The Cardinal Came Today
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The Cardinal Came Today is a touching story about the power of faith that a Cardinal instills in the life of a family. As the Cardinal appears throughout the story, it represents the traditions of love, hope and loyalty...portrayed through a family's life events. May all who read The Cardinal Came Today enjoy and share this unique and uplifting story with their families. Young readers and listeners alike will respond to the simplicity of both the story and the brightly colored artwork. The tradition of the cardinal represents beauty, loyalty, good fortune, luck, joy and even sorrow. One of the most common interpretations of a cardinal can even be a message from a departed loved one. It can also be an uplifting, happy sign that those we have lost will live forever, so long as we keep their memory alive in our hearts. It's an old tradition my Grandma used to say... The red cardinal will arrive on special days. Sometimes he also helps us mourn the loss of a loved one or rekindle a fond memory in the back of our mind. And so the story unfolds... Young readers and listeners alike will respond to the simplicity of both the story and the brightly colored artwork.
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The tradition of the cardinal represents beauty, loyalty, good fortune, luck, joy and even sorrow. Sightings of this beautiful bird can also be an uplifting, happy sign that those we have lost will live forever, so long as we keep their memory alive in our hearts. In a touching story about the power of faith within a family, a red cardinal makes special appearances on the birth of a grandson, a wedding day, after a storm, and even with a mate on Valentine’s Day. As the cardinal appears throughout the tale, it represents the traditions of love, hope, and loyalty portrayed through life events. Cardinal Came Today is an uplifting story that invites little ones to discover where the cardinal lands with the promise of each new day.
About the Author
Heidi Silvers is an educator, mother, and grandmother who has over three decades of experience teaching, mentoring, and counseling children in public schools and through private tutoring. She holds a bachelor’s degree in education from Anderson University, a master's degree in reading from Wright State University, and an early childhood degree from the University of Dayton. She delights in spending time with her granddaughters, Paisley and Palmer, teaching them the joys of reading. Heidi resides with her husband Tim in Tipp City, Ohio.