CHURPLE, CHURPLE... If you remember this then you remember the magic of the Purple Puzzle Tree. This is the original 6 Record Set from the 1970's that rarely appears for sale in its complete form. Up for auction are all 6 records with all 36 Purple Puzzle Piece Books. 
CONDITION:  (Please read carefully) RECORDS: All 6 records are in great shape, some of them look like they have never been listened to. I have included photos of Records 5 and 6. Some of the records have light surface scratches but still play fine with no skipping. 3 of the records are missing their inner paper sleeve covers (not to be confused with the outer paper cardboard sleeve, those are all there as you can see from the photos). I will try to replace those before shipment but they will not be original to the set. (Update: all records now have a protective inner paper sleeve). 
BOOKS: The books are complete and are in great to fantastic condition. There is no writing or highlighting in any of them nor any rips or tears. A few of the books have some minor, very slight yellowing and age spots but they are super minor and few and far between. 
BOXES: The set boxes the records and books are packed in are in fantastic shape for their age. They were carefully stored. Set 2 has one minor split in the bottom middle of its top cover of the box. Set 4 has one tiny split corner on the upper right corner of the top cover. There is very minor yellowing on the back boxes and age spots. Otherwise the graphics are still bright and beautiful and shine with that 70's glow. There is no loss of color from exposure to light. 
ONE IMPORTANT NOTE: The only component missing to this set is the box for Set 1. The record and books from Set 1 are stored the Set 2 box. You can see from the photo the box from Set 1 is missing but that all the books and the record is there. 
If you'd like to learn more about the Purple Puzzle Tree series please read below. It is really very truly special. It's a wonderful addition to your home collection or for any Sunday School curriculum. Arrives from a smoke free, pet free home. Please email with any questions and be well. 

The story of the Purple Puzzle Tree

It all began more than fifty years ago. Norman Habel was asked to write 36 exciting Bible stories for some Grade 2 children at Bethel Primary School in St Louis. The idea was to explore one story each week for 36 weeks of the school year. Each story was to be engaging and fun, as well as reflect an important moment in the overall sequence of stories in the Bible.

Norman Habel wrote the stories in the late 1960s. They were trialled at Bethel School and eventually published in the early 1970s by Concordia Publishing House in sets. Each set comprised 6 books and a vinyl recording. The artist for the books was Tom Roberts.

The stories were told, performed and discussed in schools, Sunday schools and families across America and beyond. Well over a million copies were sold as more and more people became engaged in the big puzzle, the mysterious plan of God for God’s people that is found in the Bible.

In many countries children were soon saying ‘CHURPLE CHURPLE’ as they heard the first few stories, sang about Jittery Jonah or pretended to dance like Little Allelu. Norman Habel recalls standing, quite recently, before church groups in America and saying ‘CHURPLE’ much to the delight of grown children. The memory of the stories lives on.

The Tree is an important part of the tradition. Churches or schools would construct a large tree in the chancel or classroom and gradually add images from each story to the tree. Children would also add their own names to leaves on the tree so that they also became part of God’s plan. The tree is also important because it suggests that the stories are like leaves or pieces that grow into a tree and help to solve the puzzle of God’s plan for the world. Eventually Concordia Publishing House stopped printing the original books. 

We hope The Purple Puzzle Tree lives on as children young and old explore the stories of the Bible and find both enjoyment and meaning in them. We invite Purple Puzzle Tree lovers from years gone by to encourage their children or grandchildren to have fun with the stories they once knew so well.

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