The Gift
The Gift is a heartwarming story for children of all ages. While sick in the hospital, Loxley finds a new friend in a stuffed bear named Patch. Loxley’s one wish is to be the flower girl in her Aunt Sam’s wedding, but there may not be a wedding at all. With the love that her family has for each other (and a little bit of help from Patch), will Loxley be able to convince Aunt Sam to have a real wedding?
This story will help adults explain, in a sensitive, and caring way, what matters most and about staying connected to the ones we love while we are still here.
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Laura-Lee Blackmore
Children’s Book Author
Laura-Lee Blackmore is a retired railroader with a teaching degree living in beautiful Alberta, Canada with her amazing spouse and a house full of pets pursuing her life long dream of being a children’s author. She has two wonderful children and two beautiful grandchildren.
Laura-Lee enjoys mentorship roles where she has most recently been a peer for the Employee Family Assistance Program. She has been a Big Sister which included helping a child read through the mentorship program. She furthered her education through various courses in childhood education to childhood psychology along the way.
Laura-Lee was a quiet kid who always had a book or two on the go that felt like best friends and offered chances to live in unusual places and experience new things. She always dreamed, that one day, she would create new book friends for other children
The Gift is her first picture book in the series, Patch of My Heart, where the main character is a child giving from their heart to help others.
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