Owl Says a Prayer

Stuffed animals Gigi and Bun-Bun came to live with our grandchildren, Ian and Lucy, when they were toddlers. Over the years, the four of them lived together, daily sharing adventures and strengthening their friendship. They traveled together on vacations to the beach, mountains, and often to school. As time passed, this book took shape and became a reality. Wise Owl and Sly Fox were added later.

Gigi the Giraffe is tall enough to pick leaves from the tops of trees while his friend Bun-Bun is a short hare who contributes carrots she digs up. Though their appearances and purposes are not the same, their friendship blossoms. Wise Owl is nocturnal and sleeps in the day but remembers to say a prayer before going to sleep, thanking God for his friends and the world they live in. All is well in the wild until Sly Fox interrupts the play of Gigi and Bun-Bun to point out their differences and scoffs that they can no longer be friends.

Who can help these friends get past Sly Fox and his unkind words? Will Gigi and Bun-Bun remain friends? Will Sly Fox win? What will Owl’s prayer be? Will they discover that God made us all different and that’s okay? What about the Bible verse from Proverbs 17:17, “A friend loves at all times”?