for FIRST Wild Card Tour - 'God Gave Us Heaven' by Lisa Tawn Bergren

It is time to play a Wild Card! Every now and then, a book that I have chosen to read is going to pop up as a FIRST Wild Card Tour. Get dealt into the game! (Just click the button!) Wild Card Tours feature an author and his/her book's FIRST chapter!



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Today's Wild Card author is:

Lisa Tawn Bergren

and his/her book:

God Gave Us Heaven

WaterBrook Press (August 19, 2008)

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lisa Tawn Bergren is the award-winning author of nearly thirty titles, totaling more than one million books in print. She writes in a broad range of genres, from adult fiction to devotional. God Gave Us Heaven is Lisa’s fourth children’s book, following in the tradition of the best-selling God Gave Us You. She makes her home in Colorado, with her husband, Tim, and their children, Olivia, Emma, and Jack.



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ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:

Laura J. Bryant studied painting, printmaking, and sculpture at the Maryland Institute College of Art in Baltimore. She has illustrated numerous award-winning children’s books, including God Gave Us You, Smudge Bunny, and If You Were My Baby. Laura lives in Asheville, North Carolina.



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Poduct Details:



List Price: $10.99

Reading level: Ages 4-8

Hardcover: 40 pages

Publisher: WaterBrook Press (August 19, 2008)

Language: English

ISBN-10: 1400074460

ISBN-13: 978-1400074464



AND NOW...THE FIRST TWO PAGES:

This was a cute book. For those that are sensitive to human characteristics given to animals, you may not like it for your little ones. For this reason, this is not a book I would normally buy for the kids (especially when they were younger), but at ages 8 and 10, it allowed us an opportunity to discuss why Christ died (and for whom). Look for more children's books in the coming days.