"This story ... is about an Andalusian shepherd boy named Santiago who travels from his homeland in Spain to the Egyptian desert in search of a treasure buried in the Pyramids. Along the way he meets a Gypsy woman, a man who calls himself king, and an alchemist, all of whom point Santiago in the direction of his quest. No one knows what the treasure is, or if Santiago will be able to surmount the obstacles along the way. But what starts out as a journey...

When her shepherd husband is thrown into debtor's prison amid a reversal of fortune, Yeshua of Nazareth's sister, Pheodora, pins her family's hopes for survival on her faith and two expectant she-goats. Pheodora, sister of Yeshua of Nazareth, is wed to a simple shepherd from Bethlehem. He is invited to join the Pharisees, which brings an opportunity to elevate the family's status-- though some aspects of the lifestyle come contrary to what Pheodora...

"In the wink of an eye, as quick as a flea, / The Devil he jumped from me to thee. / And only when the Devil had gone, / Did I know that he and I'd been one ... Every autumn, John Pentecost returns to the farm where he grew up, to help gather the sheep down from the moors for the winter. Very little changes in the Endlands, but this year, his grandfather--the Gaffer--has died and John's new wife, Katherine, is accompanying him for the first time....

In the early 1800s, nine-year-old Josefina accompanies her father into the New Mexican mountains to check on the elderly shepherd who works for him, and she proves herself a good traveling companion when her father has an accident.

Some people's lives are entirely their own creations. James Rebanks' isn't. The first son of a shepherd, who was the first son of a shepherd himself, his family have lived and worked in the Lake District of Northern England for generations, further back than recorded history. It's a part of the world known mainly for its romantic descriptions by Wordsworth and the much loved illustrated children's books of Beatrix Potter. But James' world is quite...

While spending the summer with his grandfather in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, a thirteen-year-old boy learns a great deal about tending sheep and about his Basque heritage.

A little angel and a young shepherd boy help each other reach Bethlehem to see the Christ Child.

Grumpy old Joram refused to believe the news the angel Gabriel brought; after all, mangers hold food for animals, not kings! But when he went to the stable, something amazing happened to Joram.

When a coyote steals one of his collie's pups to raise, a shepherd boy learns that wild creatures must follow their instincts.

One winter night, a little lamb gets lost just outside Bethlehem. While tending the flock, his shepherd receives heavenly messengers and amazing news. This story leads children to Jesus' nativity and helps them relate to events that can change everyone's life.