The Gardener and the Vine by Andrew McDonough

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A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! <span style="color:#990000;"><strong>Enjoy your free peek into the book!</strong></span><br /><br /><font color="#cc0000"><em>You never know when I might play a wild card on you!</em></font><br /><br /><br /><div align="center"><strong>Today's Wild Card author is: </strong><br /></div><br /><div align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;">Andrew McDonough</span></strong><br /></div><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><span style="font-size:100%;color:#cc0000;">and the book:</span> </span></strong><br /></p><br /><p align="center"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;color:#cc0000;"><a href="http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/ASIN/0310719461">The Gardener and the Vine</a></span></strong><br /></p><p align="center">Zondervan (January 15, 2010) <br /></p>***Special thanks to Pam Mettler of Zondervan for sending me a review copy.***<br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">ABOUT THE AUTHOR:</span> </span></strong></div><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6hFNawTwzFiEhemwjeCubElyn1Wz1u9j5_9JfE8aFxp-RHCwg2OXojIHZZhUJP9a-wOEUd1v7UKGqb-kAWiXsHmbH9INbmSEvTlZ9rFms50n-Fp5RVAaVHGK7R2k_DrmFb4jrrNdygs/s1600/Andrew+McDonough.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 142px; height: 199px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgK6hFNawTwzFiEhemwjeCubElyn1Wz1u9j5_9JfE8aFxp-RHCwg2OXojIHZZhUJP9a-wOEUd1v7UKGqb-kAWiXsHmbH9INbmSEvTlZ9rFms50n-Fp5RVAaVHGK7R2k_DrmFb4jrrNdygs/s200/Andrew+McDonough.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5492900437217248786" /></a>Andrew is the creator, writer, and illustrator of the Lost Sheep series. Way back in 1989 as a young Bible college student, Andrew was asked to give the dreaded “children’s talk” at a large church. Andrew possessed one talent: he could draw sheep. He bought some overheard projector sheets and drew up the story of Cecil and the Lost Sheep. The congregation loved it, so Andrew continued to draw stories to use with kids and adults. Other student, pastors, and teachers started borrowing the stories.<br /><br /><br /><br />Product Details:<br /><br />List Price: $4.99<br />Reading level: Ages 4-8<br />Paperback: 32 pages <br />Publisher: Zondervan (January 15, 2010) <br />Language: English <br />ISBN-10: 0310719461 <br />ISBN-13: 978-0310719465 <br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">PRESS THE BROWSE BUTTON TO VIEW THE FIRST CHAPTER:</span> </strong><br /></span><br /><br /><a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujfJl4PmOZrGjsuNETlOztdw0ZOjN0OwM91ItFinPT8jNtIEDItadp8G4o9XEoFA0zbfvwe9gbMCitXuj0r-GgrOpz9UCYIFSnwbnsAyJp3DuqW6fQYuvJ1EQ3wu_B0j8TYOiu9-fEBQ/s1600/The+Gardener+and+the+Vine+by+Andrew+McDonough.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhujfJl4PmOZrGjsuNETlOztdw0ZOjN0OwM91ItFinPT8jNtIEDItadp8G4o9XEoFA0zbfvwe9gbMCitXuj0r-GgrOpz9UCYIFSnwbnsAyJp3DuqW6fQYuvJ1EQ3wu_B0j8TYOiu9-fEBQ/s200/The+Gardener+and+the+Vine+by+Andrew+McDonough.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5495130319616097058" /></a><div style="OVERFLOW: auto; HEIGHT: 307px"><div class="zondervanbrowseinside" style="margin: 5px 0; color: white; text-align: left; width: 142px; font-family: verdana; font-size: 10px;"><div><div style="height: 29px; background: url('http://www.zondervan.com/zondervan/images/bi_bg_top.gif') no-repeat;"><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 6px; float:left; width: 18px; height: 20px; margin-left: 10px;"><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" title="Go to: Zondervan.com" href="http://www.zondervan.com">Z</a></div><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 95px; height: 12px; margin-left: 5px;"><a style="display: block; height: 10px;" title="Browse Inside The Gardener and the Vine " href="http://www.zondervan.com/Zondervan/browseinside.html?isbn=9780310719465&WT.mc_id=biHTMLWidgetb12ea83a-6712-4876-8031-a0c9139aac4b" target="_blank" >Browse Inside</a></div></div><div style="padding-top: 2px; text-align: center; padding-left: 1px; background: url('http://www.zondervan.com/zondervan/images/bi_bg_mid.gif') repeat-y;"><a href="http://www.zondervan.com/Zondervan/browseinside.html?isbn=9780310719465&WT.mc_id=biHTMLWidgetb12ea83a-6712-4876-8031-a0c9139aac4b" target="_blank" ><img style="border:none; width: 124px; display: inline;" alt="Cover of The Gardener and the Vine" title="Browse Inside The Gardener and the Vine " src="http://www.zondervan.com/images/product/medium/0310719461.jpg"></a></div><div style="height: 39px; background: url('http://www.zondervan.com/zondervan/images/bi_bg_bottom.gif') bottom no-repeat;"><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 38px; height: 20px; margin-left: 10px;"><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" title="Browse Inside The Gardener and the Vine " href="http://www.zondervan.com/Zondervan/browseinside.html?isbn=9780310719465&WT.mc_id=biHTMLWidgetb12ea83a-6712-4876-8031-a0c9139aac4b" target="_blank" >Browse</a></div><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 38px; height: 20px; margin-left: 4px;" title="Learn more about The Gardener and the Vine"><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310719465">Info</a></div><div style="overflow: hidden; display:inline; text-indent: -5000px; margin-top: 10px; float:left; width: 38px; height: 20px; margin-left: 4px;" title="Add this to your website."><a style="display: block; height: 20px;" href="http://www.zondervan.com/Cultures/en-US/Product/ProductDetail.htm?ProdID=com.zondervan.9780310719465&bis=1">Add</a></div></div></div></div></div><br />

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It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!

You never know when I might play a wild card on you!

Today's Wild Card author is:

Andrew McDonough

and the book:

The Gardener and the Vine

Zondervan (January 15, 2010)

***Special thanks to Pam Mettler of Zondervan for sending me a review copy.***

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Andrew is the creator, writer, and illustrator of the Lost Sheep series. Way back in 1989 as a young Bible college student, Andrew was asked to give the dreaded “children’s talk” at a large church. Andrew possessed one talent: he could draw sheep. He bought some overheard projector sheets and drew up the story of Cecil and the Lost Sheep. The congregation loved it, so Andrew continued to draw stories to use with kids and adults. Other student, pastors, and teachers started borrowing the stories.



Product Details:

List Price: $4.99
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Paperback: 32 pages
Publisher: Zondervan (January 15, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0310719461
ISBN-13: 978-0310719465

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