'A Message of Love': Special Quilt Brings Back Cherished Family Memories in Colorful New Children's Book

"It was a chilly winter day when Granny Baker moved in with her daughter," begins "A Message of Love" (published by AuthorHouse - http://www.authorhouse.com), the heart-warming new children's book by April, Celeste and Ruby Robins. "She invited her relatives to go through the belongings that she could not take with her. Family members filled every room of Granny's home. They all wanted something handmade. Linda, her granddaughter, was not going to leave without a special quilt."

"A Message of Love" takes readers on a journey back in time with Linda, all the way to 1959. Linda, then 8 years old, cherishes the time she spends with her grandmother as the two of them work on a memory quilt. As Granny pulls scraps of material from a box, Linda fills a notebook with a sample of each piece. While Linda takes careful notes in the special notebook, Granny tells a family story related to the scrap. From pieces of her father's WWII fatigues, to Granny's Pink Lady apron, to the angel costume that she wore in a school play, each scrap - and story - fascinates Linda and passes on the things Granny values most in life: God, family and country.

For Linda, memories of a slower and gentler time come flooding back. She recalls singing songs and reciting nursery rhymes with Granny as they washed the selected material on scrub boards in the backyard, and the excitement of the quilting bee when the notebook was finally completed. It was a time when the small things in life were the most important; when people looked forward to their Saturday shopping and attending church on Sunday.

Linda's mind suddenly returns to the present when she remembers the stories that her grandmother told her about the quilt containing a message. Will Linda find a note? Or were her grandmother's words just symbolic for the fact that the quilt had its own story to tell? The answer will cause Linda to follow in Granny's footsteps with her own grandchild, and capture the hearts of readers young and old.

April, Celeste and Ruby Robins are a mother, daughter and daughter-in-law writing team from Texas who write for Robin Falls Children's Stories. April holds a bachelor's degree in computer science from Texas A&M University. Now retired, she is pursuing her love of writing children's books. Celeste is a mother, homemaker and active school system volunteer. Ruby holds a degree in elementary education from the University of North Texas and is a former kindergarten and second grade teacher.

Illustrator Kelly Carter lives in Michigan and holds a bachelor's degree in art and design from Northern Michigan University. Her artwork has been used in many children's books, book covers, and a variety of web and print publications.