Download N Go Whale Tales

I had the nice opportunity of reviewing Download N Go Whale Tales and Download N Go Davy Crockett. I'm really impressed with this holistic style of education and plan to use it with my grandson. Age appropriate, interesting for both child and the teaching adult, and full of wonderful information and comparisons. I'd use this for summer fun with children too!

In fact, I did homeschool all my kids during the summers. It gave them interesting work when such a long break from school leaves them bored. But as a parent, I felt like I had that short time of childhood to help my kids learn and grow. I didn't want to leave them lacking. Public school just can't do it all anymore with the tightly packed classes, political correctness, and limits put on faith. So my kids had age appropriate workbooks that we did through the summer and during vacations to help them with spelling, math, writing, and faith. Download N Go gives parents all of the opportunities at your fingertips. You'll be able to use video, coloring, reading, science, music and more all in the same lesson plan.

It really helps with long car rides too. In fact some of the links take you to official pages that have even more coloring activity pages and fun research links. I found a black and white printable Tennessee flag, map quiz, activities on Davy Crockett, and so much rich information that you'll have to argue with your children to get them to stop learning ;-) Hmm, more fun than a lecture! Why not take a vacation to Tennessee and do the Davy Crockett Download N Go as you explore those real places? Or take a trip to an aquarium to see the live animals as a reward for completing the Whale Tales?

The lapbook ideas are excellent, especially if you have the added tool of internet. But for long driving vacations, keep your children intrigued by printing out the pages for the hands on activities. Then when you get to a hotel with internet and you're winding down for the day, let them play learn by going to the links with videos while you sort out dinner and activities. Summer or school year, I think this program is an excellent system.

 Here's a few video links on making a lapbook and how they work:

Quick video


Longer creative lapbook video

So whether you are homeschooling, supplementing public school, or finding a way to make long car travel more fun for everyone, take a few minutes and look at this inexpensive way to interest your children and grandchildren.

 Update on special discounts!

I wanted to let you all know that DNG has decided to offer a coupon code for 20% off multiple packs of the DNG units! Wow - 20%!

The code is: DNG20PKS - just use that code at check out and receive 20% off any multiple pack purchase!

THE PRIZE:

The Old Schoolhouse Magazine and Amanda Bennett Unit Studies have teamed up to celebrate the successful launch of Download N Go™ with a Sweet Treat Prize Package in The Adventure Begins ... Giveaway!

They're offering one lucky winner the SWEET chance to go EXPLORING this FALL!

The entire FALL curriculum lineup of Download N Go™ (Wow! That's 19 studies!).

A $25 gift certificate to Baskin-Robbins (yummy ice cream).

A $25 gift certificate to Amazon.com (for those back-to-school supplies).

A $15 gift certificate to Starbucks Coffee (a special treat just for the teacher).

A full year's subscription to The Old Schoolhouse® Magazine (encouragement and resources all year long).

A "sweet" blue and brown Homeschooling With Heart tote bag (THE must-have accessory for FALL!).

Angie

A Courageous Beauties Interview: Mrs. North Dakota International 2008-Angela Smith

So this interview will be interesting for you because we both have the same name. I've put the last name initial in each time so I hope not to confuse anyone :-) A very inspiring interview!

Angie B: Angela Smith has held the title of Mrs. North Dakota America 2005 and now Mrs. North Dakota International 2008. Angela, What interested you in pageants?

Angela S: I have always loved watching pageants as a girl.

The grace and poise the young ladies showed on TV was something I aspired to have but never dreamed I'd actually compete.

Then just before my 16th birthday my family moved to Wisconsin and my grandpa suggested I enter the local fair pageant as a way to meet girls my age and get involved in the area. I had a wonderful time getting to know the girls and won the title of Miss Congeniality. Which won me a place on court and allowed me to spend the summer visiting area community festivals. 

 

I was so honored that my peers choose me as the one contestant they'd want to spend the rest year with. 

Angie B: What is your platform?

Angela S: My platform is titled Victims' Voices: Helping victims of domestic violence to find hope and healing through the power of  their voice.

Angie B; How do you build your platform and promote your work?

Angela S: Like most thing in life building my platform has been a journey and I take it all step by step. I have interviewed with area magazines, worked with the local YWCA, local Rape and Abuse Crisis and earlier this year was made a MADE state action leader to help parents and teen find the resources they need to avoid or get out of dangerous dating relationships. It all started with a single step and an single voice and has blossomed into more than I could have ever imagined.

