In PRINCESS GRACE AND POPPY, five adorable kittens slip into a castle closet. When Princess Grace happens upon the litter, she begs the King to let them stay, promising to keep her new pets out of trouble-especially the spunkiest of the bunch, Poppy.
To Grace's dismay, Poppy escapes, sending all five princesses into panic mode. As Grace and her sisters exhaust themselves searching for the missing kitten, they turn to prayer to bring their beloved Poppy home safely.
Continuing to spread positive Christian messages to girls, Young and Johnson pack each of the Princess Parables with timeless morals and enchanting tales, beguiling little princesses everywhere.
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Jeanna Stolle Young is a daughter of the king that lives in Southern California with her dashing husband, Bruce, her two sweet princesses, Danika and Emmalynn, and two daring princes, Christian and Kenton. God gave her the vision for this series that has caused her faith to grow through watching Him work. She has a passion for moms of princesses and knights training up the next generation for Christ. She is a speaker and blogger at www.theprincessparables.com
"Be kind and compassionate to one another." Ephesians 4:32
Princess Grace lives in the castle with her 4 sisters and Daddy the King.
Grace finds 5 kittens under the stairwell and promises her father that she will care for them if he allows them to stay. Grace chose one kitten as her very favorite and named her Poppy. She adores this special little kitten. She notices one evening at dinner that Poppy is not with the other kittens, where could she have gone? Grace chooses to pray to God to protect Poppy and keep her safe, her father the King telling her that God hears her prayers. I love how she turns to God for help rather than feeling despair.
The king and princesses all go out to look for Poppy in the woods, Grace continuing to lift prayers to God. Nearing giving up, Grace trips and falls in the woods and as she lands on the ground looks up and sees Poppy. God did help her find Poppy!
I know my little one loves kittens, mix them with princesses in a castle and you have a perfect early readers for young girls! Filled with the knowledge that God cares for us and hears our prayers. It is nice to see the King and her sisters help Grace locate the missing cat. Even though they had 4 others, this one was still special as well.
I find that I really love these Princess Parables books and their I Can Read! versions. I still recommend having both for your bookshelf. The heart and moral of the story are still very plain and endearing in the shortened early reader version and any little girl will be delighted to read about this princess and her kitten. The subtle spark of interested for going deeper from the parable of the lost sheep is planted and in an interest catching way. I'd be glad for Princess Parables to just keep coming. That and I love the illustrations too.
*Thanks to Zondervan for providing a copy for review.*