Ten Little Night Stars
My friend Deb Gruelle gifted me with her latest board book Ten Little Night Stars. Sweet, precious, and adorable are all fitting adjectives for this counting book for little ones.
Continue reading →Crystal Bowman
Crystal Bowman is an award winning, bestselling author, of more than 100 books for children. She is also a lyricist, speaker, mentor, and freelance editor. She has written for many popular series such as Little Blessings, I Can Read, Berenstain Bears, Boz the Bear, and The Princess Parables. She is the co-author of Our Daily Bread for Kids and M is for Manger. She speaks at schools, churches, teachers' conventions, and writers' conferences. www.crystalbowman.com https://www.facebook.com/crystaljbowman
No Matter the Weather
I once heard someone say, “If it weren’t for weather, what would people talk about!” It’s really true, isn’t it? I think it’s because weather is one of those topics that provides comfortable conversation with good friends at lunch or … Continue reading →
Happy New Year!
Happy 2018! Another year is behind us; another year is ahead of us. The beginning of a new year often inspires people to set goals like finishing a project, eating healthier (after indulging for the last two weeks), exercising more, … Continue reading →
M is for Manger
When my daughter’s husband encouraged us to write a Christmas book for children, we accepted the challenge. My first thought was, “How can we make it different from other books that are already out there?” Christmas books are in high … Continue reading →
This Is Christmas
The latest title in Our Daily Bread for Little Hearts board book series is This Is Christmas. Told in present tense, the story begins with Joseph and Mary going to Bethlehem: This is the road to Bethlehem, its hills go up … Continue reading →
Happy Thanksgiving
“Thanksgiving is not a religious holiday,” stated a news reporter on the TV program I had on in the background while I was eating breakfast. She wasn’t anti-religious, just clarifying that it’s not tied to a particular religion like Christmas, … Continue reading →