The Parable of the Lily by Liz Curtis Higgs and Illustrated by Nancy Munger
Picture Book, Ages 3+, 32 pp.
Gold Medallion Book Winner
Maggie, the farmer’s youngest daughter, loves getting gifts, especially mysterious ones. One wintry day, she receives a package in the mail. She excitedly opens the package to find a bulb buried in a crate of dirt. This was not what Maggie expected. She had hoped for a doll or a game, not a bulb that would one day become a plant. When spring comes, she finds the bulb in the cellar and tosses the lifeless thing into the garden, never to think of it again. . . . Until she walks outside on Easter morning and finds the most beautiful lily she has ever seen. Through the unique gift of a bulb, Maggie discovers the power of grace and forgiveness and the true meaning of Easter.
Thoughts:
The illustrations are so cute and what a wonderful story of the good Lord’s forgiveness of all our sins. A great story to share this Easter!
Thanks to NetGalley and Tommy Nelson/Thomas Nelson for providing me with an e-copy of this book in exchange for my honest review.
