We gratefully acknowledge the contributions of Christine Rafal to Sessions 5, 8, and 12.

We gratefully acknowledge:

Barefoot Books for permission to adapt these stories from The Barefoot Book of Earth Tales by Dawn Casey and Anne Wilson:

"The Grumpy Gecko" in Session 1

"Amrita's Tree" in Session 3

"Why the Sky is Far Away" in Session 4

Beacon Press for permission to adapt these stories:

"And It is Good" from A Lamp in Every Corner by Janeen Grohsmeyer in Session 7

"A Caterpillar Grows Up" from A Family Finds Out by Edith Hunter in Session 6

Jewish Lights Press for permission to adapt the book Noah's Wife: The Story of Naamah, text copyright 1996 Sandy Eisenberg Sasso, in Session 8. Permission granted by Jewish Lights Publishing, Woodstock, VT, www.jewishlights.com

Sarah Conover for permission to use the story "The Noble Ibex" from Kindness: A Treasury of Buddhist Wisdom for Children and Parents in Session 11.