Mom's Choice Gold Award
Purple Dragonfly Book Award
Eric Hoffer Award - Grand Prize Short List
Mia and Nattie - One Great Team - N/A
Formats: E-Book, Paperback, Hardback
Ages: 5-8
Mom's Choice GOLD Award Winner
Purple Dragonfly Award Winner
Eric Hoffer Award - Grand Prize Short List
MIA AND NATTIE is a heartwarming book that teaches life lessons from problem-solving to teamwork, but most importantly how to love unconditionally.
In a read-aloud picture book for children who love baby animals, award-winning writer and sheep breeder Marlene M. Bell presents Nattie the lamb’s true story.
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.
Reviews
With its empathetic theme of caring for animals who are different, Mia and Nattie is an uplifting picture book about acceptance and belonging.
“Mia and Nattie: One Great Team by Marlene M. Bell has got to be one of the cutest children’s books that I have read in a while, and not just because I’d love to own a baby lamb! I like how the author took a true story and made it into a fun read for children. "
