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Book Title: Mia and Nattie - One Great Team by Marlene M. Bell
Category: Children's Fiction (Ages 3-7), 32
pages
Genre: Children's Picture Book
Publisher: Ewephoric Publishing
Release date: October 3, 2020
Content Rating: G for everyone.
Family based book for all ages.
Book Description:
Nattie’s mouth was a little crooked. Her legs were a bit shorter than
usual, and one horn was too straight, like a unicorn’s horn. But Mia thought
Nattie was perfect. In a read-aloud picture book for children who love
animals, award-winning writer and sheep breeder Marlene M. Bell presents
Nattie the lamb’s true story. MIA AND NATTIE is a heartwarming book that
teaches readers about problem-solving, teamwork, and love. On a visit to her
grandma’s farm, eight-year-old Mia discovers a newborn, orphaned lamb
outside in the cold and takes her to the laundry room, naming her Nattie. As
she tries to nurse the lamb back to health, Mia discovers that Nattie is
different from the other lambs and struggles to fit in with them like Mia
does with other kids her age. When her grandmother says she will sell Nattie
to a neighbor, Mia must come up with a plan to keep her friend around—one
that will show the family just how special Nattie truly is.
My Review Mia and Nattie - One Great Team is a super cute children's book about a little girl and her sheep. Nattie is a "runt", born too soon, and Mama Sheep can't feed her. Mia decides to take her in and care for her, raising her so she can maybe one day join the flock of sheep on the farm. But Nattie isn't quite able to reach that milestone, and Mia's grandma plans to sell Nattie to a neighbor. What's a little girl to do? This book showcases a determined little girl willing to do whatever it takes to keep her beloved sheep friend. She puts her thinking cap on and tries to come up with a way to solve her problem: how can she stop her grandma from sending Nattie away? The illustrations are adorable, and the story itself is heartwarming and full of love. Young readers will enjoy the story of Mia and Nattie. I'm not fond of sheep myself (a fear from childhood that has carried over into adulthood), but I would definitely make an exception for Nattie. She was my favorite part of this book. 5 stars!
Mia and Nattie book EXCERPT
Tiny
Nattie studied the ways of older sheep.
She
ate grass and tasty weeds.
She
ate grain and hay and drank water instead of milk.
But
Nattie would never be big enough to live with the rest of the flock.
She
was too small to raise babies of her own.
“Your
lamb needs a home,” Grandma said to Mia.
“She
has one! Please let me keep her.” Mia hugged Nattie’s neck.
Mia
squinted back tears before they fell on Nattie’s wool.
“A
neighbor wants to buy her,” Grandma said, then spun around and walked to the
barn in silence.
Mia
had to find a way for Nattie to stay.
Meet the Author:
Marlene M. Bell is an award-winning writer, artist, and crazy sheep lady
who resides in beautiful East Texas. Her renown sheep photographs grace the
covers of many livestock magazines where she also writes newsy articles
about raising sheep from her hands-on experience. Marlene offers the first
of her children's picture books, Mia and Nattie: One Great Team which is
based on true events from the Bell’s ranch. It's a touching story of
compassion and love between a little girl and her lamb. Marlene shares her
life with her husband and dreadfully spoiled horned Dorset sheep: a large
Maremma guard dog named Tia, and cats, Hollywood, Leo, and Squeaks. The cats
believe they rule the household—and do.
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