A Little Bit of Faith (The Precious Girls Club, Book 1) [Paperback]

Cindy Kenney (Author), Precious Moment Creative Studio (Illustrator)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 2008 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Precious Girls Club

Katie Bennett is new in town...and just can't seem to make friends. But she does have one very angelic best friend -- Faith. The problem is, no one else can see her! When Katie's mom and aunt suggest that she start the Precious Girls Club, Katie needs a little bit of faith to believe in herself. Will she be able to convince the girls at her school to attend? Maybe if she puts up bright posters...makes pretty friendship bracelets...or lets it slip (oops!) that she has her very own guardian angel...Find out how Katie discovers that a little bit of faith can help her overcome big challenges. A Little Bit of Faith is the first book in a new series that celebrates the special gifts that make each girl precious "in His sight."

Editorial Reviews

Review

It's not unusual for children to have friends no one else can see. Katie's is an angel. "A Little Bit of Faith" is a charming children's story following young Katie Bennett as she goes to her new elementary school and tries to make friends. She attempts to start her own club, the Precious Girls Club, in this debut of a new series that Christian girls are sure to love. Highly recommended for church library children's fiction collections. -- The Midwest Book Review

It's not unusual for children to have friends no one else can see. Katie's is an angel. "A Little Bit of Faith" is a charming children's story following young Katie Bennett as she goes to her new elementary school and tries to make friends. She attempts to start her own club, the Precious Girls Club, in this debut of a new series that Christian girls are sure to love. Highly recommended for church library children's fiction collections. --The Midwest Book Review

From the Inside Flap

You are Invited!
Please come to my world and join the Precious Girls Club!

There are lots of really fun things to do. You can play games, meet new friends, explore, learn exciting things and earn your wings! Once you get your wings you can fly all around the town.

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 72 pages
• Publisher: Dalmatian Press (September 2008)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1403751234
• ISBN-13: 978-1403751232
• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 5.1 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.6 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,125,746 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

More About the Author

Cindy Kenney is an award-winning writer, editor and speaker. She has written over 75 books, numerous curriculum projects, scripts, lyrics, articles and much more!

Cindy served as the Publishing Director for Exclaim Entertainment and as the Senior Managing Editor and Writer for Big Idea Productions (VeggieTales) for over ten years.

Cindy enjoys speaking at a wide variety of both writing and educational conferences and workshops, in addition to her appearances at schools, colleges, churches and other venues.

Cindy knew she wanted to be a writer ever since she was a little girl. She throws herself into the creative process and enjoys coming up with fun, innovative ideas, stories, and unique ways to reach her audience. She values the time she gets to spend with her audience and has appreciated the wonderful feedback she has received. She looks forward to creating many more books and other products in the years ahead!

Visit Cindy on her website at: www.KenneyCreative.com.

Watch for the numerous new materials she is creating to help others with her upcoming new website coming this spring!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

7 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Mom & Daughter Review, September 12, 2008

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T. Roberts - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Bit of Faith (The Precious Girls Club, Book 1) (Paperback)

Review of a mother and 8 year old daughter (excerpts reprinted from my blog):

Mom:

One of the first things I really liked about it is that it is a chapter book so it will in fact push my 8 year old daughter as it's not something she will sit down and read in one sitting. So she'll have to retain the story until our next reading session to be able to follow the story.

Another thing I liked is that while it is on her reading level (and in fact I was surprised that she knew some of the words as she was reading it to me), it does push and occasionally throw in words that are not common to her so we get to chat about them and I can see if she can tell meaning by context clues (which thanks to the great writing of Cindy Kenney) she was. Some of the words that threw her right off the bat were the names of some of the states. She had not heard of Kansas or Nebraska so she didn't quite get them right. Another word? Sternly. She pronounced it fine, but something about the way she said it, I knew she didn't know what it meant.

Third - the inclusion of God and guardian angels in the storyline. I loved that not only was it mentioned as part of everyday use but also that it was used on such a great age appropriate level - that we are all special in our own ways. When I first realized that there would be some mention of God in this book, I admit to being worried. I didn't really want this to turn into the focus of the book as I knew that would probably not keep my daughter's attention for long. I was so relieved to see how it was just used here and there and in very appropriate, non-religion specific ways.

