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For all who cherished The Mother At Home, finally John Abbott's sequel is back in print! With chapters on typical parental subjects but presented in a most un-typical and illustrative way!
Instead of lectures on obedience, responsibility, holiness, repentance, character, truth, the pages of The Child at Home are filled with dozens of stories, easily understood by even the very young, that vividly plant those very lessons in the heart in memorable ways. A striking chapter on the dreadful dangers of embarking on the habit of deception.
"In a moving, illustrative way, Abbott's The Child at Home powerfully cultivates within children's consciences the need to honor God and their parents by promoting the need for heartfelt obedience, religious truth, genuine piety, biblical character traits, a sense of responsibility, and a dread of deception. The dozens of stories included make this book understandable for even very young children, while simultaneously retaining the interest of teenagers. Buy this book for every one of your children; better yet, read it aloud to them and discuss its contents together as a family." --Dr. Joel R. Beeke, Puritan Reformed Theological Seminary
John Abbott (1805-1877) was the brother of Jacob Abbott and the author of numerous works especially for children and young people. He was educated at Bowdoin college and Andover theological seminary, graduating from the former in 1825. He was ordained to the ministry in the Congregational church in 1830, and was settled successively at Worcester, Roxbury, and Nantucket, Mass. His first published work, "The Mother at Home," appeared in 1833, and was followed later that year by The Child at Home. In 1844 he left the ministry and devoted himself almost exclusively to writing.
