Welcome to the Valley

Welcome to the Valley!

Join Fennel the Dragon™, Stickles the porcupine, O.T. the elephant and all their friends as they explore God’s creation and grace in the valley where they live.

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Abe’s Day: Discovering Drimbles

Abe the orangutan builds things that work and solves problems no one else notices. But when a tiny, homeless family of Tawny Drimbles arrives in the Valley, his steady hands find their truest purpose.

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Abe the orangutan perched on a village rooftop, looking out over the Valley river and rolling hills

Storybooks

Fennel and Chirp meeting Barley the donkey in a sunny meadow filled with wildflowers and butterflies

Fennel and the Lost Donkey
Fennel and all his Valley friends gathered in the snow beneath the Great Oak Tree on Christmas morning, framed by holly and pine

Fennel Celebrates Christmas
Fennel and Chirp the sparrow joyfully dancing in the rain among sunflowers, poppies, and lavender

Fennel and the Thirsty Flowers
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Tales

Abe the orangutan perched on a village rooftop, looking out over the Valley river and rolling hills
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Abe’s Day: Discovering Drimbles
O.T. the elephant studying by lamplight at his desk, surrounded by floor-to-ceiling bookshelves

O.T.’s Day: Nothing Past Remembering
Fennel, Baxter, O.T., and Abe sharing supper together on Fennel's porch as the sun sets over the Valley

Fennel’s Day: Everything That Mattered
Fennel and all his friends sheltering together by a warm fireplace during a stormy night, with lightning visible through the windows

Fennel and the Night the Wind Came
Fennel and the Valley animals singing joyfully together in the meeting house, with a bell tower visible through the open door

Fennel and the Songs That Ring
Fennel painting at a wooden table in his studio with Chirp the sparrow watching nearby, surrounded by jars of colorful paint

Fennel’s Gift
Fennel and his friends standing together on a train platform beside a green steam locomotive

Fennel and the Train to Somewhere Else
Fennel and Stickles walking through the cobblestone village street, surrounded by market stalls and friendly neighbors

Fennel and the Village People
Fennel carrying a watering bucket to Stickles the porcupine outside his tree-root home, where drooping flowers hang in the window box

Fennel and the Garden That Wouldn’t Grow
Fennel the dragon leaning on the porch railing of his new home, looking out over the Valley at sunset with Chirp on his shoulder

Fennel: A Place to Belong
Fennel and Baxter the raccoon walking together along a moonlit path through firefly-filled woods

Fennel and the Starlight Path
Stanley the beagle sharing tea and conversation with a badger at a small table in his cozy stone burrow

Stanley’s Day
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