LITTLE EWE: Book Review & Giveaway

Does your little one need a new book for spring or a fresh reminder of God’s great love? Consider LITTLE EWE: THE STORY OF ONE LOST SHEEP by Laura Sassi. This week’s post includes a book review and a giveaway!

Laura Sassi’s name may sound familiar to you. I’ve reviewed two of her books before: Diva Delores and the Opera House Mouse and Love is Kind. If you’re unfamiliar with this author, allow me to introduce her to you.

About the Author

Laura Sassi “is the author of five picture books including the best-selling Goodnight, Ark, which was a 2015 Christian Book Award Finalist; Goodnight, Manger; Diva Delores and the Opera House Mouse, which won First Honor Book for the 2019 Best in Rhyme Award; Love Is Kind, which was a 2020 Anna Dewdney Read Together Award Honor Book; and Little Ewe: The Story of One Lost Sheep. Her next book, Bunny Finds Easter, will release in 2022.

A graduate of Princeton University and UCLA, Sassi had a successful teaching career before becoming a children’s author. She’s been a homeschool mom, children’s ministry director, historic museum interpreter, and more.”

What she has to say about Little Ewe:

“I wrote Little Ewe as a fun way to introduce children to the idea of God as our loving Shepherd through the eyes of one fictional little lamb. It’s such a fitting image, as He does indeed take tender care of us, His flock. It’s also an image that even a child can grasp, for who doesn’t love to snuggle up with a sweet lamb stuffy?”

-Laura Sassi

About Little Ewe

Little Ewe is a children’s picture book. It’s about an adventurous little lamb who becomes preoccupied with the world around him.

Not only is this book a rhyming book, but it is a counting book as well. As Little Ewe strays from the flock, she “bounces on five floating logs and splashes with six croaking frogs.” The story progresses from one shepherd to twelve stars.

Even when the shepherd whistles for the sheep, Little Ewe is too busy observing the other animals to heed his call. Everything is delightful to Little Ewe until the day turns dark. She realizes she’s lost her way.

Similar to the story of the lost sheep in the Bible, the shepherd leaves his ninety-nine sheep to search for Little Ewe. And of course, there is a happy reunion. When the counting is done, the story ends nicely with one Little Ewe safely back in the arms of his loving Shepherd.

Colorful and engaging illustrations by Tommy Doyle enrich the story. Children will enjoy searching for and counting the items mentioned in the story.

Additional Resources

There are extra resources to accompany the book, Little Ewe. You’ll find them on Laura Sassi’s website. A few examples are:

How to make an easy fluffy lamb craft-

LITTLE EWE Book Launch Party Craft: MAKE YOUR OWN FLUFFY LITTLE EWE!

How to knit a small 3-inch lamb-

PICTURE BOOK KNITTING CRAFT: A Little Ewe inspired by LITTLE EWE!

Recommendation & Giveaway

I highly recommend this insightful and fun counting book for children ages two – seven. In addition to family reading, it would be a delight to use it with a Sunday School lesson or a children’s message.

The publisher was generous to send this beautiful hardcover book to be used as a giveaway prize. Thank you, Beaming Books!

I’ll randomly select a name from this blog’s list of email subscribers on Friday, March 19. I’ll announce the winner here, at the end of this post, and post it on my Facebook page as well.

Side Notes

As a side note, Laura Sassi has kindly accepted an invitation to guest blog for me later this month. Stay tuned for that—you’ll not want to miss her encouraging words.

Also to note! Laura Sassi will be conducting a full-day Master Class, How to Write a Picture Book, with the non-profit, Christian writers’ organization, Write2Ignite on April 24, 2021. Even though Sassi lives in New Jersey, you don’t have to go there to attend the class. Fortunately, it’s a virtual event and Sassi will Zoom to wherever we are that day. I hope you’ll join us!

Now, who is hoping they’ll win a copy of Little Ewe?

Congratulations, to C Amand.! I’ve emailed you asking where I should mail your book. Yay!

I received a FREE copy of this product in exchange for my honest review. I was not required to write a positive review nor was I compensated in any other way. All opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the FTC Regulations.