The Angel Said Australia is a series of picture books telling true stories of God working through ordinary people in Australia.
Leaves of Hope – The John Corliss Story
A non-fiction children’s picture book
The leaves have blown away…
John wants to give up as he watches his neatly raked piles fly around the neighbourhood.
Mother and son snuggle on the couch with a hot drink and wait for the storm to pass. She tells a story…
Long ago John Corliss wanted to give up, but he didn’t because God was with him. Then a soggy tract changed everything!
Will John rake the leaves for Mrs Jameson again and be persistent like John Corliss?
Or will the leaves just settle after the storm and wait for someone else?
The high-res images and video below can be used as a visual aid for retelling the Leaves of Hope story:
Arriving on Boat
Cookie
Handing out Tracts
Hot Drink
John Corliss
Preachers Tent
Running in Rain
Spiked Tract
Surmalide
Surprise Visitor
Temperance Hall
Who's at the Door
Walking Tours + Maps
Walking Tour 1
Walking Tour 2
Journal Video
Pedalling the Gospel – The Joseph and Julia Steed Story
A non Fiction children’s picture book
Eden is excited to finally be riding her bike without training wheels for the first time. The path along the bank of the Murray River seemed like the perfect place to ride with her Daddy and sister, Hannah. But learning to ride isn’t easy. When Eden says she never wants to ride again Daddy tells her a story about Joseph Steed who rode his bike all over South Australia selling books and telling people about Jesus. And about Joseph’s wife, Julia, who saved a sick boy from certain death. They both had something in common; when things got hard they didn’t give up. Eden thinks about the fun she was having before the accident. Could she be determined like Joseph and keep riding? Hannah wondered if she could help people learn about Jesus too? God had a plan for Joseph and Julia Steed’s lives, what plan does he have for you?
The high-res images below can be used as a visual aid for retelling the Pedalling the Gospel story:
A Should to Cry on
Captain's New Course
Eyes on the Path
Family Steed
Great is the Faith
Hardship of Faith
I'm Flying
Joy of Youth
Preaching on the Murray
The Gathering
The Labour of Life
The Long Road
Keys of Faith – The Stephen Haskell Story
A non Fiction children’s picture book
Tap tap tap…
While Jack waited for his mum, he and his dad wandered the streets of Auckland.
Dad told the story of Stephen Haskell, he’d come all the way from America over one hundred years ago. It had been a long journey and Stephen was looking for a room to rent, thankfully he found one at a boarding house on Turner Street belonging to Edward Hare.
But, what were the strange sounds coming from Stephen’s room? Would Edward pluck up the courage to ask? What curious new device sat behind the door keeping the guests awake at night?
It was something new—just like Stephen’s message for the people of New Zealand.
The high-res images below can be used as a visual aid for retelling the Stephen Haskell story:
The World Outside
Path to Knowledge
Message in a Bottle
New Lands
The Reverend
Strange Occurrence
Tapping of a Prayer
The Gathering
The Sabbath
Carriage Through Time
Memories of Pioneers
Picnic by the Beach
Full Steam Ahead
A non-fiction children’s picture book
The huge machine roared and rumbled…
Isabella and Jake stood glued to the window as the big bulldozer’s blade sliced through the old gravel road outside. As they watched Mum joined them, she told them the story of Frank and Margaret Bottrill. Frank had built Big Lizzie, Australia’s biggest steam traction engine, because he wanted to save the camels in Broken Hill from carrying back-breaking loads of wool. Frank and Margaret began their long, slow journey in Melbourne—but things don’t always work out.
The rivers had flooded. How would they get across to Broken Hill?
What would Frank and Margaret do now?
God had other plans for Big Lizzie, Frank and Margaret.
They left Melbourne to save camels—but God used them to save people instead.
Wildwood Church
A non-fiction children’s picture book
The Ship slid through the pinky-blue waves on its way to Tasmania…
Leah and Lucas can’t wait to be in Aunt Emily’s wedding. They are surprised to discover their aunt is getting married in Collinsvale church—the very first Seventh-day Adventist church building in Australia.
The children discover the incredible stories of service and dedication that the little church represents. Two American colporteurs shared Jesus in Hobart and soon there were meetings being held in Collinsvale where a growing group of people were excited about what they were discovering.
Many attenders tramped long distances through the mud and the dark each night to hear about Jesus. But what happened when they were no longer able to meet in the school hall? Where would the people go? What sacrifices were the people of Collinsvale willing to make to learn about Jesus and His plan for them?
What sacrifices will you make to share Jesus today?
Blazing the Trail
A non-fiction children’s picture book
Vroom vroom, beep beep…
Ollie and his mum pulled into their favourite antique store carpark. While Mum shopped, Ollie studied the treasures lining the shelves of the rambling store. Up the back with the vintage toys Ollie found a model of Bubsie, a little red car with a big story.
Mr Lan tells Ollie the story of missionary Nevill Westwood who drove the first car, a tiny second-hand Citroën 5CV he named Bubsie, right around Australia in 1925. Together, he and fellow missionary Greg Davies, left Perth to follow dusty cattle routes, ford rivers and cross sandy deserts to visit remote stations at a time when few roads existed. Many times, a bogged and broken down Bubsie had to be left alone while the missionaries walked along distances in search of parts for a little car never designed for travel in such hash conditions. The feat was only completed thanks to Nevill’s ingenuity, determination and faith in God.
Nevill and Bubsie’s adventure took them right around Australia.
Where will God’s adventure take you?
