My Favorite Children's Book

My favorite singer is the beautiful JJ Heller. I first heard of her music when I was a sophomore in High School and I immediately loved her. The summer going into my junior year, I actually had the pleasure of meeting her at YoungLife camp- go figure! 'Boat Song' is such a fun song she wrote about a mother's love for her baby and the heartache a mommy feels as she continues, day after day, to persue her baby. She wrote this song based off a book she read called 'Runaway Bunny' and after hearing about this, I just had to read the book! Let's just say the book had me in tears! A mama bunny describes how she will never stop persuing her baby bunny no matter how many times he may run away. It's a beautiful picture of a mother's steadfast love for her little bunny. I recommend reading this book to your little one(s) and hopefully someday they will read it back to you!

What's your favorite book?

Check out the adorable and homemade music video JJ Heller and her husband made for Boat Song!

If you are interested in reading the book at some point here is what the cover looks like

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