An English Farmgirl, a Missing Lamb, and a Lesson in Responsibility Children Actually Want to Hear

The Shepherdess and the Lost Lamb by Noël Justine

Telling a child to be responsible rarely works. Showing them what responsibility looks like — through a character they like, in a world they want to live in — works far better.

Kharis Publishing today released The Shepherdess and the Lost Lamb by Noël Justine, the first book in a new series that teaches character through the everyday life of a farmgirl in early 1900s England.

Josephine wants one thing: to prove to her father that she can be trusted with real responsibility. What follows on her parents’ farm is a mix of determination, mishap, and lighthearted childish antics, building to an ending that lands with genuine warmth rather than a moral tacked on at the end.

The book is built to be looked at as much as read. The illustration direction draws on the tradition of Beatrix Potter and Charles Santore’s Aesop’s Fables — the kind of artwork a child will sit and study long after the story is finished, pulling them deeper into Josephine’s world.

“I wrote this for the whole room,” said Justine. “The parent reading it, the grandparent listening in, the child asking to see the page again. Character isn’t taught in a lecture. It’s caught in a story.”

Justine writes from experience. A Christian wife, farmer, and mother of eight, her work draws on her own life of stewarding land, home, and family — and on her desire to encourage the next generation of women toward the high calling of marriage and motherhood.

What makes this one work for families:

• Character formation without moralizing or talking down
• Genuine cross-generational appeal — parents and grandparents enjoy it too
• Historical English farm setting that rewards repeat reading
• The first entry in a series, so a family can keep going

RELEASE WEEK OFFER — $0.99 EBOOK, JULY 24–31, 2026

• Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/dp/1637467052/
• Barnes & Noble: https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/1150814247
• Kharis Publishing: https://kharispublishing.com/kp/product/the-shepherdess-and-the-lost-lamb/

Title: The Shepherdess and the Lost Lamb

Author: Noël Justine

ISBN: 978-1-63746-705-3

LCCN: 2026938775

Category: Children’s Christian Fiction / Faith-Based Picture Book

Publisher: Kharis Publishing

About the Author

Noël Justine is a Christian, a wife, a mama-to-many, a farmer, and a writer. Her writing draws deeply from her own journey of serving the Lord, cherishing her husband, nurturing her eight children, and faithfully stewarding all that God has entrusted to her.

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