entire housing development now commonly know as Father Joe's Villages. A mindful story shared in music too, this is another Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series book that weaves together stories and songs for people of all ages to enjoy.
A portion of the proceeds from this book will support children in need.
Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together SeriesKathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series of books helps engage the joy of reading within the hearts and minds of young children through simple stories with vibrant illustrations.When creator Kathryn Cloward was a young girl, her favorite part of the day was bedtime, when she cuddled close to her mom as they read stories together. Page by page, Mary K. Cloward brought books to life for her daughter. Often reading with an enthusiastic and animated voice, Mary instilled the joy of storytelling in Kathryn. Now, decades later, Kathryn's childhood nickname of "Kathryn the Grape" is helping people of all ages experience that same joy through books and songs.
Kathryn the Grape is introduced to children in Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series and ages up as readers grow in Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series. Creatively connected, the messages shared in Kathryn the Grape books align with Kathryn the Grape's songs and videos. Plus, Kathryn the Grape is a real person for children to enjoy seeing, hearing and experiencing.
Synopsis
Father Joe's Six Golden Seeds is a special edition Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series inspired by Father Joe Carroll's example, whose longtime mission has provided dignified housing and compassionate services for individuals and families experiencing homelessness. This unifying story provides youth readers with six golden seeds of goodness for life. Through vibrant illustrations and rhythmic storytelling, you'll learn about being compassionate, forgiving, respectful, helpful, and empowering while experiencing God in everyone and everything.
This book also shares the true story of how creator Kathryn Cloward got her original "Kathryn the Grape" purple outfit from the original Father Joe's Villages Thrift Store (St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store) in downtown San Diego. A mindful story shared in music, too, this is another Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series book that weaves together stories and songs for people of all ages to enjoy.
A portion of the proceeds from this book will support children in need.
Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series
Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series of books helps engage the joy of reading within the hearts and minds of young children through simple stories with vibrant illustrations. When creator Kathryn Cloward was a young girl, her favorite part of the day was bedtime, when she cuddled close to her mom as they read stories together. Often reading with an enthusiastic and animated voice, her mom instilled the joy of storytelling in Kathryn. Now, decades later, a character based on Kathryn's childhood nickname - "Kathryn the Grape" - is helping people of all ages experience that same joy through books and songs. Crediting her dad with introducing personal development self-help books to her as a teenager, Kathryn honors his legacy by creating media infused with simple positive mental health tools of love, compassion, understanding, and unity for youth and adults to enjoy together.
Kathryn the Grape is introduced to children in Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series and ages up as readers grow in Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series. Creatively connected, the messages shared in Kathryn the Grape books align with Kathryn the Grape's songs and videos. Plus, Kathryn the Grape is a real person for children to enjoy seeing, hearing and experiencing.
Synopsis
Father Joe's Six Golden Seeds is a unifying story that provides six principles for experiencing goodness in your daily lives. Through vibrant illustrations and rhythmic storytelling, you'll learn about being compassionate, forgiving, respectful, helpful, and empowering while experiencing God in everyone and everything. This book was inspired by Father Joe Carroll's example of goodness. Father Joe (1941-2021) helped millions of neighbors in need experiencing homelessness and poverty have access to meals, housing, education, job training, medical care, and more. Through vibrant illustrations and rhythmic storytelling, you'll learn about being compassionate, forgiving, respectful, helpful, and empowering while experiencing God in everyone and everything.
This book also shares the true story of how creator Kathryn Cloward got her signature "Kathryn the Grape" purple outfit from the original Father Joe's Villages Thrift Store (St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store) in downtown San Diego, California. Author Kathryn Cloward created the six golden seeds concept as a way to help others have access to life lessons she gained from Father Joe during her over 150 hours of recorded conversations with him while she wrote his memoir, Father Joe Life Stories of a Hustler Priest. Kathryn simplified a lifetime of his wisdom into six principles for experiencing goodness in our daily lives and shared them in a book and a song with videos for children to enjoy. Father Joe's Six Golden Seeds is another Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series book that weaves together stories and songs for people of all ages to enjoy together. A portion of the proceeds supports children in need.
Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series
Kathryn the Grape's Let's Read Together Series helps engage the joy of reading within the hearts and minds of young children through simple rhythmic stories with vibrant illustrations. Kathryn the Grape's award-winning books tackle important life subjects in ways children are able to understand while providing practical and positive mental health, social-emotional well-being tools in creative ways. Although reading levels vary from child to child, this ever-expanding collection is well suited for children ages three to six. Kathryn the Grape is introduced to children in this series and ages up as readers grow in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series. Creatively connected, the messages shared in Kathryn the Grape books align with Kathryn the Grape's songs and videos. Plus, Kathryn the Grape is a real person for children to enjoy seeing, hearing, and experiencing.
About Kathryn the Grape(R)
Kathryn the Grape provides children and families with positive affirmations and mental health self-care tools through books, songs, videos, and live entertainment. Kathryn the Grape's multi-award-winning series has earned national attention and recognition for excellence in positive family-friendly media. What makes Kathryn the Grape's integrated series so unique is that its narrative has a real purpose. Youth become familiar with the concepts of self-reliance, compassion, vulnerability, internal dialogue, thoughtful decision-making, acceptance, empowerment, self-worth, and positive affirmations. Creator Kathryn Cloward is a prolific storyteller of simplification who's dedicated to helping youth and families have simple and relatable tools for navigating life together.
Synopsis
Father Joe's Six Golden Seeds is a unifying story that provides six principles for experiencing goodness in our daily lives. Through vibrant illustrations and rhythmic storytelling, Kathryn the Grape and friends help us understand how goodness grows from being compassionate, forgiving, respectful, helpful, and empowering while experiencing God in everyone and everything.
This book was inspired by Father Joe Carroll's example of goodness. Father Joe (1941-2021) helped millions of neighbors in need experiencing homelessness and poverty have access to meals, housing, education, job training, medical care, and more. Author Kathryn Cloward created the six golden seeds concept from life lessons she gained from Father Joe during her over 150 hours of recorded conversations with him for writing his memoir, Father Joe: Life Stories of a Hustler Priest. She simplified a lifetime of his wisdom into six simple and universal principles to share with others. You'll also learn the true story of how her signature purple outfit came from the original Father Joe's Villages Thrift Store (St. Vincent de Paul Thrift Store) in downtown San Diego, California.
Kathryn the Grape Let's Read Together Series
Kathryn the Grape's Let's Read Together Series helps engage the joy of reading within the hearts and minds of young children through simple rhythmic stories with vibrant illustrations. Kathryn the Grape's award-winning books tackle important life subjects in ways children are able to understand while providing practical and positive mental health, social-emotional well-being tools in creative ways. Although reading levels vary from child to child, this ever-expanding collection is well suited for children ages three to six. Kathryn the Grape is introduced to children in this series and ages up as readers grow in the Kathryn the Grape Affirmation Series. Creatively connected, the messages shared in Kathryn the Grape books align with Kathryn the Grape's songs and videos. Plus, Kathryn the Grape is a real person for children to enjoy seeing, hearing, and experiencing.
About Kathryn the Grape(R)
Kathryn the Grape provides children and families with positive affirmations and mental health self-care tools through books, songs, videos, and live entertainment. Kathryn the Grape's multi-award-winning series has earned national attention and recognition for excellence in positive family-friendly media. What makes Kathryn the Grape's integrated series so unique is that its narrative has a real purpose. Youth become familiar with the concepts of self-reliance, compassion, vulnerability, internal dialogue, thoughtful decision-making, acceptance, empowerment, self-worth, and positive affirmations. Creator Kathryn Cloward is a prolific storyteller of simplification who's dedicated to helping youth and families have simple and relatable tools for navigating life together.