I started my blog: thevictimsvoices.blogspot.com as a way for people to find the resources they need to find healing. Healing happens differently for everyone but regardless of the road taken every victim needs to know help is out there.

As a victim of domestic violence I know first hand how lonely the road to recovery can be and I never want anyone else to feel like they have to travel their road alone. I have been so blessed that as I have shared my story that others have reached out and allowed me to help them find the resources they need to heal. That is what Victims' Voices is about helping others. I have found that when your heart is in the right place the Lord will open doors that allow you to help others. That has been my experience over and over again.

Angie B: Why did you decide to compete?

Angela S: I decided to compete as a Mrs because in March of 2005 l learned I weighed 198 pounds and that on my 5'4 frame I was slowly killing myself. My doctor told me if I didn't lose and maintain a weight loss of at least 70 pounds I wouldn't live to see my youngest child, who was 3 at the time, graduate high school.

That evening I saw the Mrs. America pageant on TV and decided that the swimsuit competition would motivate me to lose the weight. So I contacted the National pageant via their website and they passed my information along to the state director. I never dreamed I'd be going to Mrs. America in a matter of months but in April weighing 194 pounds I was crowned Mrs. North Dakota America 2005. The pressure was on but I am happy to report when I gave up my crown in May 2006 I had surpassed my doctor's expectations and reached my goal of losing 80 pounds. 

It's been 4 1/2 years and I've kept  the mandatory 70 pounds off ever sense. Besides better health, the biggest benefit of this weight loss has been my work with the Go Red Organization and helping other women realize that small changes can make a HUGE difference in your health and life.

Angie B: How do you handle stage fright?

Angela S: I honestly enjoy being on stage so I find I don't really get stage fright in the typical sense of the phrase. That isn't to say I don't get nervous but I have found that if take a deep breath and focus on why I'm there and who I'm trying to help that the butterflies settle down pretty quickly.

Angie B: What personal fear did you have to overcome?

Angela S: Because of the negativity that was fed to me for so long as a victim of domestic violence, I still look in the mirror and see every flaw and question every thought or idea before I allow myself to voice them. I worry that I will do or say something that will hurt another or myself which sometime makes others question my confidence and creditability.  

I have had to relearn that 1) I am valuable as a human being and 2) as long as I temper my words with kindness that is it ok to share my opinions and more of share the truth.

Angie B: What did you have to learn to compete?

Angela S: I have had to learn that it is ok to be a strong confident woman and that apologies don't need to be made for being who I am.

Angie B: I love that! Please tell us about a goal, why it's been a goal, and what it means to you?

Angela S: The most visible goal I continue to have is maintaining a healthy lifestyle and weight. The idea of my children growing up without me is heartbreaking.  The knowledge that I have the power and responsibility to make sure I am here for all the big and little things in their lives is sobering. I was blessed to be given a wake-up call at a time when I could make the necessary changes knowing how slippery the slope back to unhealthy is keeps me exercising and eating right and gets me back on track when I've taken a step or two off the healthy lifestyle road.

Angie B: I understand. After losing 35 pounds, I am very conscious of how easy it is to go back up. Who do you most want to emulate?

Angela S: My Savior, Jesus Christ. He gave his life to the service of others and I've no doubt that as we lose ours in service to others we will find that which we most need.

Angie B: Do you have a mentor?

Angela S: I don't have a mentor in the traditional sense of the word but I have blessed to have many amazing people in my life and an ARMY of women that teach and strengthen me with their examples and love.

Angie B: Very important point you make, that we can emulate different aspects of different people. How do you handle the feelings of disappointment?

Angela S: I have a couple very good friends and an amazing husband that let me vent to them and then look at me when I am done and say, "Ok now what are you going to do to change it?"  Their support to let me get whatever it is off my chest and then to be there to help me work to get the results I want are invaluable.

Angie B: What kind of an education do you have or are you pursuing? 

Angela S: I have my Associates of Arts Degree from the University of Wisconsin - Barron County. It is my goal to finish my degree in English and am currently taking some correspondence courses focused on writing for children and young adults. 

Angie B: I've found so many people discover that learning is a life time accomplishment and that as our goals change, we often go back to learn what we need for the new set of goals. Do you have other creative talents you pursue?

Angela S: I enjoy quilting and tatting, which is a form of lace making from the 1800s. I also love to read, write and collect children and young adult literature and am working to become a published author in this market.

Angie B: Very unique talents. Do you think it is important for a person to look their best?

