Christian Retailing

Gift Beat CR June 2009 Print Email
Monday, 08 June 2009 08:51 AM America/New_York

“Giftable Greetings” by Heartsteps feature a greeting card, a 50-sheet notepad and a tear-off bookmark, all packaged inside an artistically designed envelope and retailing for $4.99. Four series are now available: children, pets, African-American and inspirational.

Harvest House Publishers offers hope to readers facing cancer in Trusting God When You Have Cancer, a hardcover gift book by Jerry Cook and Ron Pinkston with photographs by Nancy J. Locke. Retailing for $13.99, the 48-page, 7-by-7-inch volume presents communication between the two authors as they both battled the disease.

The art of Sandy Lynam Clough is featured in new Heritage Lace wall décor, with each piece furnished with a black metal hanger. Clough’s inspirational themes are set on a background of fine lace made in America. The hangings include Live. Laugh. Love. ($16); Thankful. Grateful. Blessed. ($14); and Trust in the Lord ($16), all on white lace; and Righteous in His Ways ($16) on ecru.

Appealing to contemporary tastes, the 2010 Inspirational Daily Planner from Thomas Nelson features a cloth-leathersoft, two-tone cover with matching ribbon marker. Designed for daily, weekly and monthly agendas, the planner includes 365 scripture verses and quotes from best-selling authors. The planner, with four cover options, is available for shipping July 15.

Wanda E. Brunstetter’s Amish Friends Cookbook Volume 2 from Barbour Publishing offers 200 recipes from Amish country. The four-color cookbook releases next month and retails for $14.97.

Precious Moments has released Operation Kindness, book 2 in the “Precious Girls Club” series. The life of main character Katie Bennett and her diverse group of friends is also linked to a virtual world at www.preciousgirlsclub.com. The 88-page hardcover book, by Cindy Kenney, retails for $9.95.