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New Review for "Tell Me About Easter, Aunt Lou"

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What a great gift to add to this year's Easter basket! Tell Me About Easter, Aunt Lou uses beautiful language and illustrations to explain the true meaning of Easter to curious children. As a person who was lucky enough to know Aunt Lou, I can say Mrs. Stolle does a wonderful job telling the story just as she would have. Aunt Lou always had a way of explaining a story so that anyone could understand, which is exactly what this book does. It would be a wonderful story to share with your children, grandchildren, or Sunday school class! -Sumer McDOnald Cooner (and little Henry too)

Some Parts are Not for Sharing

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Unfortunately we live in an imperfect world. There are bad people. Personal safety is something parents have to constantly stay aware of for their innocent children. As a childhood sexual abuse survivor by a distant family member, this examiner can speak first hand to the darkness that lurks inside the human soul. Sexual abuse is something that follows you for the duration of your life. You heal, you cope, you forgive but you will always be scarred. This is such a difficult topic for parents to discuss with their children. You want to give them the knowledge they need to say no when appropriate, but you don’t want to make them fearful or steal their innocence by too graphic of an explanation. In Central Texas alone you can read about countless child abuse allegations at online news sites like kw tx.com and kxxv.com. It is a reality, and a dangerous one. A new book written by Julie K. Federico, and charmingly illustrated by Kurt Jones gives parents a resource to speak to thei...

LIsa Wingate comments on "Tell Me About Easter, Aunt Lou"

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"Aunt Lou's kitchen wraps kids in an Easter story that is as sweet and welcoming as the scent of those famous chocolate chip cookies, just waiting for youngsters to drop by." -- Lisa Wingate, National Bestselling Author of Larkspur Cove and Dandelion Summer http://www.lisawingate.com/

Book review by Joy-Jordan Lake

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Why Did This Happen to Me, Aunt Lou is a valuable book. Not only is it charmingly illustrated, but it also gently and clearly helps children confront the incredibly difficult issues of free will and theodicy (why bad things can happen to innocent people) and where God might be in the suffering. These are tough topics even for adults to handle in healthy ways, but in this rare book, the author Rachel Hall Stolle writes with compassion and empathy, leading children to understand that most crucial of points, that when bad things happen in their world, God is with them in their pain. Dr. Joy Jordan-Lake is a professor and the author of five books, the latest of which is a novel, Blue Hole Back Home. http://www.joyjordanlake.com/30/

New Review by Poetic Monthly Magazine

A beautiful Christian based story broad enough to deal with any crisis a child may endure. Typically, after a crisis we question why did this happen? Aunt Lou is a loving character that explains in depth why sometimes bad things happen to good people, even children. I love the fact that the author took the time to explain 'free will' and how God gives us all the opportunity to choose. Even in our wrong decisions God will forgive us, and He loves and cares for each of us. The author does an excellent job of displaying scriptures to support the story. The illustrations are colorful and include children of all races. I thouroughly enjoyed the book, and would love to see a possible series develop with the character Aunt Lou. Great book, I would highly recommend it.

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