Flower Garden

Flower Garden
by Eve Bunting
illustrated by Kathryn Hewitt

A little girl makes a birthday surprise for her mother. She and her father buy soil and colorful plants to make a beautiful garden box for their window! So cute...after the story the kids told me that they wanted to make me a window garden box for my birthday! To bad my birthday is quite a ways away!!!

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."

Did I Tell You I Love You Today?

Did I Tell You I Love You Today? 

by Deloris Jordan
Illustrated by Shane W. Evans & Roslyn M. Jordan

My kids really enjoyed this book! It is a wonderful story about a mother expressing her love for her son. The book documents the many tangible ways that she shows that she loves him each day.

I take the time to tell you, child, "I love you" today.

This is a great book! I was most moved by the final page which says,

...quietly I sit praying that in all I've done and was moved to say, I've done my best in telling you, child, that "I love you" everyday.

As a mother I feel like I am always "doing" for my children. This book is a great reminder that although we show our love for our kids in so many tangible ways, we need to be sure to tell them that we love them each and everyday!

Snug in Mama's Arms

Snug in Mama's Arms
by Angela Shelf Medearis
Illustrated by John Sandford

This is such a little precious book. A little girl and her mommy go through their bedtime routine. The poetic rhymes not only takes you through tucking in the little girl's toys, but you also see wonderful illustrations as the story documents the moon and the animals drifting off to sleep. The only drawback to this story is that my daughter wanted to sleep "snug in mama's arms" that night too!