THE LITTLEST BANTY
Pastor Tom’s First Children’s Book
A True Story on Prayer
The Littlest Banty is the true story of a tiny bantam chicken who became very sick. His head hung low, he could not eat, and it looked as though the smallest chicken might not survive.
On a quiet Sunday morning, a country pastor knelt beside the pen and prayed a simple prayer from his heart. What happened became a lesson he never forgot:
No prayer is too small for God to hear.
A True Story · Rhyming Read-Aloud · Beautifully Illustrated
Paperback · $15.95
WHAT YOU’LL DISCOVER
Use these six:
A true story from Pastor Tom’s life
Meet the little banty chicken whose illness led to a Sunday-morning prayer Pastor Tom never forgot.
The simple power of prayer
Help children understand that they can talk to God about the things that matter to them—even when those things seem small to someone else.
God cares about His creation
Discover a gentle reminder that God sees and cares for even the smallest creatures.
Faith a child can understand
See prayer presented simply—not as complicated words, but as speaking honestly to God from the heart.
A story made for reading together
Enjoy a rhyming read-aloud written for children, parents, grandparents, Sunday School classes, and families.
A lesson that lasts beyond the story
Leave children with one truth they can remember long after the book is closed: no prayer is ever too small for God to hear.
“The LORD is good to all: and his tender mercies are over all his works.”
Psalm 145:9 KJV
ABOUT PASTOR TOM
Rev. Thomas Andrufski, known to many as Pastor Tom, has spent more than forty years preaching and teaching the Word of God. But The Littlest Banty came from something much simpler—a little chicken, a Sunday morning, and a prayer.
The true experience stayed with Pastor Tom for years. When he began writing for children, it became the story that started it all: a gentle reminder that children can bring even the smallest concerns to a God who cares.