Anita Schmidt – illustratör

2025 Christlit Book Award WINNER!By popular poet, writer, and speaker Tanner Olson, All the Things I Say to God explores the profound world of prayer and shows children that heartfelt conversations with God can occur anywhere, anytime, and about anything.Abby has been praying with her parents for as long as she can remember. They pray together before meals and before bed, on good days and tough days. Then one day Abby asks a simple question: “Mom, can I pray to God all by myself?”Follow Abby on her journey of faith as she discovers how to express her gratitude, ask questions, pray for others, and use silence to communicate with God. Led by her own curiosity, she finds out that you can pray for anything and everything—God’s love knows no bounds.All the Things I Say to God is for:Children with budding faith who want to know more about how to talk to God.Families who want to start conversations with children about prayer.Churches and ministries with missions to develop the spiritual lives of children.Fans of Tanner Olson and his writing. Young readers will be captivated by this story as they realize that, like Abby, they too can talk to God about anything, all by themselves.

Beloved talk show host Kathie Lee Gifford inspires children to follow God's dreams for them in this picture book about finding your passions and growing into God’s plan. Each child has dreams to discover over their lifetime, and Hello, Little Dreamer helps families celebrate each child's God-given purpose in the world.Children glow with joy and a sense of security when they know God made them for a purpose. Four-time Emmy Award winner and New York Times bestselling author Kathie Lee Gifford reminds preschoolers and elementary-aged kids that God has been dreaming for them since even before they were born. Some dreams reveal themselves quickly while others take time to develop, but each dream adds to the beautiful picture of who a child is becoming.This hopeful and affirming picture book for 4 to 8-year-oldsencourages children to try new things and explore their interests, strengths, and talents to discover who God made them to beteaches that some dreams take time to find and you should never give up tryinghelps children rest in God's love for them and have confidence in themselves as His creationfeatures a bright, decorative cover and wonder-filled illustrations of diverse children from Anita Schmidtis an uplifting choice for shared story times and bedtime reading or for independent reading by older childrenThis is an ideal book to give kids for birthdays, adoption parties, or other special occasions such as preschool or kindergarten graduation. With its encouraging, biblically based words, Hello, Little Dreamer will encourage any child to trust that they have an amazing role in God's story.

Discover egg-cellent Easter surprises in this board book adventure with die-cut pages to peek through and gatefolds to open.In this interactive Easter story, two children follow a mysterious rabbit through a farmyard, across a meadow, and down a winding staircase to find a workshop filled with woodland creatures harvesting jellybeans and decorating eggs in preparation for Easter.Young readers will delight in the clever peek-through pages and the dramatic quadruple gatefold at the end that folds out into a wildly colorful Easter egg hunt with 100 eggs to find!From Christopher Franceschelli, creator of the Abrams Block Book series, the Abrams Trail Tale series takes readers on unforgettable holiday-themed adventures, with fun, vibrant illustrations.Enjoy the Abrams Trail Tale series:BunnyTale – A springtime adventure with bunnies preparing for a joyful Easter celebrationEidTale – A joyful celebration of Eid al-Fitr in a vibrant neighborhoodLunarTale – A colorful exploration of Lunar New Year traditionsMerryTale – A festive journey to Santa’s workshop for Christmas cheerSesame Street SpookyTale – A Halloween-themed visit to Count’s castle with beloved Sesame Street charactersSpookyTale – A Halloween adventure through haunted woods and a spooky house