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God is full of love for your children, and This Special Blessing for You empowers them to live out who God wants them to be in the world. Encourage the kids in your life to spread love and kindness with this engaging rhyming picture book.

Today is the day the world gets to see,

the beautiful person God made you to be.

Wherever you go, it’s God’s love you’re expressing,

so God sends you out with this special blessing.

This Special Blessing for You uses words and phrases that help children better understand what God wants to communicate to them. Each promise and declaration is based on the Aaronic Blessing found in Numbers 6:23–27: “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Children ages 4–8 will delight in these spiritual takeaways:

God loves you so much and delights in your presenceEvery child is God’s beautiful creation.God fills you with power and strength to be who God calls you to be.You carry God’s name wherever you go.You show the world what God is like by how you love and serve one another.

 

This Special Blessing for You is for:

Reading first thing in the morning during family breakfast, or at the end of the day during nightly bedtime routinesSunday school and Christian school classes, to prepare children for who God is calling them to be and what God is calling them to do each day as they go out into the world.Parents and grandparents who want to share God’s blessing with the children in their lives.Baptism, Easter, birthday, and any other gift-giving events

 

God is full of love for your children, and This Special Blessing for You empowers them to live out who God wants them to be in the world. Now available as a board book, the engaging, rhyming text encourages the kids in your life to see themselves as God’s child and spread love and kindness to others.Today is the day the world gets to see,the beautiful person God made you to be.Wherever you go, it’s God’s love you’re expressing,so God sends you out with this special blessing.This Special Blessing for You uses words and phrases that help young children better understand what God wants to communicate to them. Each promise and declaration is based on the Aaronic Blessing found in Numbers 6:23–27: “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”Young children ages will delight in these spiritual takeaways:God loves you so much and delights in your presence.Every child is God’s beautiful creation.God fills you with power and strength to be who God calls you to be.You carry God’s name wherever you go.You show the world what God is like by how you love and serve one another. This Special Blessing for You is perfect for:read-aloud time or at the end of the day during nightly bedtime routines.nursery school and children’s worship classes, to let kids know at an early age who God is calling them to be and what God is calling them to do each day as they go out into the world.parents and grandparents who want to share God’s blessing with the children in their lives.baptism, Easter, birthday, and any other gift-giving events.

In this adorable illustrated picture book for kids written by Dan McKernan (Saved by the Barn), the rescue farm animals at Barn Sanctuary decide to help a cow who is dealing with fear and anxiety in her new home. Children will learn the importance of friendship and compassion, as well as why it’s important to support others during hard times.Inside this book, kids ages 4-8 will discover:A positive message about friendship, kindness, and understanding othersHow to show compassion to othersWays of coping with difficult situations, including how to deal with fear and anxietyA page with information on Barn Sanctuary and their rescue efforts, with information on ways you can support the real-life animals featured in the bookThis Farm Is a Family follows a group of rescued farm animals who are living their best lives at Barn Sanctuary. Each one is eager to meet the newest arrival, Buttercup the cow, and show her all the fun things they can do together. But Buttercup doesn’t want to play--in fact, she doesn’t want anything to do with the other animals. So with a lot of love and understanding, the animals work together to help Buttercup discover she’s part of a new family and can leave her old fears behind.This Farm Is a Family is perfect for:Birthdays, Christmas, and Easter or Passover gifts, as well as back to school readingChildren ages 4-8 who love farm animals and cuddly creaturesTeaching young readers kindness and compassion, and that they can make a difference in the worldKids who are in a new school, new neighborhood, or new house

In this adorable illustrated picture book for kids written by Dan McKernan (Saved by the Barn), the rescue farm animals at Barn Sanctuary decide to help a cow who is dealing with fear and anxiety in her new home. Children will learn the importance of friendship and compassion, as well as why it’s important to support others during hard times.

Inside this book, kids ages 4-8 will discover:

A positive message about friendship, kindness, and understanding othersHow to show compassion to othersWays of coping with difficult situations, including how to deal with fear and anxietyA page with information on Barn Sanctuary and their rescue efforts, with information on ways you can support the real-life animals featured in the book

This Farm Is a Family follows a group of rescued farm animals who are living their best lives at Barn Sanctuary. Each one is eager to meet the newest arrival, Buttercup the cow, and show her all the fun things they can do together. But Buttercup doesn’t want to play--in fact, she doesn’t want anything to do with the other animals. So with a lot of love and understanding, the animals work together to help Buttercup discover she’s part of a new family and can leave her old fears behind.

This Farm Is a Family is perfect for:

Birthdays, Christmas, and Easter or Passover gifts, as well as back to school readingChildren ages 4-8 who love farm animals and cuddly creaturesTeaching young readers kindness and compassion, and that they can make a difference in the worldKids who are in a new school, new neighborhood, or new house

Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)A charming story with a woodland setting, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Dusty the fox cub can't wait for her very first spring; Dad has told her there will be a big party. All Dusty has to do is find 101 daffodils to prove it really is spring. That is a lot of flowers! Will Dusty and her friends be able to find them all? This heart-warming tale from Irish author Malachy Doyle is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features engaging illustrations from Denise Hughes and explores the themes of seasons and plant life cycles._______________Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher

Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)A charming story with a woodland setting, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Dusty the fox cub can't wait for her very first spring; Dad has told her there will be a big party. All Dusty has to do is find 101 daffodils to prove it really is spring. That is a lot of flowers! Will Dusty and her friends be able to find them all? This heart-warming tale from Irish author Malachy Doyle is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features engaging illustrations from Denise Hughes and explores the themes of seasons and plant life cycles._______________Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher

Book Band: Lime (Ideal for ages 6+)A charming story with a woodland setting, ideal for children practising their reading at home or in school.Dusty the fox cub can't wait for her very first spring; Dad has told her there will be a big party. All Dusty has to do is find 101 daffodils to prove it really is spring. That is a lot of flowers! Will Dusty and her friends be able to find them all? This heart-warming tale from Irish author Malachy Doyle is perfect for Key Stage 1 (KS1) children who are learning to read by themselves. It features engaging illustrations from Denise Hughes and explores the themes of seasons and plant life cycles._______________Bloomsbury Young Readers are the perfect way to get children reading, with book-banded stories by brilliant authors like Julia Donaldson. The series is ideal for both home and school, with gorgeous colour illustrations, tips for parents, and fun activity ideas. Online guided reading and teaching notes, written by the Centre for Literacy in Primary Education (CLPE), are available at bloomsburyreaders.com.'Every child needs a Bloomsbury Young Reader. Fun, stretching, just the right length, full of adventurous vocabulary and punctuation.' - Julie-Ann McCulloch, Teacher