A sweet book with many lessons.
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At first glance this children's book is a lesson about the differences between big and small. At the same time it is a lesson about diversification. We are all the same inside even if we are apparently different on the outside. The story is simple, sweet and surprising and the illustrations are simple yet poignant. My son read it over and over as a child and wrote a similar book when he grew up.
622869
Very sweet and lovely book, and well written book. I liked this story a lot, each of the role well decribed.
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This is a great book. It has a great storyline with beautiful sweet pictures. My grandchildren loved this book when I read it to them. It also teaches children lessons about animals and where they live. It is well worth the price.
163627
Sally Taylor's "The Magic in You" is a lovely children's book that helps teach the joy of forgiveness.

In the 8 and 1/2 by 8 and 1/2 soft cover book Sally shares the story of a wildflower. The wildflower grows up by the side of the road where it's petals get run over and chewed on.

One day a fairy appears and tells the wildflower that it can be become beautiful and happy anytime it wants to and this helps change the attitude of the wildflower. The flower then helps others and begins to feel good about itself.

It's a lovely story, but near the end a little girl tells her mother how beautiful the flower is, which I felt was unneeded and detracts from the point of the story. The flower should realize this on its own.

Though I did not do a readability test on the text, much of the language and the way it is phrased is more difficult than the average children's book.

Overall a good read that helps teach some beautiful points and nicely illustrated.

Lee Mellott
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I Pre-read this before I gave it to my son, this is such sweet simple story with a huge lesson. I love that it uses simple text to show how being kind takes you a long way. It has a powerful message even a young child can understand
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I read this to my  7 and 8 year old children, they enjoyed it and understood the lessons taught.  Such a sweet way to remember the lessons of Christmas.
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A sweet story for young and old alike. We can all learn from Oakley and Serenity. Looking forward to sharing this book with my grandson
802146
This book is very sweet. The characters and story are presented as a strong analogy to God and His children.
3256765
the book had a sweet message about fighting and making up.  It also had endearing illustrations, and provided lots of opportunities to talk about what was going on.  It was easy to relate it to children's own experiences.
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We first bought this book because our friend's son wrote it, but I can honestly say it is really good. We run an inn and have lots of young kids through here - many of whom have been read to lots of times. Every time I share this the kids want to read it first (great cover illustration!) and then they want to take it to their room and read it every day. It teaches some good lessons (stay with your adults, be resourceful), has a cute dog, and is overall a sweet book to share.
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Beautifully illustrated and with all of the girly frills, A Little Girl After God's Own Heart is an attractive and sweet story that is sure to reach every little girl's heart. Characteristics of love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, and self-control are the focus of the story.

Elizabeth George brings the meaning of those traits to life in a poetic form, and by using practical illustrations and catchy rhymes that a child can easily memorize. Short prayers are inserted where they fit and demonstrations of how to better handle situations are highlighted. For example: (on gentleness) "When things go wrong, take a step back--calm down, be thoughtful, and please, don't attack!" These are words of wisdom to live by. I recommend this book as an instruction guide for children as young as 18 months old, and up through about second grade. - Michelle Sutton, Christian Book Previews.com
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Huckleberry Christmas by Jennifer Beckstrand is the third book in her 'The Matchmakers of Huckleberry Hill' and this is a book where so many lessons are learned. Lessons in love, trust and forgiveness are just some of the major lessons here in this book. I found that though this is a Christmas story, Christmas doesn't really come into play until the end of the book, but the meaning there is subtle but there.

The Christmas message that I took away from this story is that God so loved us that He sent His own Son to earth. It is that love that we should always remember for we are loved so dearly that a great sacrifice was made for each and everyone of us. The way this message was presented too was really something for it was in a way that most people not might think that would work, but it really did in my opinion.

Beth is a young woman who is trying to figure out where to go from here now that she is home where she wants to be with her young son. Slowly through this book things start to look up for Beth but at the same time things are getting tougher for her. She is finding that things are just as hard refusing suitors at home then when she her in-law home, and yet she is able to still find humor. No matter what is happening it seems as if she is able to keep humor and is quite ready with a hearty laugh. She has her plans for the future and really doesn't plan to alter those plans for anything until she learns some pretty important lessons.

Tyler is a man who I felt sorry for in Huckleberry Summer yet it seems that he has moved on and is quite alright now. Yes he was hurt but that doesn't stop him from be happy for those who hurt him, but it has left him thinking differently for his future. He is a man who puts other people needs ahead his own, and there is not much that seems to ruffle his own feathers. He is a man of principles that he shows time and time again, which shows that he is a man who can be trusted. I found that he was entirely too serious at times and enjoyed watching him thaw and change his mind about things. I also really enjoyed his sense of humor that showed itself throughout the story in such subtle ways.

Through the conflict of getting through one person, there are some interesting experiences that add a bit of humor through. It seemed as if the conflict that one person was feeling really didn't seem to change that much but then again as the full story is told then it makes a little more sense why that internal conflict is not being resolved faster. Once there is progress being made, it is done in such an amazing way with courage to face the past head on. I really cheered on the character who was facing the past for they did it with courage that showed an inner strength that they didn't know they had, as well as showing them what a good, steady, strong love can do for them.

I truly hope all who read this book, enjoy it as much as I have.
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Lovely illustrations and a simple, sweet message.  As an educator of young children, I highly recommend this book.  It would be a wonderful addition to any collection.
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I not only enjoyed this sweet story, but I approve of the message that it delivers to children: You can talk to God at any time and in any place about anything. The girl in the story learns to pray to tell God how much she loves Him, to thank Him, to apologize for bad attitudes and behavior, to ask Him to help others and herself, and to pray for those who don't know Him.

I would highly recommend this book for preschoolers and early elementary students. It's a great lesson for parents and grandparents to share with the children in their lives.
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Very sweet book. This is our 2nd copy, purchased as a gift.
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A very inspiring book. It teaches a lot of life lessons we can all profit from whether Young or old.
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I liked the story lines,characters, plot and of course the illustrations here in this book and the ingenious way of making the print bigger and easier for one to read. I recommend this book for the very young children. It is a very nice and sweetly written story for them as well as anyone who who like a special sweet
moral to this particular story and may help a kid in thinking and in his math. I gave this author five stars for all the benefits and descriptions I had already mentioned in the above sentences. I received this book from from the author and from the email for free books that comes to into my inbox now everyday.