One Wintry Night

Ruth Bell Graham

Baker Books, 1994 - Juvenile Nonfiction - 70 pages

A young boy is lost in the woods one wintry night and is rescued by a woman who brings him into a warm, cozy cabin. By the blazing fire, she quiets him and weaves through his imagination the story of a child who fulfilled the promise God had made from the beginning of the world.

Contents

• Section 1: 7
• Section 2: 9
• Section 3: 19

About the author

Ruth Bell Graham was born in Qingjiang, Kiangsu, China on June 10, 1920 to medical missionaries. When she was 17-years-old, she returned to the United States to attend Wheaton College in Illinois where she met future Evangelist Billy Graham. They married on August 13, 1943. Though married to a famous Baptist minister, she remained a Presbyterian and often taught Sunday school classes. She wrote her first book, Our Christmas Story, in 1959. She went on to author or co-author 13 other books, including Footprints of a Pilgrim and collections of poetry. In 1996, she and her husband were jointly awarded the Congressional Gold Medal. She helped establish the Ruth and Billy Graham Children's Health Center Foundation and the Billy Graham Training Center. She died on June 14, 2007 following a long illness.

Bibliographic information

• Title: One Wintry Night
• Author: Ruth Bell Graham
• Illustrated by: Richard Jesse Watson
• Edition: illustrated
• Publisher: Baker Books, 1994
• ISBN: 0801038480, 9780801038488
• Length: 70 pages
• Subjects: Juvenile Fiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent; Juvenile Fiction / Religious / Christian / Holidays & Celebrations; Juvenile Nonfiction / Holidays & Celebrations / Christmas & Advent; Juvenile Nonfiction / Religion / Bible Stories / New Testament; Religion / General