Publisher Description

With delightful, immersive illustrations and meaningful text, God Gave Us Family extends the best-selling children's series in this heartwarming edition, teaching kids what it means to be in families of all kinds. Little Pup questions his Mama and Papa about the make-up of their family and learns about other families, those who have adopted or have just a single-parent.The young wolf learns that being part of his pack is being in a family too, and that families are sometimes those whom you are related to, but a lot of times, one has a family by choice too. Most importantly, he learns that God gives families to each other so that everyone can be cared for and loved--in the same way that God loves all his children.

Author Biography

Lisa Tawn Bergren is the author of the children's books "God Gave us You" and its sequel "God Gave us Two", as well as several adult novels. She lives in Colorado Springs, CO with her children and husband. Dandi Daley Mackall has published nearly 400 books for children and adults, with more than 3 million copies sold. A frequent guest on radio talk shows, Mackall has hosted more than 200 radio phone-in programs and made dozens of appearances on network television. A popular keynote speaker at conferences and Young Author events, Mackall lives in rural Ohio with her husband, three children, and a menagerie of animals. Illustrator bio: David Hohn is an award-winning illustrator who graduated with honors from the Maryland Institute College of Art. He has worked as both a staff artist and an

Excerpt from Book

"Mama, how come our family only has one kid?" "Well, Little Pup, you're the only child we have so far, and maybe the only one we'll ever have. But we thank God for you. Your arrival made us a family." "Wally's family has eight kids! And we only get one?" "God gave them their family," Papa said, "just as he gave us ours. Families come in all sizes." "We could 'dopt a baby," Little Pup said. "Adopt?" Mama asked. "Yeah. Like Ben's family." "That's something to consider," Papa said. "It's special when a family adopts a child as their own. It's kind of like how God makes each of us part of his family. Choosing us, loving us, forever." "God gives us family in lots of different ways," Papa said. "Look at Graham the Goose. His mama is raising all those goslings herself." "Yeah, but they get to see their dad this summer. He lives on another pond." "Sometimes a mama or papa can't be a part of raising their kids every day," Papa said. "But they're still family."

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