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Today I am partnering with Zonderkidz for a fun giveaway!

Our family has been long time fans of The Berenstain Bears.  And when I say long time, I mean 30 years ago I used to borrow as many Berenstain Bear books as they’d let me from my local library.  Mr. B. grew up with this sweet series as well.  We pretty much learned everything we needed to know about life from Mama, Papa, Brother and Sister Bear.  For example, sometimes it is a good idea to take a break from TV and also what to do when you get a bad case of the “gimmies.”. 🙂

As soon as my boys were ready, I began reading The Berenstain Bears to them and now they love them too.

When Zonderkidz reached out to me and asked if I could help them spread the word about The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story, I had to say yes!  With Easter just a few weeks away, this is the perfect time to plant seeds of the Gospel in our kiddos and I love finding fun and creative ways that help me do that.

The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story is about how Brother and Sister Bear are a little too focused on candy as the Easter celebration approaches, but their Sunday School teacher, Missus Ursula, tells them the Gospel and helps them see that Easter is about so much more.

One of the main reasons we love The Berenstain Bears so much is that they address real life issues that kids face.  Case in point – the struggle to not get swept away in the candy/bunny/egg part of Easter, but to be mindful of the true reason why we celebrate.  That struggle is REAL and I want to help shepherd my boys’ hearts toward truth.

My boys loved the colorful illustrations and there was even a set of matching story stickers in the back of the book to help young ones retell the story.

I know YOUR kiddos will love this book too!

And today you get a chance to win your very own copy of The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story!

But wait — there’s more!  Zonderkidz is also offering a $50 Shutterfly code so that you can order all of your family Easter photos!

One (1) winner receives:

  • copy of The Berenstain Bears and the Easter Story
  • plus a $50 Shutterfly code to order family Easter photos with all the generations!

How to Enter >>

Simply leave a comment below sharing WHY you would love to win this fun giveaway!  If you have any stories of how the Berenstain Bears have been a part of YOUR life – we would love to hear about it!

Open to US addresses only.  Prizing and samples provided by Zonderkidz.  Giveaway will run from Monday, March 19 – Friday, March 23 at 11:59 pm.

I can’t wait to read your comments!

Joyfully,

Julie

*Looking for a few other amazing Christ-centered Easter books for kids?  Check out THIS POST.

**ALSO, books are a great edition to your child’s Easter basket!  Check out my Christ-centered Easter basket filler ideas HERE.

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119 Comments

  2. I would love to win this for my son for Easter! He loves reading and being read to. This sounds like a great book that we could add to our collection! I always loved the Berenstain Bears growing up, and I know he will too!

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  3. Hi! I would love to win this book for my boys! I spent 4 years of my childhood in the States and that’s where I got into the Berenstein Bear books. I loved them as a young and older child. I read the copies of my Berenstein Bear books to my kids, and have also got lots of the more recent titles for them. We don’t live in an English speaking country and so having books like these are just so lovely -especially ones that share the traditions from my childhood!

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  6. What a super giveaway! I love the Berenstain Bears too! Had such a bit collection as a kid and love reading them to Kate now! My favorite one is the Messy Room! That story encouraged me, and still does, to change my very messy room into a nice and organized one! ☺️

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  7. I read almost every day the honey hurt with my son and I sure he would love Easter one. I am trying to get my son think more about God a less about eggs and candy even though those things are so fun.

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  8. Growing up I too have fond memories of the Berenstain Bears books. My Mom would read them to my brother and me. We enjoyed the pictures, and the mischief that Brother and Sister Bear would get into. Fast forwarding to the present, Like my Mom, I enjoy reading these books and many others to my son and daughter. I especially appreciate books like these that hold Christian values. As the world sways away from the Truth and what is right, I want my kids to know the Truth and learn the difference between what’s right and wrong, so they can make a difference in the world. I would so much appreciate winning this Easter Book because it will help to reinforce what we want our kids to know and understand about this most important celebration time!! Thank you for your blog! And Happy Easter!! 😊

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  9. When I was a kid my neighbor had the whole collection of BB books. I would spend hours at their house looking through each one. I guess you could say it was my first taste of real jealously! I still love the simple lessons it teaches my children. I’d love to win and share the Gospel in another way with my kids!

