Forever My Little Girl

From first steps to princess crowns . . .

starting school to walking down the aisle . . .

little girls grow up in the blink of an eye.

Even when children grow up, they always remain our little ones.

All the sweetness, challenges, and thrills of parenting are lovingly shared in this heart-touching poetic short story by bestselling fiction author Karen Kingsbury. From playing princess to school dances, first steps to tea parties, a lifetime goes by in the blink of an eye. This book celebrates all the ups and downs of parenting a little girl and will be a cherished keepsake for any parent.

Karen Kingsbury is a top inspirational novelist, and she imbues both nostalgia and inspiration in this sentimental book for parents of girls. This book offers a short story paired with prayers and Scripture about how quickly time goes by and the special bond between a mother or father and daughter.

A perfect gift for Mom, Dad, or for a grown-up little girl as she starts a new stage in life. The story begins with a daughter's birth and takes the little girl through her first steps, elementary years and into the teen years, first dance, first crush, first love, and ends as her parents are getting old. Scattered throughout each of these life's stages are Bible verses and short little poems. This book is a reminder that no matter how grown up she will be, she will always be her parent's little girl, cherished, loved, and prayed for.

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M is for Manger

Travel through the alphabet with this beautiful rhyming storybook that tells the story of Jesus’ birth. Begin with the angel who tells Mary that she is God’s chosen vessel and follow along until you reach the zillions of stars that paled in comparison to the star that announced the birthplace of the newborn King. Beautifully illustrated and written, this book will be a classic for parents to read to their children every Christmas season.

This is definitely a book you'll want to add to your library for the children in your life. This book uses each letter of the alphabet to share the story of Christ's birth in a poem as well as including a Scripture verse to support why the author picked the word she did for that letter of the alphabet. The Bible verses were short and easy to be memorized by little ones. Each two-page spread includes four lines of rhymed text. "A is for Angel. An Angel said to Mary, 'You are the favored one. You're going to have a baby boy, and he will be God's Son.'" "The angel told her ... 'You have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son.' (Luke 1:30 - 31, NLT)."

I definitely recommend M is for Manger for all those with little ones in their lives!

Crystal Bowman loves writing books for kids. Her books come in all shapes and sizes and many of them have become best sellers. Whether her stories are written in playful rhythm and rhyme, or short sentences for beginning readers, she tries to make them so enjoyable that kids will want to read them over and over again. "But the most important part," she says, "is to teach children that God loves them and cares about them very much."

Claire Keay is an artist and illustrator based in Essex, England. She has illustrated two previous children's books: "I Love You All Year Long" (Tiger Tales) and "My ABC of Bible Verses" (Make Believe Ideas). She also illustrates greeting cards and sells her paintings worldwide.

I received a complimentary copy of M is for Manger from Tyndale House Publishers, but I was not otherwise compensated for this review. All writing, thoughts, and opinions are solely mine.