Angela S: I do believe that when we put more time into ourselves that we feel better about ourselves but I also believe that a person can look just a fabulous make-up free and dressed in a cute yoga suit and sneakers as they can full make up and dressed to the nine. I think the most important thing for a person to be comfortable in their own skin.

Angie B: Would you share about your fashion favorites, flair, or a tip that makes you feel beautiful?

Angela S: It sounds cliche but I believe a smile is a person best accessory.  When you are happy with who you are and feel good on the inside that shows in your smile and warms others. 

Angie B: What compliment do you receive most often?

Angela S: "You are nothing like I expected." or "You don't look or act like a Beauty Queen" I love making people question stereotypes because in my experience very few people fit into molds.

Angie B: So true! What are you most confident about?

Angela S: The power of my voice and the reality that one voice can and does make a difference.

Angie B: How did you earn that sense of confidence?

Angela S: I have earned this piece by piece. Every time I share my story and speak out against Domestic Violence or on behalf of the Go Red Organization I have the opportunity to help someone and more often then not I have had someone  tell me "Thank you for sharing your story, it made all the difference." I've seen God use my experiences to help someone make needed changes in their lives far too many times to question why I lived through what I lived through or why I am where I am I am.

Angie B: What would you like to share with interview readers?

Angela S: I want them to know that where ever they are and whatever they are dealing with they aren't alone. If they look around and take a small step into the darkness I think they will be surprised by the number of people waiting to help them. Regardless of what you are dealing with in your life healing happens but it can't happen if you aren't willing to reach out or work for it.

 

Websites:

http://thevictimsvoices.blogspot.com (there is a more comprehensive list of domestic violence helps on the right hand side of the blog.)

http://nnedv.org/

http://www.loveisnotabuse.com/made

http://loveisnotabuse.com/

http://gorednd.com/

http://www.goredforwomen.org/index.aspx

 

AngieB: Thank you so much for being with us today, Angela Smith! 

Angela Smith: Happiness Always.

Book: Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court

Angie's Take: I loved the opening parallel to The Fall. It sets up the world that Chuck Black creates is a wonderful parallel of the world we live in. The language in Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court draws me right into the ambience and place. I could see it all in my mind. I think this book easily connects to the youth market and is a fun read too.




http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/1601421257



Book: Sir Bentley and Holbrook Court



Summary:

This second installment in Chuck Black’s Knights of Arrethtrae series tells the tale of Sir Bentley, an honorable knight who abandons all to seek the truth of the Prince. Eirwyn, a mysterious young woman who brings food to the poor, teaches Bentley the power of compassion to overcome evil. Together, they save the people of Holbrook from poverty and despair.

Sir Bentley’s quest for the truth of the Prince finds him battling Shadow Warriors, a powerful lord, and a terrifying creature. Will greed destroy Holbrook? Or can Bentley and the mysterious Eirwyn restore prosperity to the kingdom through the compassion of the Prince? Intended for family read-alouds and Christian teens, this fantastic story will entertain and edify parents and kids alike.

Chuck Black is the father of six children, all homeschooled through high school. His passion is to equip young Christians to serve the Lord. He wants kids to know that avoiding sin during their youth is critical. “What may seem harmless to a young person,” he says, “actually can create a stronghold for sin that lasts long into adult life.” Sir Bentley is the second book in Chuck’s Knights of Arrethtrae series. Each installment portrays a virtue and a vice. Readers of Sir Bentley will be encouraged to embrace the virtues of compassion and courage and warned against the vice of greed. Knight duals, a hideous beast to be slain, and a mysterious maiden of mercy will keep parents and kids alike begging for one more chapter.

If you know a homeschooling family, are involved in youth ministry, or just have a passion for young adult fiction, this book is not to be missed.


Author Bio:
Chuck Black, a former F-16 fighter pilot and tactical communications engineer, is the author of eight novels, including the popular Kingdom series. He has received praise from parents across the country for his unique approach to telling biblical truths. His passion in life is to serve the Lord Jesus Christ and to love his wife, Andrea, and their six children. He lives with his family in North Dakota.

Hi all--

One of our RomVets members is currently deployed to Iraq. (Romvets is a group of women who are military veterans and also write romance. We have a few who are still on active duty as well). Anyway, Jess has asked for some help through Theresa Bodwell, a member here in Missoula, and she passed this on to other willing participants like me even though I was not an active duty military veteran, I am interested in helping.

Here is her note:

Hi Y'all,
Y'all have been fabulous your continued support and I"m really grateful. I've got a mission
and I need some help.

