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Volume I — IV · The Virtue Series

Stories that sneak in
the good stuff.

Four hand-painted picture books for ages four to seven. Written by a daughter, illustrated by her mother. Wrapped and shipped from Nashville — as they have been since the first edition.

4 hand-painted books
Free author signature on request
32 pages, hardcover
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The Collection

Four virtues.

Each volume is a keepsake — the kind of book that ends up stained with frosting, tucked under pillows, and eventually handed down.

New here? Caroline says start with Still — “because that’s where it started, and really good stuff comes when we’re still.”

The Complete Set

All four,
bundled with care.

All four volumes in the Virtue Series, together — ready for the birthday stack, the baby-shower table, or the shelf above the changing pad. Author signature available free on request.

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Joy Is
Kind Is
Still Is
Church Kitty
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Church Kitty Plush Companion Edition
Pairs with No. 04 — Church Kitty

Church Kitty,
off the page.

Soft tabby plush with a Church Kitty tag at her collar. A first baptism gift, a Sunday-morning friend, a companion for the story she came from.

$29.95

For the occasions that matter.

The Gift Index

“I wrote these so you could give it to anyone.” — Caroline

No. 01

Just Because

A book any Tuesday — no occasion required.

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No. 02

Baby Showers

Four virtues, four years ahead.

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No. 03

Baptisms

Church Kitty & her plush.

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No. 04

Birthdays

A virtue for every year.

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For Sunday School

For the classroom shelf.

Ordering for a Sunday-school classroom, children's ministry, or church library? Tell us a bit about your classroom and we'll put together a set for your shelves.

Caroline B. Cook and her mother Trisha T. Bridges Caroline & Trisha · Nashville, TN
A Note From Caroline
"I wanted to write stories that
reflect God's truths —
softly, the way little hearts receive them."

One night I was reading my son a book about dirt — he knew every word — and I thought, surely I could fill him up with something better than that. On a quiet trip soon after, with my Bible in my lap, I realized I hadn’t been still in ten years. I started writing, and by the time I flew home I had three: Joy, Kind, and Still. My mother Trisha — an oil painter who taught herself watercolor for these books — paints every page by hand. I write every word. Four virtues, from a kitchen table in Nashville. I want to be an old lady still writing children’s books.

— with love, Caroline

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