Books With a Baby! {Five Fall Favorites 2021 Day 5}

Come to the bonfire, my friend, and warm up on this cool autumn evening! I hope you’ve enjoyed the day here at the Literary Lodge.  I’m glad you decided to stop by before turning in for the night. Have a seat, wrap up in a blanket if you’re still chilly, and let’s sing a few childhood songs before we share our top five favorite books that include a baby.

Welcome to day five of Five Fall Favorites, a week-long book party hosted by Read Another Page and I with party “rooms” at various literary blogs! Each blog has a different theme for the day and each blog shares five favorite books in a specific genre. There are also giveaways and free books, so don’t forget to check out the rest of the rooms for today’s freebie (link at the end of this post). It’s the last day to enter the giveaway!

Flames crackle. Smoke wisps upwards and disappears. Logs burn and disintegrate. A warm glow fills the air, mingled with the memorable scent of a campfire. Crickets and frogs provide a background chorus as the very first stars peep out above.

Here, in the warm coziness of the orange circle, with faces dimmed and camaraderie present, let’s share some favorite books that include babies.

Baby Mine by Kellyn Roth 

This is a sweet historical fiction story! And the baby is so dear!

From the description: “Amaliya Preobrazhensky lives with her mother in a tiny apartment. They don’t have much except each other, but that’s all right. Every day, God provides. When Amaliya’s father, who hasn’t been around since before she was born, returns and a custody battle begins, it’s hard for her to understand. Can a man she’s never met really take her away from her beloved mother? Why would God let such a thing happen? Sensitivity Warning: this novella features mistreatment of characters based upon their ethnicity (Russian) and other prejudices (unmarried mother). Though good triumphs in the end, it is not before a mighty struggle.“

Peanut Butter Families Stick Together by Bill Butterworth

This book is full of hilarious family stories by a dad with four children: a girl, two boys, and a mischievous but delightful baby. In it, the author relates the humor of trying to get to church on time, a family Saturday out to breakfast, a trip to an unusually-themed doctor’s office, and much more. With chapter titles like “Hospitality May Be Hazardous to Your Health,” this book won’t fail to bring a smile to your face.

The Millers Series by Mildred A. Martin 

The Millers books feature another family learning life lessons in everyday moments. Sharon, Peter, Timmy, Laura, and the baby – Beth – have many teachable moments together – some of them quite memorable, like the time baby Beth accidentally knocked down her brothers’ block tower and provided the boys a lesson on sudden anger. These books are highly recommended!

To Save a Life by Ryana Lynn Peterson

I had the privilege of editing this book, releasing October 22, and it’s amazing. There’s a baby – perhaps more than one! – who is the sweetest and dearest little thing. The story revolves around the baby, and it’s filled with Biblical and pro-life themes. Don’t miss this wonderful, sweet, and sometimes tough story!

Sustainer’s Smile by Erika Mathews

This one’s mine and it features babies everywhere! It’s possibly my favorite book I’ve ever written. The themes of life, God’s sustaining hand, and finding a smile in suffering shine through the pages. It may make you shed a tear and smile along with Liliora Ellith as she makes peace with her past and discovers her future among the cradles of Taerna’s babies, born and unborn.

A helpless newborn . . . that’s exactly how twenty-four-year-old Liliora Ellith feels in her efforts to speak up on behalf of the youngest members of Taerna’s pleasure-driven society. Her tender heart for the defenseless and deep aversion to conflict throw Lili’s soul into turmoil when tragedy opens her eyes to the quiet yet heartrending war on Taerna’s babies—both born and unborn. Adon Olam’s word coupled with a secret in her own past fuel her determination, but the challenges ahead of her threaten to send her spiraling into hopeless depression. At the very end of herself, can her own utter insufficiency be anything less than the catalyst for complete disaster?

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The fire burns low and silence descends. Sleepy figures huddle in camp chairs, listening to the sounds of the night. Quiet . . . peace . . . the world is at rest.

And now for the big fall giveaway! Win:

• Jayne’s Endeavour paperback by Lauren Compton
• Promise’s Prayer (First edition) signed paperback by Erika Mathews
• Oh, The Fallen signed paperback by Abigail Harris
• Dancing With Fireflies signed mini paperback by Rebekah Morris
• Bingeworthy: A Flash Fiction Anthology by Havok authors
• Fall tote bag
• Amazon gift card

Giveaway open to both US and international winners; if an international winner is drawn, that winner will receive ebooks and the Amazon gift card while a second winner from the US will be drawn to receive the paperbacks. Enter here.

Check out the other party rooms and find the free book:

Have you read any of these books? Which were your favorites and why? Which ones would you like to read? What are your favorite books with babies?