Frank J. Buchman

Cowboy • Horseman • Writer

‘Little Lu’ Learns About God’s Forgiveness For ‘Eating A Strawberry’

Just 45 pages, just 30 minutes, and so enjoyable if a bit difficult to decipher three-year-old Little Lu’s pronunciations.

Inspirational is “The First Adventure of Little Lu” book written like she talks learning about sin and God’s loving forgiveness.

Thankfully, author Julie Martin clarified Little Lu’s pronunciations with correct spellings.

Quoting from promotion reviews: “She has her own language that is cute and humorous. Her ‘R’s’ and ‘L’s’ are a W sound. Her ‘TH’s’ are an F or a T sound depending on her mood.” It sounds like “Wucy” when Lucy says her own name.

Little Lucy relates her first “citing” exciting “ventuwes” ventures when “Muma” momma relates a story from “Grandpa’s Book.” A big very special book, “Da” The “Howy” Holy “Biboe” Bible with big “bootiful” beautiful “pictuwes” pictures.

A three-year-old’s imagination can become very powerful. So “Muma” encourages Little Lu to use her own ingenuity to understand the Biblical story of Joshua in Jericho.

“The Battle of Jericho, as described in the Book of Joshua, was the first battle fought by the Israelites in the course of the conquest of Canaan.”

Quickly absorbed learning about God’s ever forgiving love and kindness for even those who sin, Little Lu admits to sinning. Yet she’s scared to tell what wrong was done fearing to be “jailed” like in cowboy movies “Poppa” daddy watches.

Telling “Muma” she loves her and hugs her, so she won’t have to admit her “sin,” Little Lu finally gives in. “I popped a ‘stwabewwy’ strawberry in my ‘mouf’ mouth and chewed it speedy fast,” she admitted.

“Muma” couldn’t help but giggle as she encouraged Little Lu to say her first prayer asking God’s forgiveness for stealing. Still, Lucy owed a debt for such minor thievery and must pay the storekeeper “Mista Steben.”

One of Tricia Segar’s illustrations in Julie Martin’s “The First Adventure of Little Lu” reveals a three-year-old’s sorrow for her sin “eating a strawberry.”

“Fwies” butterflies started hitting her tummy as Little Lu told about eating the strawberry. Then, “Muma” loaned Lucy a penny to pay Mr. Stevens who gave her a strawberry popsicle for promising she’d never steal again.

Concluding her story in Chapter 10, Little Lu learned about God’s power in Jericho. “Most of all, I learned how God forgives me of my sins and that Jesus loves me a ‘real’ lot.”

Illustrations by Tricia Segar bring to life writer Julie Martin’s book dedicated to her daughter Becky, inspiration for “Little Lu.”

Mother of four grown children, Julie Martin lives in Michigan. As promotions note: “Through her book and personable stories, she hopes to inspire young readers to seek and understand God’s endless love.”

A children’s book, yet merited entertaining for everybody’s revival, “The First Adventure of Little Lu” can be purchased on the internet.

Get your copy of this book HERE.

Information is also available from commercial book promoters Lavidge, that’s L A V I D G E, in Phoenix, Ashley Fletcher afletcher@lavidge.com.

Frank J. Buchman
Alta Vista, Kansas

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