Fourth - short chapters. With a young daughter who wants to love to read but is still trying to decide if she actually is, I was thankful for the shorter chapters. We frequently define our reading by chapters. I stop her at each chapter to quiz her about her understanding. Sometimes we take turn reading chapters so that she doesn't get too worked up in the reading and missing parts of the story. And with chapters that are only 7 pages of actual writing, that was a very reasonable task.

And finally, the pictures. While personally I wouldn't want to read a book with this many pictures, I suspected Cameron would like them, and I was right. I immediately noticed that when we flipped a page, when there was a picture (which is very frequently) she would pause to look at it and take it in. For a reader who is just moving into chapter books, this is a great resource as it helps them with their comprehension and it keeps their interest. The artwork in this book is amazing too.

8 Year Old Review:

1. Did you enjoy this book?

Yes. I didn't know if I would, but it was really good. I thought I would read one chapter each day, but sometimes I read 3 or 4.

2. Would you like to read future books in the Precious Girls Club series?

There's going to be more? Where? (I respond, I don't know, but I'm sure we can find them on the Internet) Can we look now?

3. Why do you think you liked this book?

I felt like the little girl in the book last year when I was a new student. It was hard to do my work because I felt so alone. And I liked all the pictures. They were really pretty and helped me know what was going on sometimes.

4. What was your favorite part of the book?

When all the kids came to the club meeting.

5. Did anything surprise you about the book?

I thought everyone would come to the very first meeting, and I was sad when they didn't. I thought books should have a happy ending, but it did after the second meeting.

6. If you had to tell your friends what this book was about what would you say?

It's about a little girl who moves and she is sad because she can't do her math homework and she has no friends. Her guardian angel Faith keeps her cheered up the best she can. And her mom and aunt give her a bracelet. Then she tries to start a club but the kids don't come because they don't know her. Then when she starts to talk to the other kids, they like her and come to her club. Now they are all friends.

7. What did you learn after reading this book?

That you have to not be shy and go ahead and talk to the kids if you want to make friends with them.

8. What did you learn about God?

I didn't know He made the rainbow to tell us He wouldn't ever flood it here again. I'm going to tell my Sunday School teacher about that next week.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Refreshing Book for Your Young Reader, October 24, 2008

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L. Shaw "FL Mom" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: A Little Bit of Faith (The Precious Girls Club, Book 1) (Paperback)

Parents who are tired of all the racy dolls and toys that are being marketing to our young daughters will enjoy this book. A Little Bit of Faith is a refreshing book that encourages little girls to believe in themselves and the abilities that God gave them. When Katie, the main character, finds it hard to adjust to her new school, she finds her own solution to her problems instead of just feeling sorry for herself or expecting someone else to solve her problems.

The book is very well-written and there is just the right amount of illustrations throughout the book to encourage and engage a young reader. I enjoyed reading this book together with my first grader while my third grader enjoyed reading it by herself.

A Little Bit of Faith introduces The Precious Girls Club and my girls really like the playing on the new website www.preciousgirlsclub.com. The book even has a secret code that your daughter can use to unlock a special section of the site. As a mom, I like the site because unlike so many things today that are being sold to little girls, this site reinforces the idea that your character and actions are more important that outward appearances. I don't know about you, but I want my girls to stay as innocent as long as possible and this site is definitely age appropriate for little girls.

I see there is another book in the series available now and I look forward to sharing it with my daughters!

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Little Bit of Faith, October 19, 2008

A Kid's Review

This review is from: A Little Bit of Faith (The Precious Girls Club, Book 1) (Paperback)

8 year old girl:

I think it was a really good book. I want to give this book more than 5 stars. I really want to get the next book if there is one. The best part of the book was when Katie thought no one would show up at her new club, but then surprsingly 10 girls showed up! I think a lot of my friends would like this book. I think my friends would like this book because it shows what would be the right thing to do if something very surprising happened like in the story.