Storybook Mentors

Book excerpt: Let Brenda Waggoner reintroduce you to beloved storybook characters and help you discover deeper truths in these classic tales. For starters, embrace the heroism of Black Beauty, recapture the imagination of Anne of Green Gables, and find redemption in The Lion, The Witch, and The Wardrobe. As you visit old friends or enjoy some stories for the first time, you and 'll see yourself and the world more clearly as you look at life and 's lessons through a child and 's eyes. Brenda says, and "When we boil all our knowledge down and distill it into simple truths, the lessons we learned as little girls have not been improved upon. Jesus tells us, and 'Become like children. and ' Perhaps it is only through the perception of a child that we understand with the heart and know without question that we are precious to our Father. and " Brenda Waggoner is married to Frank and has two grown sons and a stepson. She is a licensed counselor practicing in Greenville, Texas, who enjoys music, dancing, and great stories. She is also the author of The Velveteen Woman. and