Books by Ruth Mercy Woroniecki

''Sarah and the Box of Important Things'' is a delightfully charming tale about discovering what matters most in life and keeping it safe no matter what. Sarah journeys through childhood, deciding what to add to her ''special box'' and learns that it''s the simplest of things, often unseen, that are the greatest of treasures. With lovely rhyming prose and enchanting illustrations, this is a story that''ll you''ll return to over and over again. In her second children''s book this year, author and illustrator Ruth Woroniecki captures the profound and timeless truth that "Sometimes the smallest things can be the most important", And that grown-ups can learn a lot from a "box of shells, feathers, and rocks".''Sarah and the Box of Important Things'' will inspire the children in your life to fill their own " important boxes" and teach them to value the beauty of creation and to carry those treasures in their "heart and their mind" so that even when they grow up, they "don''t have to leave the child behind." (Also a great 40th birthday gift for any special young lady who is young at heart:)

Michael's Jar is a beautifully illustrated story about a little boy who has a special jar that holds all of his thoughts. He learns that good thoughts, can become good actions and that by spreading kindness we can change the world one person at a time.World-traveled author and artist, Ruth Mercy, touches the hearts of young and old alike as she captivates readers with a story of hope, faith and the power of a thought. Michael's Jar is sure to inspire and delight the child in all of us.The best thing we can give our children are these magical things called "thoughts", and inspire their minds to think about a very good God who is a Father and near to us in good times and bad. Those thoughts will become lights in the "jar of their hearts" that will guide them for the rest of their lives.