Benny’s Angel by Laura Allen Nonemaker

Who stole the flowers in God’s Secret Garden?

When Ella Eagle discovers that the flowers in God’s Secret Garden have wilted, she alerts Mayor Benny Bunny. The main suspect in the case is evil Count Slime, who is jealous of the joy the animals have in the garden. Mayor Benny calls in Oliver Owl, the captain of the Owl Force Wisdom Watchers, but the owls have not seen Count Slime during their patrols of the garden. Mayor Benny suggests the animals pray for an answer. God hears their prayer and sends Marietta the angel to help them solve the mystery.

Author Bio

Laura Allen

Nonemaker

Laura Allen Nonemaker’s desire to write took root as a child in Bermuda. Since then, Laura has written in a variety of genres and her work has appeared in Essence Treasury: Celebrating the Season, Alive! and Kentucky Monthly Magazine.

Laura has been involved in short-term missions, including trips to Russia, Poland, and the University of the Nations in Kailua Kona, Hawaii. Three years ago, her interest in the arts motivated her to join the planning team for Artful Missions, which conducts juried art shows and donates to outreaches in the U.S. and India to rescue women and children from human trafficking.

This book was sent to me as part of a tour with KCWC Blog Tour. While this book is short and sweet, it packs within its pages a powerful message about our joy and how we are in control of the way we respond when things go wrong.

I remember when my boys were growing up and they would come home all upset about what someone had said to them. Maybe it was name calling, or maybe it was a comment about how they played a game or answered a question. I always told my boys that they had the power to choose how they responded, a kind response or none at all can really take the power away from the offender, after all – they are fueled by the reaction. The same goes for the message within this book, while Count Slime wanted to see the animals of the garden have sorrow and feel scared, when that reaction was missing – the Count goes about his way… defeated.

I think even as an adult I need to remind myself sometimes that I choose how I respond to situations that may be difficult or painful. Knowing that, somehow makes me feel better.

This book would make a wonderful addition to a Christmas stocking. The book also includes a code for a free download of the audio version of the book. What fun to play the audio version while paging through the colorful illustrations that go along with this story.

Thank you to KCWC Blog Tour and Tate Publishing

for offering me this book for review