Consumer Critique: Bunny's First Spring

It can seem weird to think about spring in the middle of winter - but sometimes, in the dreary white-gray of winter, it's the perfect time to think about the bright vitality of spring. Bestselling author Sally Lloyd-Jones, with help from illustrator David McPhail, celebrates spring as the season of rebirth in the upcoming picture book Bunny’s First Spring.

The little bunny is born in spring, when the world is bright and hopeful and vividly colored. But then fall comes, and the beautiful green starts to change - and all disappears in the winter, worrying the bunny. But then comes to hope of a new spring.

The beautiful illustrations reflect the gorgeous world around us and the text reminds us of the annual miracle of spring. The final page has a quote from Luther: “God has written the promise of new life not just in books alone—but in every leaf in Springtime”. My daughters loved this story, even though they're old enough to know that spring keeps coming back every year. It is still a cute, beautiful book.

Bunny’s First Spring is available with hardcover for $15.99 on January 15, 2015 at retailers nationwide and online.

About the Author: Sally Lloyd-Jones is a leading writer of inspirational books for children. She is the author of three bestselling children’s Bibles, including the Gold Book Award-winning Baby’s First Bible and, most recently, the Moonbeam Award Winner and ALA notable, The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name. She has written many picture books for children, including the critically acclaimed New York Times bestseller How to Be a Baby: By Me, the Big Sister. Sally was born and raised in Africa, was schooled in England, and now lives in New York City.

About the Illustrator: David McPhail has been drawing (like most kids), since he was two. He’s still at it! David has written and illustrated more than fifty books for children.

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