See, there are schools over here and some of them have like 800 kids, 4 teachers and 10
books (this is a number from an actual school and I'm sure these numbers are reflected
across our footprint). Anyway, can you all round up pencils, crayons and kids books (text
books, abc's, learn to count, coloring books, anything at all) (not sure if you can find any
in Arabic but that would help tremendously, too, as the literacy rate is abysmal).

The only way we have a chance in changing the hearts and minds is through education
and showing the children that there is a better way. I figure we can start small with
coloring books of kids playing instead of throwing rocks, you know? Soccer balls, stuffed
animals, all of that sort of thing would be greatly appreciated.

So can you all pool together and ship as much of those types of things as you can? I'll get
them out to our commanders.

Anything you can do to help is greatly appreciated!


Thank you!
Jess
www.jessdawson.wordpress.com


If you'd like to be involved, please contact me so I can connect you to the package set being put together here in Montana.
Thank you,
Angie
PS If you know my email, go ahead and use it. If you don't, you can contact me through www.angelabreidenbach.com on the contact me page and it will go to me right away.

We Believe in Christmas

In her new book, We Believe in Christmas (Zonderkidz, October 2008), Karen reveals the true meaning of many beloved Christmas traditions: why we place the star on the Christmas tree, the story of "Silent Night" and other biblical truths.

Angie's Take: As a new grandma, I'm thrilled with this children's book. I love the artwork in it because it is so rich and wonderful that my little grandson will just look for hours at each page. The story is easily absorbed for a little one through the pictures as well. I also really love the variety of people in the book. There are excellent drawings/paintings of all colors of people in beautiful relationship. I think that's how Adam and Eve's family must have really looked. A whole variety. Love it.


About Karen Kingsbury

Author of We Believe in Christmas

Karen Kingsbury is America’s favorite inspirational novelist with over ten million books in print. Her Life-Changing Fiction has produced multiple bestsellers, including Between Sundays, Even Now, One Tuesday Morning, Beyond Tuesday Morning, and Ever After, which was named the 2007 Christian Book of the Year.

An award-winning author and newly published songwriter, Karen currently has several movies optioned for production. Karen lives in Washington state with her husband, Don, and their six children, three of whom were adopted from Haiti.

Learn more at http://www.karenkingsbury.com

The Gift of the Christmas Cookie

This is a fun interview and review of the book, The Gift of the Christmas Cookie :-D



Dandi takes kids back to the origins of another Christmas tradition by uncovering the sweetness of a time-honored Christmas rite with The Gift of the Christmas Cookie (Zonderkidz, October 2008). The boy in the book learns that the real gift of the Christmas cookie isn't just sharing with a homeless man, but sharing the love of Jesus with him too.




Deborah Chabrian, the talented illustrator, and her daughter baked these 100 angel cookies in the photo for the first through third graders at The Washington Montessori School in Connecticut. She showed the students the original paintings, sketches, research photos involved in bringing the words to life. She said the kids had lots of great questions and all said they were the best cookies they ever had! ;-)


Angie: How did you discover the origination of the Christmas cookie?

Dandi: Two years ago, I was researching Christmas traditions for The Legend of Saint Nicholas, the Christmas picture book that came out last Christmas. I got "distracted" in the way I love being distracted when I'm trusting that God is behind whatever is piquing my interest and I'd better pay attention. Somehow, I landed on an old book in the library, and it had about 250 words on the origin of the Christmas cookie and the background of the Middle Ages. My oldest daughter is a history buff, so I got her to delve more deeply for me. She came up with the link between stained-glass windows and these cookies, and the way people wanted to convey the message of Christ to folks in the Middle Ages who weren't able to read the Bible because they couldn't read. And so it began….

Angie: What Christmas traditions does your family make sure to follow?

Dandi: We are steeped in Christmas traditions in my house. I admit that we're quite a sentimental crew. One of my favorite traditions, of course, is baking cookies. I'm not a great cook or baker, but I do love baking cookies because it involves all of my kids (and my husband, too, if you count eating). The kids used to just decorate, and now they're probably better at the mixing and kneading and rolling parts than I am. We make plates of Christmas cookies and deliver them to neighbors. When I was a kid, my mom did the same thing with my sister and me. We used to take the cookies to a mental hospital and spend the evening visiting and singing and eating cookies. Those are some of my best and most vivid Christmas memories.

We also cut down our Christmas tree every year, trekking into the woods for it and hauling it back to decorate. We love singing and worshipping at our church and having Christmas music ring through the house all season. We go on walks or make snowmen, depending on the weather. We light our advent wreath and read passages around the firelight. And we tell stories of past Christmases, stories that just get better from year to year.



