"Do you see this child?- said Jesus. "He's the most important in the kingdom of heaven." Children are at the heart of many well-loved Bible stories and some of Jesus' most powerful acts and teachings. Discover these tales as told by the children and by those who loved them best. Samue, David, Elijah and the Widow's Son, Elisha and the Boy from Shunem, The Baby in the Temple, Blessing the Children, Beth, Daughter of Jairus, Bread and Fishes, The Child in the Middle, Helen, the Jailer's Daughter

Margaret McAllister is the author of over forty books for children, from humorous books for under fives to teen fiction and everything in between - animals, history, funny, scary. For Lion she has written vivid re-tellings of Bible stories and tales of the saints, and The Good Thing About Bad Days, which helps young readers through tough times. Margaret lives in beautiful Northumberland with her husband, a retired Methodist minister. They have lived in five different places in the North-East and Yorkshire while bringing up three children. She loves books, theatre, animals, walks in the countryside, welcoming visitors to Hexham Abbey and meeting up with friends.