Product Description
A young boy learns about God's love and the gift of memories from his grandparents.
About the Author
Janette Oke pioneered inspirational fiction and is the leading author in the category today.
Love Comes Softly, Janette's first novel, has sold over 1 million copies. Janette is now the best selling author of over 40 books, 32 of which have been translated into fourteen languages. Janette receives fan mail from all over the world and answers each letter personally She received the 1992 President's Award from the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association for her significant contribution to Christian fiction, and has been awarded the coveted Gold Medallion Award for fiction. Janette and her husband, Edward, have four grown children and nine grandchildren and make their home in Canada.
A multi-talented artist, Cheri Bladholm works as a full-time illustrator whose art has appeared in numerous Focus on the Family publications, as well as on books from Bethany, Tommy Nelson, Chariot-Victor, and Dynamots. Her first picture book, Lass, written by Phillip Keller, was a 1998 ECPA Gold Medallion Finalist.
Making Memories represents a collaboration with a friend in France, whose photographic portraits provided the inspiration for the characters in the picture book. The background farmstead is based on an actual piece of land in the artist's home state of New York.
Here, with her husband Glen and their two children, Cheri and family enjoy the creativity and pleasure offered by their love of art. These times are among the valued memories that she treasures, and she used the experiences to provide the heart and joy within the illustrations.
size : 8.7 x 11.3