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  10. Hey there, I’ve really enjoyed your posts and can’t speak of your site highly enough, especially around the holidays when my two boys and nephew find it easy to be distracted, naturally, by some of the fun but trivial parts. We still use your toddler resurrection egg prompts, and we’ll be doing the scavenger hunt and Easter Story snack this year, too! This book seems an excellent way to share the Easter Story with the kiddos! Thank you for your ministry! 🙂

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  11. Love the Berenstain Bears and have a collection my kiddos have enjoyed over the years! I love that they have written books with values & morals! The Easter book would be a great addition that we don’t have yet!

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  16. My kids grew up reading about the Berenstain Bears as well and loved them and learned from the stories. My daughter and her husband are now fostering 3 children and I know these books would be an asset to their home to help teach these kids from drug-addicted parents/homes about Jesus and the gift He offers them for salvation and eternal life. My son and his wife also just had my first grandson last year and I know he’s going to enjoy the Berenstain Bears as well!

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  19. My daughter is 34 now and I always bought the Berenstain Bear books for her. She loved them! Now, I passed her collection onto my 6 year old grandson, who loves them. I used to be able to buy them from the school book fairs, but now I buy them from Christian Book Distributors. I’m glad they’re still relevant and still being written and published.

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  22. I would love to win this, Berenstain’s Bears Easter book, because as a church preschool director, with an ever small budget, I am always looking for freebies to enhance our teaching experience for our kiddos!

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  23. We love The Berenstien Bears books! I remember reading them as a kid, and now my daughters love them too! I would love to win this giveaway to share the Easter story with them. I use Shutterfly often and love buying canvas prints of our family photos!

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  25. I am thankful for the Berenstein bears books both when I was a child and now as a parent. I love the wholesome characters and real life situations. I too wish cartoons were still in production. Thank you zonderkidz.

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  28. Yes! Would love to have this new Easter book! I also grew up reading the Berenstain Bears. I’ve always loved to read. As a kid, I’d keep all of my Berenstain Bear books packed tight in a “Home Sweet Home” gift bag. (It looked cross-stitched if I remember right!) 😉 I kept all of my Berenstain books for my kids and can’t wait to start reading them to them! Would love for the Easter Story to be the first one!

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  30. We love the Berenstains! My husband and I both brought our old collections into the marriage and our kids love them. As a kid, I loved their adventures and yet cringed at the trouble they got themselves into. As a parent, I love Mama Bears wisdom and patience. She always knows the right thing to say to get to the heart of an issue. She inspires me! We haven’t read the Easter one so I’d love to put that in my kids’ Easter basket! Thanks for this opportunity!

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  33. I would love to add this book to my kids little library at home. We love the berensteins also. They teach great lessons. Sometimes if my son has been watching too much tv I will ask him if his brain is getting mushy and he will ask me to look into his ears and check. 😂😄

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  34. I absolutely love this book! My daughter is now 11 years old. I have always loved the Berenstain Bears, so I made sure that I read the books to her. They teach morals, but in a language that a child can relate to. Every day after school my daughter comes home and plays school. I know it’s weird, but she dreams of being a teacher one day. She actually will read the Berenstain Bears books to her imaginary class. She discusses the lessons in friendship and kindness with her imaginary students. Last year we gave a couple copies of this book to her teachers at school. My daughter goes to a Christian School. She has a chapel buddy that is in kindergarten. He would love this book. She would love to gift it to him. She could read the Easter Story to him and pass her live for these books to him. As far as the Shutterfly gift we would like to gift it to her math teacher. Her husband is losing his battle with cancer. They have two young children in preschool and kindergarten. I can’t think of a better way to capture their precious time together for the family to have and look back at for years to come.

    Thank you for having this give away! I love reading your FB posts and emails. I’ve shared them with so many people. Many blessings to you and your family. Oh and congratulations on your recent family news! How exciting!

