Angie Smith has written a beautiful story of a little girl, Caroline, and her bunny that she names Audrey. Audrey was one of the last bunnies picked from the toy store, and she knows it's because she has a smudge on her fur...right over her heart. Audrey tries to hide the smudge from Caroline as best as she can, because she knows that if Caroline sees it she'll take Audrey right back to the toy store. And that would crush sweet Audrey...because she loves Caroline so much. What she doesn't realize is that Caroline actually chose her for her flaws...and loves her because of them. Young readers will learn that everyone is special and wonderfully made by God.
Not only are the illustrations in the book captivating, the story of the relationship between a stuffed bunny and the little girl that loves her is beautiful....and tear jerking! I definitely felt a little misty by the end of this story. It was a good reminder of God's love for us, despite our baggage or our flaws. His love is unconditional. This is definitely a book that we will have on our bookshelf and revisit for years to come.
Angie Smith is a best-selling women's author (I Will Carry You, Mended). I was also able to hear her speak twice at a women's conference I attended a few years ago. Angie is funny, personable and is a very relate-able speaker. I actually stopped her between sessions and introduced myself! She was very gracious and just carried on a conversation with me like we were friends. I would definitely recommend hearing her speak if you have the chance. But first...comment on this blog post to win a free copy of Audrey Bunny!
Here's a message from Angie about the book:
I'll be drawing a winner next Wednesday! Anyone in the US and Canada can enter. You will LOVE this book!
More resources:
website: www.bhpublishinggroup.com/books/products/asp?p=9781433680458
B&H Kids Facebook: www.facebook.com/BHPubKids
B&H Publishing Twitter: @BHKidsBuzz
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God bless~
2 comments:
This sounds like a WONDERFUL book!!! Love your giveaways!!!
It is, Amy! Thanks for commenting and thanks for reading! We had two more entries this week that couldn't get on blogger....Stacy Ruska and Sheryl Nelken...you're all three in the drawing for Wednesday! : )
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