God Gave Us You (Board Book) by Lisa Tawn Bergren

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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;"><a href="http://lisatawnbergren.com/">Lisa Tawn Bergren</a></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/B002PJ4LHM">God Gave Us You (Board Book)</a></span></strong><br /></p><p align="center">WaterBrook Press; 1st edition (September 19, 2000<br /></p>***Special thanks to Laura Tucker, WaterBrook Multnomah Publicity, 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 /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaLBvlYjIc1aNofgBuZG0aGHk0CcMmzDfZactNgBVpig9kqWcCQzhf6BoZo1Pi15p39vDbSDlTjof6_INV4yYrpo9swe0x7f62m8FG7kt16srBjKBEMKgJ_5O7x664lU3RRfqUP1CEEo/s1600/Bergren%252C+Lisa+Tawn.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 140px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiJaLBvlYjIc1aNofgBuZG0aGHk0CcMmzDfZactNgBVpig9kqWcCQzhf6BoZo1Pi15p39vDbSDlTjof6_INV4yYrpo9swe0x7f62m8FG7kt16srBjKBEMKgJ_5O7x664lU3RRfqUP1CEEo/s200/Bergren%252C+Lisa+Tawn.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631258844874508994" /></a><br />Lisa Tawn Bergren is the best-selling author of eight novels, three novellas, and two gift books, with more than a half-million books in print. God Gave Us You is her first children’s book. As an editor during the week and a writer on weekends, she makes her very-messy-but-cozy home in Colorado with her husband, Tim, and their daughters, Olivia and Emma.<br /><br />Visit the author's <a href="http://lisatawnbergren.com/">website</a>.<br /><br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:</span> </span></strong></div><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x0GApcbVv4ZHg2kMFNXw8jEywM91kCxgEAd8HtO3YALHu2Ij_HHQn9bFQIzvASydH8dF7hbd3ZVp_S6YfZISeHo01umTM9o9FzZYFfJ07gCozh4iUcFgi3BJoePM3_4JLF-h8vt9ZCk/s1600/bio_portrait.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 150px; height: 174px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg1x0GApcbVv4ZHg2kMFNXw8jEywM91kCxgEAd8HtO3YALHu2Ij_HHQn9bFQIzvASydH8dF7hbd3ZVp_S6YfZISeHo01umTM9o9FzZYFfJ07gCozh4iUcFgi3BJoePM3_4JLF-h8vt9ZCk/s200/bio_portrait.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631258920633816530" /></a>Laura J. Bryant attended the Maryland Institute of Art, where she received a strong foundation in drawing, painting, and print-making. Illustrating children’s books has provided her with both a rewarding and creative career. Laura’s clients have included Simon & Schuster, McGraw Hill, and Stech-Vaughn publishers, among others. She currently lives among the tidal rivers on the eastern shore of Maryland with her loving husband and curiously cantankerous cat!<br /><br />Visit the author's <a href="http://www.laurabryant.com/">website</a>.<br /><br /><div align="left"><strong><span style="font-size:130%;color:#333399;"><span style="color:#cc0000;">SHORT BOOK DESCRIPTION:</span> </span></strong></div><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMiel0IG72MXQ0wDAfgecO5Cwjm0eQNiZ9jcoYVMDiJ4iYNF82j9SThnhnrqrp1Fd4qXVHBsG_mp-XppC_KYZU2x4D_-OStyQKLXbUbKmr6LAgwJiMgym-MDTXlB79YWeENGsJ_IdN14/s1600/God+Gave+Us+You+BoardBk.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 180px; height: 200px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjwMiel0IG72MXQ0wDAfgecO5Cwjm0eQNiZ9jcoYVMDiJ4iYNF82j9SThnhnrqrp1Fd4qXVHBsG_mp-XppC_KYZU2x4D_-OStyQKLXbUbKmr6LAgwJiMgym-MDTXlB79YWeENGsJ_IdN14/s200/God+Gave+Us+You+BoardBk.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631263246007274098" /></a><br /><br />Filled with playful, winsome illustrations by an artist who specializes in polar bear images, this four-color, read-to-me picture book will build children’s self-esteem through the tale of a mama bear who reassuringly explains where her cub came from and affirms Mama and Papa’s great love for her.<br /><br /><br /><br />Product Details:<br /><br />List Price: $10.99<br />Reading level: Baby-Preschool<br />Hardcover: 40 pages<br />Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1st edition (September 19, 2000)<br />Language: English<br />ISBN-10: 1578563232<br />ASIN: B002PJ4LHM<br /><br /><span style="color:#cc0000;"><strong><span style="font-size:180%;">AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER:</span> </strong><br /></span><br /><br /><div style="OVERFLOW: auto; HEIGHT: 307px"><div align="center">To Liv, Emma, and Jack—<br />Words cannot express how glad<br />we are that God gave us you.<br />—L.T.B.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vUR9Q4VUzzpPKmauOQnWVfcU4_-P2zAyto-gABr7ZB_Tk7Rwi69VfNGaRjiS9UyfFTNuYWoPNquNHZ-PahPgZg2jkEcY9gmKXZAUK3vdnkC9jy53CoeXn19WKD5yFRp7FqnjpknZkh4/s1600/bb1.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 149px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_vUR9Q4VUzzpPKmauOQnWVfcU4_-P2zAyto-gABr7ZB_Tk7Rwi69VfNGaRjiS9UyfFTNuYWoPNquNHZ-PahPgZg2jkEcY9gmKXZAUK3vdnkC9jy53CoeXn19WKD5yFRp7FqnjpknZkh4/s200/bb1.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631260329395044018" /></a><br /><br />To Ron and Shirley—<br />Who have an endless supply of love and generosity.<br />—L.J.B.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Qr98JGKEbVki1zcRJC8ciS_YzvhmpYEYHcRfS_KbIqkeznQ0PiJrR35vmctnPZAaJJYMTjAQJJlRSw35-u-_dwwfqUQsIJoP3QyDtBXHdVcNYbmixiVhAZHKsBbgFxyHp2qNbXMtjc0/s1600/bb2.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEg0Qr98JGKEbVki1zcRJC8ciS_YzvhmpYEYHcRfS_KbIqkeznQ0PiJrR35vmctnPZAaJJYMTjAQJJlRSw35-u-_dwwfqUQsIJoP3QyDtBXHdVcNYbmixiVhAZHKsBbgFxyHp2qNbXMtjc0/s200/bb2.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631260536994762994" /></a></div><br /><br />“Good night, sweet child,” Mama said as she tucked Little Cub in.<br /><br />But Little Cub wasn’t quite ready to go to sleep.<br /><br />“Mama, where did I come from?” she asked.<br /><br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZzWm440Y-J7RKZYCJgi5BqkUhhYzBehDgpxBgus1EFo36Sqfkfn-hRFJ17NCor5NVO7V67_8HIyTwsXyXX783N4EgYVnblcKw-zGiMJK8-MQwxeWI96XmgpV-TtGaRi1LM-T2r88iTA/s1600/bb4.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:10 10px 10px 10;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 166px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi_ZzWm440Y-J7RKZYCJgi5BqkUhhYzBehDgpxBgus1EFo36Sqfkfn-hRFJ17NCor5NVO7V67_8HIyTwsXyXX783N4EgYVnblcKw-zGiMJK8-MQwxeWI96XmgpV-TtGaRi1LM-T2r88iTA/s200/bb4.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631258845932746386" /></a><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZepfcmHmzbApaMvXsTjaQK8c3X2yLAR58qHFhCDrGydgrS09QayB4BRgAD5x0dBYItuM55S7H08eFnAtVt1Hrfa4y9yL778-LbmtKxwwonLSiSDlaCr_-yIKW-mC9ASyhIMon6PApN_c/s1600/bb3.jpg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 200px; height: 197px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgZepfcmHmzbApaMvXsTjaQK8c3X2yLAR58qHFhCDrGydgrS09QayB4BRgAD5x0dBYItuM55S7H08eFnAtVt1Hrfa4y9yL778-LbmtKxwwonLSiSDlaCr_-yIKW-mC9ASyhIMon6PApN_c/s200/bb3.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5631258841610442738" /></a>“From God,” her mother answered. “Your papa and I were alone, and we wanted<br />a baby.”<br /><br />“And you got me?” Little Cub asked, her voice muffled by the covers.<br /><br />“Yes, my special child. God gave us you.”<br /></div><br /><br />

