always have a daddy on whom they can rely . Calvin loved her earthly daddy and credits him with her strong belief in the Lord . And , she strives to share that belief reminding readers they too have a heavenly father – another daddy on whom they can rely and to whom they can turn to with their troubles .
Teleah Scott , author of “ Free To Grieve - A Mother ' s Memoir In Black and White ” shares her powerful and compelling narrative about a mother whose life begins to quickly unravel when her 16 year old son , a high school football player , is found lifeless in his bed . Her son had died without warning . Scott is on a mission to raise awareness of the undiagnosed – and often deadly – heart problem that took the life of her son and is also responsible for taking the lives of other young athletes . This is a story that so many parents and teen athletes need to read . With athletes are rushing to the doctor for approval to play baseball , soccer , lacrosse and even football in just a few months , raising awareness of this hidden heart problem now is the perfect time to raise awareness . Scott ' s book is helping to do just that .
The “ Mitzy , the Butterfly ” series is also a perfect springtime reading list addition . As new life springs from the earth , Mitzy ' s Book Two encourages readers to start a journal of what ' s in their backyard – what ' s there in the spring versus what ' s there in the summer , fall and winter ! Book Three asks readers to look at the trees as they bud and grow . And the series continues !
Sadly , due to Baltimore ' s ongoing snowy weather , our Children ' s Books book fair was canceled . Plans are being made to reschedule the event in June when we pray the weather will be more conducive to people getting up and out to fun events where local readers can bring their children to meet the authors of some wonderful books . And , people can purchase some books for awesome summer reading programs .
Yes , spring time is a great time to raise awareness of a wide variety of topics with books for children of all ages . Please feel free to check out these authors .