Miracle in a Shoe Box: A Christmas Gift of Wonder

by Franklin Graham, Estelle Condra, Dilleen Marsh (Illustrator)

Jay Kelly and his sister Leesa send a shoebox full of toys and supplies, and one small miracle, to the Vacek family in war-torn Bosnia.

Genres: Christmas, Picture Books, Fiction, Juvenile, Childrens

32 pages, Hardcover

First published August 1, 1995

About the author

Graham is the child of Billy Graham & Ruth Bell Graham

"William Franklin Graham III (born July 14, 1952), known as Franklin Graham, is an American Christian evangelist and missionary. He is president and CEO of the Billy Graham Evangelistic Association (BGEA) and of Samaritan's Purse, an international Christian relief organization."
-- Wikipedia

Reviews

[Luisa Knight · Rating 3 out of 5]

If your school or church is participating in Operation Christmas Child, you should read this book. It will help your participating children visualize where their gift is going and the impact it can have.

Ages: 4 - 12

Cleanliness: nothing to note.

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[Colleen · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book was a story about a family that participated in the Operation Christmas Child project by Samaritan's Purse. The family, and eventually the whole community, gives shoeboxes full of food and gifts to families in war-torn Bosnia at Christmas time.

[Shannon Bradbury · Rating 5 out of 5]

What a beautiful story about a little boy who sees a video on tv about children who are struggling in Bosnia. He finds out about a ministry that gives gifts to children to bring joy to them at Christmas. The gratefulness of the children receiving the gift is beyond comprehension. This book helps children and parents to give to others and be grateful for all that we have. It’s truly a beautiful story of loving others and kindness.

[Melissa · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this is a wonderful story to help us think of others in need at Christmas time and to learn the joy of giving. Beautiful pictures.

[Patricia L Kerr · Rating 5 out of 5]

I cried while reading this to my grandbaby. Everyone needs to fill a shoebox and send it off to operation Christmas child

[Della Tingle · Rating 5 out of 5]

We’ve prepared many shoeboxes over the years. This year, we made 4. This book brought tears to my eyes and encourages me to keep participating in Operation Christmas Child.

[Danielle · Rating 4 out of 5]

We all really enjoyed this book... We've given Christmas boxes through Samaritan's Purse before so that made it quite relatable.

[Amy · Rating 4 out of 5]

Story about filling a Christmas shoe box.

[Franklyn Kornn]

Really good book. This book was based on Operation Christmas Child project by Samaritan's Purse. This would be a good book to read and summarize. Then participate in Operation Christmas Child Project as a class.