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  38. What a great reminder. Last year I purchased on of the other Berenstain Bears Easter book for my son who was 3 at the time. It’s such a blessing to have truth reiterated in the books we bring into our homes.
    Thanks for sharing!

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  42. I didn’t know this book was out there on the market. Hooray! I am a grandmother now and I teacher Bible Class for kids. My 4kids LOVED The Berenstain Bears books, we homeschooled so they were read EVERY DAY as the first reader book of choice for my kiddos. Glad to see they are writing Christian themed books!!

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  45. Berenstain Bears are one of the best children’s series books that teach important lessons to kids in a fun and interesting way. I used these books and read them to my own children and now have 2 grandchildren I can share this with. I am so thankful that The Berenstain Bears books are still here for kids. The Easter Story book will be great to introduce and remind kids what Easter is really about which is important in “my book”! Happy Easter!

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  46. We LOVE the Berenstain Bears in our house too! My husband & I grew up with them & we live that now we can share them with our 5 year old. I’m always looking for new ways to share with her the true meaning of Easter & Christmas, we have several books for Christmas already but only one for Easter. I’d love to be able to add to her collection! I love your blog & your heart!

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  47. I absolutely love this book! My daughter is now 11 years old. I have always loved the Berenstain Bears, so I made sure that I read the books to her. They teach morals, but in a language that a child can relate to. Every day after school my daughter comes home and plays school. I know it’s weird, but she dreams of being a teacher one day. She actually will read the Berenstain Bears books to her imaginary class. She discusses the lessons in friendship and kindness with her imaginary students. Last year we gave a couple copies of this book to her teachers at school. My daughter goes to a Christian School. She has a chapel buddy that is in kindergarten. He would love this book. She would love to gift it to him. She could read the Easter Story to him and pass her love for these books to him. As far as the Shutterfly gift we would like to gift it to her math teacher. Her husband is losing his battle with cancer. They have two young children in preschool and kindergarten. I can’t think of a better way to capture their precious time together for the family to have and look back at for years to come.

    Thank you for having this give away! I love reading your FB posts and emails. I’ve shared them with so many people. Many blessings to you and your family. Oh and congratulations on your recent family news! How exciting!

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  48. This would be awesome for my little Sunday school class. Normally on Easter morning when they come in class they are talking about what the Easter Bunny has left them, some are even carrying a stuffed Easter bunny. As adults Sunday school teachers of 3 and 4 year olds you can just about expect anything to be brought in or told. :).
    I would love to win the book but if I win or not I still will share the Easter story with these children. I love them and want them to know the true meaning.

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  49. I used to read Berenstain Bears books growing up and loved them (one of the reasons I wanted a treehouse). I introduced the Berenstain Bears to my daughter a year ago. I had no idea the stories provided such great moral lessons and now I’m falling in love with them all over again. Since then, she has read more Berenstain books and has even watched the show, We love how the stories relate to family experiences and touch base on other common issues. We would love to add this book to our collection, especially since it touches on the real reason behind Easter.

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  54. My kids love the Bernstein Bear books. We have several books in our library right now. One of my favorites that I read to them each year is Too Much Birthday. Kids can really relate to these books and that’s what I love about them. We would love a Bernstein Bear Easter book. That’s one we don’t have yet.

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  56. I would love to to win this this book for my two greatgrandsons whom I am raising Aedon 4 and Dartagnan 2. Raising them in a Christian home and church or of utmost importance to me. Thank Donna stanford

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  57. My 4 year old is obsessed with candy and sweets right now. I would love this book to help her focus on the sweet love of Jesus this Easter over the anticipation of Easter candy. 🙂 I love the messages of the Berenstain Bears books. From unplugging, to de-cluttering to kindness there is always such a good message!

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  58. It is so fun reading the same books I read as a kid to my own children! Sometimes a book can convey a message that kids just didn’t hear their parents say. This series has taught my kids a lot! It’d be great to add this book to our collection.

