Charlie the Mouse and the Gift of Easter

Your child's heart will be warmed by this story of Charlie the Mouse and the Gift of Easter. It is not what you may think. Charlie sets out on a mission to bring his friends of varying faiths together in peace and harmony on Easter Day. Will Charlie succeed?Euphoric with the sweet scents and scrumptious snacks the baker is whipping up by the day, Charlie accidentally finds himself in a snafu, having inadvertently offended his friends. This story takes a different twist from the typical...
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Your child's heart will be warmed by this story of Charlie the Mouse and the Gift of Easter. It is not what you may think. Charlie sets out on a mission to bring his friends of varying faiths together in peace and harmony on Easter Day. Will Charlie succeed?Euphoric with the sweet scents and scrumptious snacks the baker is whipping up by the day, Charlie accidentally finds himself in a snafu, having inadvertently offended his friends. This story takes a different twist from the typical mouse tale, however, and reveals how love and peace can be found between people of different faiths. Your child will delight in the colorful illustrations as the story unfolds of the Charlie's latest adventure!Charlie the Mouse and the Gift of Easter is a new children's classic story book by author M.L. Heron-Heidel with co-author Peg Heron Heidel. - A note from the authors - The character of Charlie the Mouse was inspired by the lineage of field mice who have snuck into our home throughout the years. We live on what once was a farm so the numbers have been plentiful than we would have liked. We, however, chose to save their lives and used plastic traps like the one shown below. With some peanut butter and a cracker as bait the trap door closes the mice in and they stay safe inside until we find them the next morning. They tend to eat everything in the trap box and work up a sweat so never delay in relocating them. The wee critters will return to your home very shortly thereafter if you don't take them miles away to a new field or barn. They have amazing tracking skills. It seemed natural to us to name the star of our story Charlie. We named every mouse visitor we found in the boxes. Each one came with his or her own personalities but with one common denominator: love of food. Sweets were usually their favorites. Thus, the character of Charlie was conceived and brought to life with this story. We hope you have enjoyed it and will be on the lookout for future tales of Charlie the Mouse and his adventures.