Baby Blessings

Baby Blessings: A Prayer for the Day You Are Born

by Deloris Jordan
Illustrated by James E. Ramsome

I love this book! In fact, I think it is a wonderful gift idea for a newborn or a mom/dad-to-be! This is a beautiful prayer for the day that a child is born.

"Today you are born. You will always be loved with a love that knows no bounds. You will touch the world in your own special way..."

It is a celebration of the abundance of blessings that come with the birth of a child! It is a reminder that mom and dad will always stand by you, love you, support you, and encourage you to "believe and trust in God and His promises of blessings."

Red Dancing Shoes

Red Dancing Shoes

by Denise Lewis Patrick
illustrated by James E. Ransome

My daughter really enjoyed this book. It is about a girl who receives "the finest, reddest, shiniest shoes that anyone had ever seen." After thanking her grandmama for the wonderful gift, she dances off to show everyone in the neighborhood her new dancing shoes. However, while on her way to her favorite aunts house, she trips over a rock and her once shiny shoes become blotchy and muddy. After being consoled by her aunt, she is amazed as her aunt is able to clean and polish her shoes and make them look good as new! With her shiny, red shoes, she dances back home and Grandmama comments on how proud she is that her grand-daughter managed to go all the way to the store and her shoes still looked beautiful!