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Past Watchful Dragons: Biblical Stories Retold

Past Watchful Dragons: Biblical Stories Retold

by Rose John Sheffler

Illustrated by Michelle Carlos

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Winner of the CMA 2026 Book Awards for All Children’s Books (1st Place), Children’s Independent Reading (1st Place), and Front Cover Artwork (1st Place)

Welcome to the world of Erith, where the stars sing the stories of heroes, horses, kings, maidens, warriors, and dragons. Author Rose John Sheffler brilliantly crafts these fairy tale retellings of biblical stories like the Fall of Satan, Adam and Eve, Queen Esther, Nebuchadnezzar’s Dream, Ruth and Naomi, the Tower of Babel, Hannah, and the Life of Christ. Paired with breathtaking illustrations by Michelle Carlos, this collection will captivate young readers ages 9–15 and help them rediscover these ancient biblical tales. 

Details

Publisher: Word on Fire Votive
ISBN: 978-1-68578-140-8
Binding: Hardcover
Page count: 176
Dimensions: 6.125 x 8.375 (in)
Thickness: 0.9 (in)
Made in: Italy
Language: English
Release date: Mar 17, 2025
Age Range: 9–15

About the Author

Rose John Sheffler

Rose John Sheffler is a Catholic writer who has been telling stories since before she can remember. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her philosopher husband and three children.

Michelle Carlos

Michelle Carlos is a Filipino illustrator based in Germany. Her art is largely informed by her lucid dreams, adventures abroad, and fascination with amazing stories about majestic creatures. When not exploring, Michelle is constantly creating things while singing her heart out and drinking lots of tea.

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  • We do accept international returns, but we are unable to generate return labels for international shipments. 

 

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Our products may be returned if they were purchased within the last 90 days, are unused, and are still in their original packaging. Original shipping costs are already collected by the shipper, and therefore the original shipping costs are not refundable.

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If your book arrives with significant damage, such as missing pages, large cover gashes, major creases or dents, email sales@wordonfire.org for a no-cost replacement.

Minor blemishes may be accepted for return, but return shipping is not covered. Protective outer packaging is not considered the product and is not replaceable.

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Rose John Sheffler headshot

About the Author

Rose John Sheffler is a Catholic writer who has been telling stories since before she can remember. She lives in Louisville, Kentucky, with her philosopher husband and three children.

Michelle Carlos headshot

About the Illustrator

Michelle Carlos is a Filipino illustrator based in Germany. Her art is largely informed by her lucid dreams, adventures abroad, and fascination with amazing stories about majestic creatures. When not exploring, Michelle is constantly creating things while singing her heart out and drinking lots of tea.

What People are Saying

Joseph Pearce headshot

“Fairy stories hold up a mirror to man. They show us ourselves. They are where storytelling and truth telling meet with the kiss of wonder. This collection of new fairy stories takes us to many once-upon-a-time places which always point to the happy-ever-after that awaits the virtuous soul.”

—Joseph Pearce, Director of the Center for Faith and Culture at Aquinas College in Nashville, Tennessee; author of Frodo’s Journey: Discovering the Hidden Meaning of The Lord of the Rings

Louis Markos headshot

“Rose John Sheffler’s wildly imaginative, delicately written, poignantly moving fairy tales combine the vision and artistry of C.S. Lewis and Hans Christian Andersen. Like Lewis, she enables her readers to re-experience the stories of the Bible in such a way as to restore their original power, freshness, and strangeness. Like Andersen, she touches on that which is most elemental in human nature, thus allowing us to discover ourselves in the most fantastical of stories. These tales will instruct and delight children and adults of all ages.”

—Louis Markos, Professor in English and Scholar in Residence, Houston Baptist University; author of On the Shoulders of Hobbits: The Road to Virtue with Tolkien and Lewis

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