I Wonder as I Wander

by Gwenyth Swain. Illustrated by Ronald Himler. 

A moving story of hope and love, woven around a Christmas hymn. In this fictional account of the song's origin, a girl writes a song that expresses her feelings about Jesus while dealing with the loss of her mother and life on the roads of Appalachia after her father becomes an itinerant preacher. 

Publisher: Eerdmans Books for Young Readers, 2005

Ages 6-10