About this book:

In your beginning—yes, in your beginning, God thought of you, and he loved you.

A tiny seed grows into a majestic tree.  A small caterpillar flutters from the cocoon as a beautiful butterfly.  A fragile egg cradles the new life of a baby robin.  And a much-loved child is nurtured within a mother's womb.

Beginnings is a fresh new way to teach children about the value of life at every stage.  Gorgeous illustrations take little ones through all of the wondrous beginnings of God's creations—a seed becomes a pine tree, a yellow blossom becomes a tomato, a spring  becomes a river.  Beginnings emphasizes the value of human life by reassuring children that God has loved them all along, from the very beginning.

 About the author:

Lori Ann Watson studied elementary education in Texas.  She taught first, second, and fifth grades and was named County Teacher of the Year before becoming a full-time mother.  Lori still enjoys teaching—but now she does it through writing.  She and her husband have three young children.

About the illustrator:

Shennen Bersani attended the Art Institute of Boston and has been a freelance illustrator for years.  She has also taught classes in drawing and photography, judged art exhibits, designed and painted theater backdrops, and presented workshops on illustration.  Beginnings is her seventh children's picture book.  She is the mother of four and lives outside Boston, Massachusetts.