Glen Ellyn Author Wins Book of the Decade

Robin Currie won Serious Writer Book of the Decade award for her book The Very Best Story Ever Told: the Gospel with American Sign Language.

"The mission of Serious Writer is to build community within the clean and Christian writing markets, create platform and networking opportunities, teach the most current industry information, and provide free and affordable instruction and training." This year’s inaugural contest hosted entries from books published between 2008-2018. The presentation was held in Nashville, TN on August 20, 2020.

The Very Best Story Ever Told shares the Gospel story in a unique and creative way. Each line of this story includes important words reinforced with American Sign Language. As kids learn the signs and repeat the words, visual, auditory, and kinesthetic learning are engaged to equip them to retell the Gospel story again and again.

In addition to the Serious Writer award, this title was a finalist for the 2019 Selah Award, earned First Place, Wright Medal, North Carolina Christian Writers Conference, 2019, and was included in the Focus on Family Top 10 Family Friendly Picture Books, 2019.

Pastor Robin Currie served as pastor at Grace Lutheran Church, Glen Ellyn, Pastor Associate at St. Mark's Episcopal, Glen Ellyn. She worked in the children's department s of the Palatine, Addison, and Glen Ellyn public library. She is now Pastor Associate at St. Luke Lutheran, Glen Ellyn and Priest Associate at Trinity Episcopal, Wheaton.

The Very Best Story Ever Told may be ordered from the publisher Beaming Books (https://www.beamingbooks.com/store/product/9781506438115/The-Very-Best-Story-Ever-Told) or Amazon.com.