Angie: Your story takes us back into the middle ages. Would you rather live now or back in the medieval times-why or why not?

In my idealized mind, I can imagine a lovely time when people rode horses instead of paying for gas, when parents didn't have to compete with TV and computer games, when the world would have been simpler. Then I realize that if I'd lived in the Middle Ages, I wouldn't have been typing my answers for this interview; you wouldn't have read THE GIFT OF THE CHRISTMAS COOKIE; and I might not have been able to read the Scriptures on my own. I choose now.

Angie: Okay, I just have to ask, lol. Were you constantly craving cookies while researching and writing about them? ;-)

Absolutely! But then, I pretty much crave cookies most of the time, especially as the holidays draw near—that rich, buttery taste of a Springerle that melts in your mouth and…
Excuse me. I need to go now….


About Dandi Daley Mackall

Author of The Gift of the Christmas Cookie

A professional writer for more than 20 years, Dandi Daley Mackall has written dozens of articles for popular magazines and published more than 400 books for children and adults alike, with sales of more than three million copies.

In addition to her work with Zonderkidz, Mackall has been published by Harcourt, Tyndale House, Simon & Schuster, Dutton/Penguin-Putnam, HarperCollins, Thomas Nelson, Prentice-Hall and Broadman & Holman and others. She is a frequent guest on radio talk shows and has contributed hundreds of articles to magazines such as Guideposts, Christianity Today, Family Circle, Christian Parenting Today, Today’s Christian Woman, Focus on the Family, Worldwide Challenge and Marriage Partnership. Dandi has made more than 200 appearances on radio and television with ABC, NBC and CBS affiliates and national programs such as “The Harvest Show.”
In her new book, The Gift of the Christmas Cookie (Zonderkidz, Oct. 2008), Dandi teaches kids that the real gift of this time-honored Christmas tradition is not only giving to those less fortunate, but to also share the Gospel.

Dandi’s work with children and people in need spans the globe. She was a missionary in the late 1970s behind the “iron curtain” in Poland and has worked with Campus Crusade for Christ in various states and with inner city missions in Chicago and Los Angeles. Her family is involved in the Special Olympics. She is a frequent speaker at national conferences such as the Association of Christian Schools International Convention, Library Association conventions and Highlight’s writer’s conferences.
Dandi has taught creative writing, children’s literature, composition, parenting and English as a second-language (ESL) courses at the university level. She holds a B.A. in languages from the University of Missouri and an M.A. in English and creative writing from the University of Central Oklahoma. She has also studied with Trinity Evangelical Divinity School.
She resides in rural Ohio, outside of Cleveland, with her husband and three children. She enjoys tennis and caring for her horses, dogs and cats. Learn more at www.dandibooks.com.

About the Illustrator

Deborah Chabrian was born in Illinois into a large creative family where holidays were always made special. Her artistic talents have taken her from “The Best Bunny” in kindergarten, to graduating with honors from Parson’s School of Design, to painting 500 book covers and hundreds of still life paintings and winning many awards.

In 2006 she was one of ten artists that won a competition to paint in residence at the Forbes Trinchera Ranch in Colorado, with a show in the Forbes New York City Gallery in 2007.

In 2008, Deborah won American Artist Magazine's Cover Competition and her painting appeared on the cover of Watercolor Magazine's Summer 2008 issue. The painting for the cover of The Gift of the Christmas Cookie was recently accepted into a juried competition, the “2008 Smallworks NA Exhibition,” which will open at The Greenwich Workshop Gallery in Fairfield, Conn. in November 2008.

Deborah lives in a 200-year-old farmhouse in rural Connecticut with her artist husband, Ed Martinez; children, Oliver and Gabriella; and miscellaneous cats, hamsters, and fish. For more, please visit www.chabrian.com.

Lay Ups And Long Shots

I have such an honor to review books. It's a blessing I wouldn't have known about a few years ago. In looking over new writing hitting the market, I get the chance to see a variety of genres and age related material. I review both fiction and non-fiction.

Today's book review came out of my desire to support the sport of basketball, lol.

I first thought the book was all about stories that drew inspirational connection to the game of basketball. But as I read through each chapter, written by a different author, I realized it was much better than narrowing in on one game. It connects life lessons to all sorts of sports.

