Lisa M. Pritchard and Praying Prodigals
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Writing and speaking to foster a love of reading in children
and encourage, inspire, and inform others about Jesus and faith.
2026 Children's Book of the Year
Book 1: Dirt Dog and Friends Series
Dirt Dog Invites Prissy Poodle to the Prom
Awards
ISBN:
978-1-963377-76-7 PB
978-1-963377-77-4 HC
978-1-963377-78-1 EPUB
Reading is fun AND important!
Lessons are in the back of each book to encourage discussion with the little ones and aid in the application of learning.
Please review the Parents and Educators page
to learn more about literacy and the purpose for
Dirt Dog and Friends
5 Star Review
Literary Titan
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Book 3 - Spring 2027
Audiobooks and workbooks coming soon!
STAY TUNED!
Dirt Dog and Friends Series
and
Pets to the Rescue: A Cousin Crew Series
are great for families. churches, libraries and public, private and homeschool classrooms
Book 2,
America's Birthday Hero
Pets to the Rescue,
A Cousin Crew Series
Available on AMAZON!
ISBN: 979-8-9905475-1-3
Book 1,
Apple
Butter Adventure
Endorsed by
Dr. Gary Chapman,
author of
The 5 Love Languages of Children
www.PetstotheRescueCC.com
ISBN: 979-8-9905475-0-6
Lauren Cunningham finds old letters, a journal written in Russian, and her grandmother’s priceless violin stored in an old chest. She also discovers a gold pendant watch in a security box, hidden for years.
Lauren takes these treasures to Philadelphia where she enrolls in an advanced nursing degree program. Her motivation to relocate is also to escape nursing politics and family drama in her home state of Texas, layered with secrecy, a private investigator, and abuse.
Complexities in her family life collide with a new love who unexpectedly shows up while she struggles to find her place in nursing and in life. Will there be redemption for at least one? Can she learn something from her ancestors who were also nurses during and after the Crimean War in the 1800s?
The daughter of one, Alexandra, emigrates to America. Lauren discovers her story and comes full circle replicating her ancestors’ lives as each tried to find generational relevance and a search for a calling in their lives.
New
Release!
A sequel to the Locket, A Novella, by my friend, Lynda Stoy Stear!
Available on Amazon!
Carolina Tides
Paperback now available on Amazon!
A story a day for a week-long stay.
All proceeds go to local women's shelters
kindle and paperback
NOW on Amazon!
Paperback also available
from your local authors.
June 2026 Newsletter
Lisa M. Pritchard Writes
Lee Ann Mancini is the author of Raising Kids to Follow Christ, Instilling a Lifelong Trust in God, founder of Raising Christian Kids, adjunct professor at South Florida Bible College & Theological Seminary, and executive producer of the animated series Sea Kids on Right Now Media, Pure Flix, Answers.tv, Minno, and Yippee. Lee Ann is the mother of two adult children and lives with her husband in South Florida, where she passionately pursues her calling to help parents raise lifelong Christ-followers.
Book Recommendations
Prayers and Promises
by Robert J. Morgan.
If you have a prodigal in your life,
this is a must-read!
El Raah: The God Who Shepherds
This is a compilation by Living Parables of Central Florida.
My first published piece is on pages 9-10
The Locket, A Novella
by Lynda Stoy Stear
The Locket is a historical novella about two young women, both called to serve as nurses during the Crimean War in the mid-1800s.
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Glimpses of God in Nature
This is a compilation by Living Parables of
Central Florida.
My work is on pgs. 27 and 83
Janes Secret
by Jennifer E. Tirrell
A fascinating novel that is sure to
capture your attention!
Polish Mother
by Karen Walczyk Prescott
Read the story of an immigrant--
Full of adventure.