Children's Book The Gift by Rebecca J. Hubbard is Nominated for a People's Book Prize

DALLAS - June 29, 2016 - PRLog -- Children's books that entertain as well as educate youngsters can be difficult to come by. The Gift by Rebecca J. Hubbard is a heartwarming and valuable lesson about friendship, trust and love that will appeal to a wide variety of readers. This book has caught the attention of many teachers, leaders, therapists and other childcare professionals, and now it's been nominated for a prestigious People's Book Prize award.

Ms. Hubbard's exceptional storytelling skills bring the tender story of a young girl and her horse to life. Told from two distinctly unique points of view, The Gift gives readers a better understanding of what it's like to make friends with a horse - from the perspective of eleven-year-old Pip and from the perspective of Buck the horse. Readers will delight in meeting these characters, both of whom are equally stubborn and willful.

According to their website, The People's Book Prize is a unique literary competition, judged by the nation and open to all UK publishing companies. As the publisher of The Gift, Ravenswood Publishing falls into this category. Readers are encouraged to vote via The People's Book Prize website located here:

http://www.peoplesbookprize.com/book.php?id=1404&nf=1

Rebecca Hubbard is a native Texan and a master's level Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist with over twenty years of experience working with children and families. She began writing short stories as a child for her own amusement and enjoyment. Rebecca later discovered that she could facilitate the healing of her young clients by writing stories for them.

Rebecca is extremely proud of her book. Working with children and families is clearly a passion for this devoted professional and The Gift reflects this beautifully. As she states, "The Gift can help children learn about perseverance and the importance of working for what you truly want. Friendships are a beautiful part of life. They also present many joys and challenges. It is difficult to learn how to develop a healthy friendship and to value another for who they are and not who we want them to be. As Pip learns, friends are not ready-made and seeing someone for who they truly are is an amazing gift."

The Gift is available in print and eBook formats on Amazon for just 12.99 and 2.99 respectively at: https://www.amazon.com/Gift-Rebecca-Hubbard/dp/1515181839/ref=tmm_pap_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1467122235&sr=8-2

For more information on The Gift and Rebecca Hubbard please visit the author's website: https://www.rebeccahubbardlmft.com/

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