Lay Ups and Long Shots connects the ideas we learn in sports to the growth that happens on the inside. It's uplifting for kids who aren't used to being the best in sports too. There's a tween girl who can't climb a rope but then finds a surprise ability, there's a boy who deals with a bully and a girl who deals with conflicting responsibilities. Very true to life issues presented in a storyteller's manner.

I believe this little book is meant for ages 10 and up, but any elementary reader would enjoy it also. Teachers could easily use this in the lower grades for story time. Each short story is enjoyable and interesting.

Another thing I liked about it was the Korean girl in the last chapter. I enjoyed the cultural differences that kept the story going and helped create a bigger picture than the sport she wanted to play.

If you have an elementary student, I'd encourage this book as a stocking stuffer. They'll think it's fun and interesting while as a parent, you'll feel like you have a tool to support some of the lessons your child needs to grow.

Enjoy!
Angie

Three Children's Books To Get Excited About!

Book: God Gave Us Heaven
Get a copy here.
Angie's Take: I loved these little books. I loved the art! As a grandma-to-be (very soon) I am thrilled to add these to my growing collection. I can see myself cuddling and reading to my new grandchild. The pages are so vibrant that it will captivate any little one. Are you a grandparent? Build your library with these!

Author: Lisa Tawn Bergren

Summary: Little Cub awakens one morning with some important questions on her mind: What is heaven like? How do we get there? Will we eat in heaven? Will we be angels?

During a delightful day spent wandering their arctic world, Papa gently answers each question, assuring Little Cub that heaven is a wonderful place, “a million times better” than she can imagine. He explains how God has made a way for those who love him to enter their heavenly home forever after their lives on earth are over.

Reuniting the best-selling author-illustrator team from God Gave Us You, this gentle story provides satisfying answers for a young child’s most difficult questions about heaven. Parents, grandparents, childcare professionals, librarians, Sunday school teachers, and others will appreciate the gentle approach to a topic that’s on the minds of so many “little cubs.”

Through captivating, full-color illustrations and tender, biblically sound storytelling, young readers and those who love them will find reasons to rejoice in knowing that God Gave Us Heaven.



Author Bio: Lisa Tawn Bergren is the award-winning author of nearly thirty titles, totaling more than one million books in print. She writes in a broad range of genres, from adult fiction to devotional. God Gave Us Heaven is Lisa’s fourth children’s book, following in the tradition of the best-selling God Gave Us You. She makes her home in Colorado, with her husband, Tim, and their children, Olivia, Emma, and Jack.



Illistrator Bio: Laura J. Bryant studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She has illustrated numerous award-winning children’s books, including God Gave Us You, Smudge Bunny, and If You Were My Baby. Laura lives in Asheville, North Carolina.



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Books: God Loves Me More Than That, and When God Created My Toes



Author: Dandi Daley Mackall

Summary: In two new books from best-selling children’s author Dandi Daley Mackall, clever rhymes and delightful illustrations help young children, ages three and up, understand God’s huge love for them and his joy in creating them. These enchanting picture books from the writer-illustrator team of Dandi Mackall and David Hohn will instill awe in young children as they revel in each page. Parents alike will appreciate the engaging stories that communicate God’s perfect plan and his divine purpose for little hearts.

In God Loves Me More Than That, children learn that God loves them deeper than a wishing well, wider than a semi-truck, louder than thunder, and softer than a kitten’s sneeze. Each question, presented with charming child-like faith will help young ones grasp the great love of God through comparisons and descriptions they can easily understand. In short, they’ll discover that His love is bigger, wider, higher, and deeper than anything they could imagine! Get your copy here.

In When God Made My Toes, kids are drawn into the wonder of their creation by God. Their masterful artist who fashioned them just right for amazing and delightful adventures, such as roller skating, finger-painting, doing flips, and drinking cocoa. Children will come to an understanding that God shaped each part of their amazing bodies with joy, delight, and humor.

Get your copy here.

Author Bio: Dandi Daley Mackall has published more than 400 books for children and adults, with more than 3 million combined copies sold. She is the author of WaterBrook’s two other delightful Dandilion Rhymes books, A Gaggle of Geese & A Clutter of Cats and The Blanket Show. A popular keynote speaker at conferences and Young Author events, Mackall lives in rural Ohio with her husband, three children, and a menagerie of horses, dogs, and cats.



Illistrator Bio: David Hohn is an award-winning illustrator who graduated with honors from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has worked as both a staff artist and an art director for a children’s software company in Portland, Oregon, a position which led to his art directing an award-winning project for Fisher-Price. Hohn’s recent projects include Lisa Tawn Bergren’s God Gave Us Christmas.