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Character.
Good or bad, it defines who we are. It seems more and more today
that having a Godly and moral character is no longer important.
But Godly character traits DO matter to Deborah Thomas, the author of
The Bramble Thicket.
Mrs. Thomas, a teacher and toy
maker, created the storyline for The Bramble Thicket as a way
to help parents and teachers instill the values of hard work,
teamwork, manners, honesty, kindness, persistence, and problem
solving. She has done an excellent job of presenting these
values in the delightful creatures known as The Bramble Thicket Bears,
along with their special friend, Candlelight!
Bramble, Whisper, Tumble, Ramble,
Kandoo, Thicket, Helper, and Rough are sweet little helpers in the
colors of the rainbow, who embark on an exciting adventure to help
Candlelight get safely back to her home. Your family will
delight in the ingenuity, teamwork, and love shown by the Bramble
Thicket Bears as they go about making the way home safe and
comfortable for the handicapped Candlelight. What better way to
send your children off to bed than by reading a chapter from The
Bramble Thicket, and encouraging your children to dream of the
rainbow-colored bears and their kind, helping, Godly ways!
The Bramble Thicket is a
beautifully illustrated (illustrations are by James E. Seward) 83 page
hard cover book. Author Deborah Thomas has drawn on her 30 year
experience as a teacher, along with her experiences as a homeschooling
mother, seamstress, and toy designer to first create The Bramble
Thicket Bears Collection. The overwhelming response she got to
these first stuffed creations encouraged her to write The Bramble
Thicket. The Bramble Thicket was the winner of the
2004 PIAS (Printing Industry Association of the South) Award for best
in category - and it is not hard to see why!
The Bramble Thicket sells
for $27.95, and can be purchased by visiting
www.bramblethicket.com,
where parents can also print a Character Building Guide to go along
with the story.
Reviewed by Mrs. Richard Hostler -
August, 2005
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