1. The Clown of God Promo Offer
In this retelling of the old French legend, a juggler offers to the Christ Child the only Christmas
gift he has. “The full-color pictures with subtle tonal modulations are an integral part of the
design of the lumious pages full of movement and vitality. The Italianate aspects of the setting
are beautifully realized.”–The Horn Book
lovingly spiritual
Giovanni is a orphaned street urchin, begging from door to door and jungling for his food. One
day he joins a traveling group of actors and begins his career as a juggling clown, spreading
laughter and joy wherever he goes. His fame spreads far and wide, until a day comes when he
is no longer young. His special talent, and his admiring audience, leave him and he finds himself
once again a poor beggar, homeless and alone. Then on a bitterly cold and windy night he
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2. seeks shelter in a church and falls asleep. When he awakens he is surrounded by the beautiful
sight of the towns people offering gifts to a statue of Mary and Baby Jesus. When the crowds
have gone, Giovanni goes closer and sees that Mary and Jesus have quite sad expressions on
their faces. He puts on his clown face and juggles for the lovely child to make him happy. He
juggles better than he ever has before. He puts all of his love into his act, and at the pinacle of
his performance, dies of a heart attack. The monks in the…
powerfully moving story
The Clown of God is one of the most powerfully moving books I have read in a long time. This is
the story of the adventures of Giovanni, a poor boy whose ability to entertain brings him renown.
The book is full of beautiful illustrations. Tomie de Paola brings real love to the pictures.
Giovanni, the people he meets, and the Italian countryside come alive in de Paola’s renderings.
The visuals in this book dance with color and emotion. However, there are things that run
deeper than pretty pictures in these pages.
Henri Nouwen once wrote:
“There is a deep hole in your being, like an abyss. You will never succeed in filling that hole,
because your needs are inexhaustible.”
Nouwen essentially said that the only solution in this life is to work near the hole. To avoid the
twin temptations of dwelling in your pain or working so much that you drown your pain out with
the noise of an overly busy life.
Giovanni is representative of all those who get caught in the snare of these…
Beautiful Kids Story: Reveals God’s Love
This easy to read and beautifully drawn children’s story shows the intensity and power of
God’s love. The book’s vision is that God’s love is simple, straight-forward and more powerful
than we could ever expect.
My 3 and 5 year old children love the book and want me to read it again and again. They say
“‘Read God’s Clown’ again daddy …”.
The ending deals with death but it is not death in misery or emptiness. The Clown of God
reaches God’s heart and I think it will reach your heart and your child’s heart too.[/has_review]
The Clown of God Promo Offer
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