The value of reading bedtime stories to your children regularly cannot be underestimated. Reading to your child helps to develop a love of books and improves literacy, as well as building relationships and creating beautiful memories of time together. Reading together is also an excellent opportunity to teach values and life lessons in an enjoyable and meaningful way.
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Character-building Lesson Ideas
Character-building lesson plan ideas to accompany our 6 most popular books: A Beautiful Girl Like You, A Hero Like You, The Garden In My Heart, What Love Looks Like, Sooty & Snow and Born To Stand Out. Can be used in school, or at home. For ages 6-10 years old.
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Author Nikki Rogers
Nikki Rogers is a mother, teacher, author and illustrator of children’s picture books. Since 2012, her inspirational books have touched the lives of children around the globe.
Nikki was raised on a farm in South East Queensland, Australia and pursued a career in Primary Education. In addition to teaching, she has a passion for the arts, writing, drawing and painting. She also enjoys spending time in nature and loves wildlife. As her desire to have a positive impact on the lives of children merged with her love of art, several beautiful books to inspire and delight children were created.
Nikki currently lives on the Gold Coast with her husband, children and bantam chickens. She has a heart for the less fortunate and desires that her life may glorify God and inspire others to be all they were created to be.
Award-winning Author
Some of the award-winning books by Nikki Rogers include A Beautiful Girl Like You, A Hero Like You, What Love Looks Like, Wilbu...
Love Languages
What Love Looks Like was inspired by a book called The Five Love Languages®. Dr Gary Chapman, a long-time relationship counsellor, authored this very popular book which basically discusses the five principal ways that people speak and understand emotional love.
(more…)Trusting the Good Shepherd
Wilbur the Woolly is a book about a sheep who doesn’t trust that the shepherd has his best interests at heart.
(more…)The grass isn’t always greener on the other side of the fence!
I really like to use every day experiences, analogies and examples to teach my children spiritual truths or life lessons. Jesus often used parables, real life examples to illustrate spiritual truths and our chickens provided one of those educational moments and inspired my sixth children’s book, Sooty & Snow.
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You reap what you sow
Proverbs 4:23 says that we are to guard our heart with all diligence for out of it spring the issues of life. Wow, with ALL DILIGENCE! My whole life and what I do is affected by the condition of my heart – that’s serious. It takes a conscious effort to be aware of what I am allowing to be sown in my heart. I want to grow good fruit!
(more…)What really makes a hero?
Every little boy (that I know of) goes through a stage in life where they want to be a hero. What a wonderful ambition to have!
What is real beauty?
Every girl wants to be beautiful but what is real beauty?
(more…)Destiny Rescue – Thailand
In April 2013, Simon, Jenny (a close friend) and I went to visit the Destiny Rescue team in Thailand. Destiny Rescue provide safe homes for children rescued from sex-slavery and also have prevention homes for vulnerable boys and girls. It was wonderful to meet the dedicated, enthusiastic volunteers. You couldn't do this job, knowing the horrors of what has happened in the lives of the rescued children and what is happening to so many others, if you didn't see the amazing results.
It was encouraging to meet the real men who stand up for justice and fight to protect the vulnerable. Tony Kirwan along with other trained men rescue the underage girls from brothels and clubs.
It’s a challenging situation that can involve “legal” slavery where the girls 
have been bought or where the girls feel a sense of duty to provide for their families no matter what the cost, which is related to Thai beliefs. In such cases the girl’s freedom needs to be purchased. They also need to fi...