I’m excited to share some news – RAVEN’S GIFT: A Feathered Flight of Faith is being re-released! What exactly does that mean?

The story behind the story:

I love to read legends and when I discovered an old French story about birds visiting the baby Jesus I decided to craft my own version. RAVEN’S GIFT tells the story of bored young Raven who witnesses the angels proclaiming the birth of Christ. He now has an important mission – he will spread the word to the other birds. Brightly illustrated by Guatemalan artist, Desirée Cordón, Raven’s Gift is a picture book that focuses on the most important gift of all. I researched birds found in the Bible and chose birds that would have been present in Bethlehem.

This picture book has had a long journey. I wrote it over fifteen years ago but struggled to find a publisher. It was finally acquired, held it for four years, and the publisher went out of business. I had faith in this story and even considered self-publishing it, which proved daunting. Thankfully, Little Press Publishing added a faith-based imprint, Bless This Press. and selected RAVEN’S GIFT as the inaugural book.

Due to problems with the printer and issues with shipping the book didn’t release until December 1, 2022. Unfortunately, this did not give enough time for the book to be reviewed and shared with libraries and bookstores. Thankfully, the Little Press has a new distributor and Raven’s Gift has another chance to reach readers. We expanded the back matter and the book was given a new ISBN with a 2023 publication date. It is my hope that this sweet book will become an inspiring classic.

Launch Team

I am currently putting together a launch team for RAVEN’S GIFT. There’s not much to do – just help spread the word. Want to help? Put your name in the comments below, and I’ll be in touch.

I am visiting churches, Christian parenting groups, schools, and book stores. I would love to visit your group virtually or in person for those in California.

RAVEN’S GIFT – an original song

My musician brother, Frank Pratte, and my 10-year-old great niece, Cecelia Bayley, have created a lovely song to celebrate the release of RAVEN’S GIFT: A Feathered Flight of Faith. Enjoy!

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