Gentle
Hope and Healing at an Animal Sanctuary
$29.76
- Hardcover
32 pages
- Release Date
1 December 2026
Summary
Gentle beginnings. A sick baby cow is welcomed to a sanctuary by a tender young girl.
Gentle healing. Day by day, the young calf grows stronger because of the care of new friends.
Gentle joy. Readers will delight at this baby animal’s journey toward hope and love.
Gentle is a sweet picture book about the transformative power that quiet care and kindness can have on any creature, based on the real-life animal sanctuary the Gentle Barn.
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780374393861 |
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| ISBN-10: | 0374393869 |
| Author: | Ellie Laks, Jennifer A. Bell |
| Publisher: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Imprint: | Farrar, Straus & Giroux Inc |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 32 |
| Release Date: | 1 December 2026 |
| Weight: | 454g |
| Dimensions: | 229mm x 229mm |
| Series: | A Gentle Barn Story |
| Audience Age: | 3 |
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Critics Review
”[Lak’s] text is a kind of incantation that accumulate like a lullaby… A hushed, lovely gem.” –Kirkus
Ellie Laks
Ellie Laks founded the Gentle Barn in 1999. With the help of her partner, Jay, and a team of amazing staff and volunteers, she has rescued thousands of animals who had nowhere else to go. When the animals are ready, she partners with them to help humans who are hurting and inspire gentleness. She has written two memoirs, is an animal communicator to clients around the world, and enjoys time off with her three kids and three grandchildren.
Fer A. Bell is a children’s book and greeting card illustrator. Her work includes The Best Gift for Bear, The Adventures of Sophie Mouse series by Poppy Green, and My Little Lamb by Hannah Eliot. She lives in St. Paul, Minnesota.
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