God Gave Us You

by Lisa Tawn Bergren, Laura J. Bryant (Illustrator)

Overview

A loving mama polar bear assures her cub of her love--as well as God's--in this delightful tale filled with playful, winsome illustrations. Perfect for bedtime, naptime, storytime or anytime, "God Gave Us You" provides a valuable opportunity to assure each child that he or she truly is a welcomed, precious, and treasured gift from the Lord. Full color.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781578563234
Publisher:	The Crown Publishing Group
Publication date:	09/19/2000
Series:	God Gave Us Series
Edition description:	1 ED
Pages:	40
Sales rank:	69,159
Product dimensions:	9.00(w) x 9.00(h) x 0.30(d)
Age Range:	3 - 7 Years

About the Author

Lisa Tawn Bergren is the best-selling author of eight novels, three novellas, and two gift books, with more than a half-million books in print. God Gave Us You is her first children’s book. As an editor during the week and a writer on weekends, she makes her very-messy-but-cozy home in Colorado with her husband, Tim, and their daughters, Olivia and Emma.
 
Laura J. Bryant attended the Maryland Institute of Art, where she received a strong foundation in drawing, painting, and print-making. Illustrating children’s books has provided her with both a rewarding and creative career. Laura’s clients have included Simon & Schuster, McGraw Hill, and Stech-Vaughn publishers, among others. She currently lives among the tidal rivers on the eastern shore of Maryland with her loving husband and curiously cantankerous cat!

Read an Excerpt

“Good night, sweet child,” Mama said as she tucked Little Cub in.
(Continues…)

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Editorial Reviews

 

From the Publisher

In an earnest, youthful voice, narrator Kim Mai Guest portrays a polar bear cub who asks questions about his origins. In a gently authoritative voice, Guest also portrays his mother, who shares the wonders of development and birth. The overall warmth in Guest’s voice will be reassuring to young listeners. In the give-and-take between mother and child, Bergren’s story shares just enough information—the parents’ excitement, the wishes for good health, the long waiting, the nursery preparation, the joy and tears at arrival—and also allays the young cub’s fears about not being the right child for his parents. Bergren’s repeated phrase “because God gave us you” is a hallmark of the story. A.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2012 - AudioFile

In an earnest, youthful voice, narrator Kim Mai Guest portrays a polar bear cub who asks questions about his origins. In a gently authoritative voice, Guest also portrays his mother, who shares the wonders of development and birth. The overall warmth in Guest’s voice will be reassuring to young listeners. In the give-and-take between mother and child, Bergren’s story shares just enough information—the parents’ excitement, the wishes for good health, the long waiting, the nursery preparation, the joy and tears at arrival—and also allays the young cub’s fears about not being the right child for his parents. Bergren’s repeated phrase “because God gave us you” is a hallmark of the story. A.R. © AudioFile 2012, Portland, Maine

JANUARY 2012 - AudioFile