"Singalong, the girl bird and Singalongsong, the
boy bird, had lived in that big old tree for several
years and they had always gotten along; that is,
until the time of this story. In fact, they became
best friends almost the moment they met.
Every morning, they got up early and flew to a
special branch high up in the Chestnut tree.
There they would sit together, Singalongsong
singing and Singalong listening until the sun
began its slow flight down to the other side of the
gleaming earth.
For several years, both of them enjoyed this
arrangement.
But then, Singalongsong became
bored with Singalong's chirping..."
Written by a mother of several disabled children and illustrated by award-winning painter Sarah Dowling, Birds of Heaven gently and beautifully explores acceptance and forgiveness in the style of Max Lucado. Get your copy for a free audiobook inside, narrated by the author!
Dowling, Sarah: - Sarah Buell Dowling is an award-winning artist and illustrator. After earning a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree from Massachusetts College of Art in Boston, she continued her post-graduate studies at Montserrat College of Art in Beverly, Massachusetts, and with numerous nationally recognized artists in Savannah, Georgia.Recognitions for Sarah's art include First Prize in watermedia at the Biennale National Exhibition 2015 in Hilton Head, various awards from the Georgia Watercolor Society, The Southern Watercolor Society, The Watercolor Society of Alabama (where she just became a Signature Member), The Jekyll Island (Georgia) Art Association, the Glynn Art Association (St. Simons Island, GA), and The Mount Dora (Florida) Art Association.Sarah has illustrated four books and several children's toys. Frog's Rainy-Day Story and Other Fables, written by Michael James Dowling and illustrated by Sarah is being published in Brazil, South Korea, and Russia. Focus on the Family is taking over publication in 2025. Flip Along Fun, won the Mom's Choice Award designating it among the best of family-friendly products. One of the toys she illustrated received the Toys of the Year award from Parenting Magazine; another was chosen as Children's Book of the Month Club Main Selection.Ms. Dowling also has designed whimsical stuffed animals and women's wear. Her creations have been featured in numerous publications, including House Beautiful, Town and Country, Mademoiselle, Vogue, and USA Today.Sarah has three grown children and lives in Nashville, TN with her husband.
Veldhuyzen, Anette: - Anette Veldhuyzen, BA, MA, JD, lives and works in the DC area. She spends herdays engaged in writing fiction and non-fiction works, maintains a largehousehold and does construction in her spare time. Anette loves languages, foreign cultures and traveling. As the mother of several special needs kids, shededicates this book to all the outlier humans of the world who feelunder-appreciated and need to be loved, not for who they should be but for whothey could be.