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

Today's Wild Card author is:

Lisa Tawn Bergren

and the book:

God Gave Us You (Board Book)

WaterBrook Press; 1st edition (September 19, 2000

***Special thanks to Laura Tucker, WaterBrook Multnomah Publicity, for sending me a review copy.***

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Lisa Tawn Bergren is the best-selling author of eight novels, three novellas, and two gift books, with more than a half-million books in print. God Gave Us You is her first children’s book. As an editor during the week and a writer on weekends, she makes her very-messy-but-cozy home in Colorado with her husband, Tim, and their daughters, Olivia and Emma.

Visit the author's website.

ABOUT THE ILLUSTRATOR:

Laura J. Bryant attended the Maryland Institute of Art, where she received a strong foundation in drawing, painting, and print-making. Illustrating children’s books has provided her with both a rewarding and creative career. Laura’s clients have included Simon & Schuster, McGraw Hill, and Stech-Vaughn publishers, among others. She currently lives among the tidal rivers on the eastern shore of Maryland with her loving husband and curiously cantankerous cat!

Visit the author's website.

SHORT BOOK DESCRIPTION:

Filled with playful, winsome illustrations by an artist who specializes in polar bear images, this four-color, read-to-me picture book will build children’s self-esteem through the tale of a mama bear who reassuringly explains where her cub came from and affirms Mama and Papa’s great love for her.



Product Details:

List Price: $10.99
Reading level: Baby-Preschool
Hardcover: 40 pages
Publisher: WaterBrook Press; 1st edition (September 19, 2000)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 1578563232
ASIN: B002PJ4LHM

AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER:

To Liv, Emma, and Jack—
Words cannot express how glad
we are that God gave us you.
—L.T.B.



To Ron and Shirley—
Who have an endless supply of love and generosity.
—L.J.B.

“Good night, sweet child,” Mama said as she tucked Little Cub in.

But Little Cub wasn’t quite ready to go to sleep.

“Mama, where did I come from?” she asked.



“From God,” her mother answered. “Your papa and I were alone, and we wanted
a baby.”

“And you got me?” Little Cub asked, her voice muffled by the covers.

“Yes, my special child. God gave us you.”