FRAZIER PARK, Calif., Sept. 17, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Even at a young age, parents should instill in their kids the important values that would shape their character. Their learning will guide them in dealing with others and in facing life's tests. In a charming story authored by LaVonne L. Lewis, kids and their parents will discover how light a burden becomes when they receive love and support from the people around them. Author Lewis inculcates kindness and cooperation through her book, The Caretakers of the Animals.
Readers will meet a family of gnomes, known as the caretakers of the animals. Helping animals in need has been their job since the beginning of time. One chilly evening, a bunny couple visits their humble home to ask for help because their baby is lost. The Daddy and Mommy gnome then organize a search team, including Daddy and Mommy Bunny, to rescue the baby bunny before she gets harmed. The team has to go to the place where her parents left her, and to get there, everyone has to cross a bridge inhabited by mean trolls.
The Caretakers of the Animals exhibits the admirable leadership of the gnomes and the strategies they employ to rescue a poor animal. Kids all over the world will get to know the gnome family and learn how they use their role in the animal community in a selfless way. With vibrant pastel illustrations between its covers, this book entertains the young ones and cultivates understanding and love for learning.
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About the Author
Dr. LaVonne L. Lewis has a Doctoral Degree in Psychology and is also a Critical Care Nurse. She spent a great deal of her time working with children in both areas of her expertise. She received the 2007 National Nurse Hero Award. She has also received the prestigious Call to Service Lifetime Achievement Medal from the President of the United States for volunteering over 6,000 hours helping others in need. She closed down her private practice of Psychology when her daughter Elizabeth was born. She lives in a log home with her husband and daughter (their tree house) in a forest community in California. LaVonne's inspirations for her story came when it was nap time for Elizabeth. She and Elizabeth would cuddle together on the couch and LaVonne would begin weaving gnome stories. Elizabeth loved the stories and could not get enough of them. This is the first of the many stories LaVonne told Elizabeth.
The Caretakers of the Animals * by LaVonne L. Lewis
Publication Date: September 15, 2009
Picture Book; $15.99; 24 pages; 978-1-4415-7252-3
Picture Book Hardcover; $25.99; 24 pages; 978-1-4415-7253-0
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