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    • My daughter is 5 and is a beginning reader. She loves reading through the Bernstain Bears books with us because they give us something to talk about. Since she is learning more about Easter and what it means to our family as believers, this book would be GREAT for her ever-growing library!

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  60. What a wonderful gift for Easter. Our three children grew up reading these special stories and our 2 grandchildren have inherited the collection and enjoy them as well. The Easter story would be a welcome addition to our collection. THANK YOU!

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  61. I love Bernstein Bears books! I purchased many and borrowed the rest from the library when my children were small. I would love the book to help share the Easter story with my grandchildren, the Preschoolers I teach every day, and my Sunday School class. Many of these children will only hear the true lesson from me so something fun like this book would really help!

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  62. As a Sunday School teachers to 4-6 year olds this would be amazing to share with my little kiddos. Berenstain Bears have blessed my childhood and I would love to do the same for the children in my life.

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  66. Instead of candy, we do gift baskets full of Bible study materials for our kids on Easter. My son is obsessed with the Berenstain Bears and this would be a great addition to his Bible basket! My dad actually saved all of my Berenstain Bears books from childhood and we’ve been reading them together.

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  70. Would love to have this book to donate to the book collection we are doing at our church for our missionaries in Portugal. They use children’s books to teach English to adults and children. They also have a place called “Park Place” where they are trying to reach their community and neighbors for Christ. A great ministry !!!!!!!

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  73. My kids love the Berenstein Bears books and shows. Thank you for the chance to win! The Shutterfly gift would be amazing too because the last printed photo book is from my almost 4 year old daughters first 6 months!

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  75. I loved reading The Berenstain Bear books as a little girl. My mama had many of them and loved to share with us the lessons in each book. I have read many of them to my little ones but would love to add this one to our Easter book collection!

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  78. Papa, Mama, Brother and Sister Bear all played an important part in my life when I was growing up. The stories were always fun but the actual life-long messages were AMAZING! I would love to have a copy of this Easter book about Jesus’ birth and resurrection to share with our son. It would complete his Easter basket in a way that only the Berenstein Bears spreading the gospel about Jesus can! 🙂

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  80. I would love to win because I loved read the Berenstain Bear books when I was growing up and loved reading to my sister’s kids. I have a great nephew on the way and would love to continue passing down the tradition! Thank you for the chance to win!

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  81. Hi, Julie!

    Thanks for this giveaway! My husband and I also grew up with the Berenstain Bears, and have treasured memories of the stories. Our children watch the shows and read the books. My son checked out one of the books from our library Halloween before last, and wanted to keep checking it out for the whole next year!

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  83. Oh, how I love the Berenstain Bears!! I read all their books in my mom’s library over and over after school as a young girl. I got my love of books from her and now my 8 yr old niece loves to read too! I would love this for her and so she can read it to her brother who has Down Syndrome 💜 brings back special memories of my Momma 💜

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  84. I would love to add this book to my kids library to help expand our small but growing children’s christian book collection. I would also like the added opportunity to encourage my new little reader’s mind and heart to God’s word in both Biblical and biblically creative contexts. as an added bonus, He and his little sister are both growing as fond of The Barenstin Bear stories as I was as a child and I love the fact that these moral lessons/stories and characters are still so easily accessible for our families in these crazy mixed up times we live in.

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  86. I am a long time Berenstein Bears fan, but I have NEVER READ their Easter story! It’s in caps because this really is a big deal to me. Our cherished Berenstein Bears’s books are mostly all stapled together and really ragged looking, but none of my six kids would part with them!! I love that they teach Biblical character lessons in an engaging and relatable way. My personal favorites are “Too Much Stuff” and “Too Much Junk Food”. Add these to your collection if you haven’t already! We would love to add the Easter book to ours!! Thank you! Jamie

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  87. Love the Berenstain Bears and that they have stories from the Bible! Gave their Christmas story book to my preschool class this Christmas!! They loved it!! Am so glad that they use their books to stand for the truth and tackle tough topics for young children! Any of their books would be a great add to my child’s library! Thanks for having this awesome giveaway !!

