Mommy, Am I Strong?

Children/Stories/Primary

Do you ever wish you were a superhero?

Discover how God’s grace gives you the power to be one!

“Strength is more than big muscles, you see. Strength on the inside makes you the strongest you can be.”

With bright illustrations and an engaging story, Mommy, Am I Strong? teaches boys about the kinds of strength that help them to do good and become true superheroes of Christian virtue. $12.95 U.S. ISBN 0-8198-4948-0

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Written by

Michelle S. Lazurek Illustrated by

Scott Spinks

Boston

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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Lazurek, Michelle S., author.

Mommy, am I strong? / written by Michelle S. Lazurek ; illustrated by Scott Spinks. pages cm Audience: Ages 4-7 ISBN 978-0-8198-4948-9 (pbk.) -- ISBN 0-8198-4948-0 (pbk.)

1. Boys--Conduct of life--Juvenile literature. 2. Christian life--Juvenile literature. 3.

Conduct of life--Juvenile literature. I. Spinks, Scott, illustrator. II. Title.

BV4541.3.L39 2015 248.8’2--dc23 2015011420 This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, places, events, and incidents are either the products of the author’s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental.

The Scripture quotations contained herein are from the New Revised Standard Version Bible: Catholic Edition, copyright © 1989, 1993, Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.

Design by Mary Joseph Peterson, FSP Illustrations by Scott Spinks All rights reserved. No part of this book may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher.

“P” and PAULINE are registered trademarks of the Daughters of St. Paul.

Copyright © 2015, Michelle S. Lazurek Published by Pauline Books & Media, 50 Saint Pauls Avenue, Boston, MA 02130–­3491 Printed in the U.S.A. MAIS VSAUSAPEOILL6-3010047 4948-0 www.pauline.org Pauline Books & Media is the publishing house of the Daughters of St. Paul, an international congregation of women religious serving the Church with the communications media.

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Courageous Caleb was a little boy who lived in an ordinary house on an ordinary street.

But there was nothing ordinary about Caleb.

Caleb was a superhero. Or at least he thought he was.

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He loved to watch his favorite superheroes on TV. Then he would spend hours running around the house, making zooming noises and pretending to fly.

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One day Caleb and his cousin, David, were playing at Caleb’s house. The two boys took out their superhero capes and put them on. Then they flew into the kitchen and screeched to a stop in front of Caleb’s mommy.

“Look how strong I am!” said David, showing her his big muscles.

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Caleb looked at her and said, “Me, too!

I’m strong, too!”

Looking at both boys Mommy said, “Yes, you are strong.

But you could be even stronger.”

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