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Jane H. Smith

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The United States

Website

https://thelivingtale.com/

Twitter

https://x.com/iDrJane

Genre

Christian, Fantasy, Self Help

Member Since

February 2010

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Slow down, sit down, read a wonderful adventure book … together.

Families are the Birthplace of Greatness. But something is amiss. Despite all the marvels of the modern world, American families have never been so fractured. So pressured. So riddled with decay. Knowing this was never God’s plan, Dr. Jane H. Smith began a mission to inspire and empower families through storytelling.

The Living Tale will be a series of six books that explore the true identity of who we are in relation to one another and to God. Told through the lens of a young boy named Henley Banks, the stories bring to life spiritual concepts woven with adventure, mystery, and the supernatural. As the story progresses an awakening unfolds, igniting the reader’s imagination ...more

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Average rating: 4.8 · 10 ratings · 6 reviews · 6 distinct works

	The Living Tale SeriesHenley & the Book of Heroes 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	How To Build A Big Unbreakable Life: An Invitation To Wholeness by Jane H. Smith (Goodreads Author), Bob Tambo (Cover) 4.67 avg rating — 3 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Tale Series: Star & the Book of Treasures it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2012 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Living Tale Series: Henley & the Book of Overcomers by Jane H. Smith (Goodreads Author), Jacob L Smith (Cover) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Personality types and affinity for Computers 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Note Book for College Students: 120 Lined Pages 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Working With The Team

As most of you know The Living Tale Series Productions was created to adapt Henley and the Book of Heroes into a live action, full-length, feature film. We started May, 2025 and have completed a lot of work.

A week ago, I went to San Diego to record an interview with our production team and finalize the script. These are good times!

Movie making starts with a lot of hard behind the scenes work, aski

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Jane H. Smith wrote a new blog post Working With The Team As most of you know The Living Tale Series Productions was created to adapt Henley and the Book of Heroes into a live action, full-length, feature fil Read more of this blog post »
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Jane made a comment in the group Christian Nonfiction Lovers Book Club — Just joined our Book Club? Say "hi" on this thread :) topic " Hello Marja and Susan, You guys invited me a few years back. Thanks! I took a long break to recalibrate and figure out what I wanted from my life. When ...more "
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