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  88. We love the Berenstain bears and this book in particular. We would give it to my daughter’s best friend who is 3. And we would love a shutterfly gift card because we live on the other side of the world from our family so we always need to send pictures of some kind.

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  89. I would love to win so my daughter can have a new Berenstain Bear book. I had a large collection of these books when I was young. They were the books I started as a new reader and I always enjoyed the story. As a parent, I like the lesson behind the story.

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  90. The Berenstain books were a big part of my life as a child. I would always ask my parents for money to buy them at the book fairs. I am so glad that they are still available and I can share them with my children.

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  97. I grew up on Berenstain Bear books myself and have always liked them. I hadn’t heard of this Easter one they have out, but I’m so glad they do, because they have another Easter book that focuses on new life, like baby birds, but mentions nothing about Christ. I thought the authors were maybe not Christian, but apparently they are! Or at least are supporting those of us who are. Anyway, I’d love to add this book to our collection to help my girls remember why we celebrate Easter, as well as print off some family photos for our home. Thank you!

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  102. Oh my goodness we LOVE Berenstein Bears! A bit long winded sometimes 😉 but so good! We already have the Easter one but I have a single mom in mind who we would love to share this one with! Also I would truly love to print a photo book of our family camping trip last weekend and the Shutterfly card would really help with that!

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  103. I grew up with The Berenstain Bears & all 3 of my kids have too. We own so many of their wonderful books, including this one! Love how fun & relatable they are and they are so well loved that many of them are falling apart. I would love to win this one for my nephew since we already own it ourselves. It is out on display for Easter. Love it!

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  104. I adore this! I am constantly looking for good books that are fun yet point my kids to Christ! I remember reading berenstein bear books as a little girl with my family and I love getting to pass these sweet books to my kids as well as those bedtime cuddle moments reading!!! Thank you for always guiding and encouraging us mommies 😉

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  106. I absolutely loved Berenstain Bears as a child. I enjoy sharing these books with my two children. They not only have great real life stories and lessons to teach but have lively pictures.
    I would love to receive the Easter Berenstain book to help me teach the real reason why we celebrate Easter.
    Thank you for offering this giveaway!

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  108. One of our favorite things to do at our house is read a new story for the first time. My daughter loves the Berenstain Bears just as I always have. We do not have this Easter story and would love to add it to our collection.

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  109. My son really enjoys the Berenstain Bears books, especially the mystery ones. And he’s really starting to pay attention in Sunday school, so this book would be wonderful to help me share the real Easter story with him. Thank you

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  110. I am part of a small church in a very urban setting. I have about 20 kids weekly in Sunday school, ranging from four to 18…The younger children I am always looking for material to teach them the love of Jesus, I have also been a reader of the Berenstein Bears since I was a young child my mother was a reading teacher. I have passed this love down to my four kids, and this includes my twin set of boys! I am very blessed and would love to share this blessing with a lot of kids that are getting an hour in the Lord every week.

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  113. Awesome giveaway! I came across your site as I was looking up lunch box note card ideas & started browsing your page & ended up subscribing! Love your positive energy & your love for Jesus & inspiring others how to teach our children more about Jesus! Okay so back to the my entry for the giveaway, I have 2 boys aged “7 & 2” & a grandson who’s 2 that LOVE books & love to have me read to them, although my oldest can read himself. I have had a love for the Bearinstan Bears books for as long as I can remember. As a little girl I loved reading, I would read every single night before bed & The Bearinstain Bears we’re a huge part of my night time reading! I was pretty close to having & reading most of the books & I have passed them on to my children, which my 7 year old also has a love for reading & always has.🥰 while pregnant with my children I read to them all while they were in my tummy! So thank you for the opportunity to win this giveaway would love to add it to our collection! Good luck to all!❤️

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  114. I taught kindergarten for 32 years. I had just about every “Bear” book published for my classroom. During quiet time I would have to read at least 2 Bear books every day. My daughter also loved the Bear books and would draw pictures while I read to her. I am a Sunday School teacher now and we have just added on a new children’s room. I would love to add this beautiful story to our children’s church library

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