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#Throwback Thursday: The Easter Donkey by Donna Thornton

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As we reminisce on the over forty years that God has blessed Ambassador International to remain in business, we are highlighting a different #backlistbook each week in a series called #ThrowbackThursday.

The Easter Donkey by Donna Thornton and illustrated by Lynne Pryor, published by Ambassador International on April 7, 2014,  is a children’s illustrated book that brings the story of Easter into the modern day and introduces the topics of Jesus’ Triumphal Entry into Jerusalem, the heaviness of Maundy Thursday, the sorrow of Good Friday, and the joy of Easter Sunday. Today marks the 9-year anniversary of this book being released into the world at large!The Easter Donkey

In The Easter Donkey, Author Donna Thornton uses the animals on her mother’s berry farm to re-tell the greatest story ever told. She wrote The Easter Donkey not only to offer a fresh telling of the Easter story but to remind everyone of its wonder. This work, along with The Christmas Donkey, tells of Drupelet’s journey to understand the gifts God has given to those who accept them. She hopes her readers will also experience that wonder.
Along with her farm pals from the 2011 hit The Christmas Donkey, Drupelet learns the message of Easter with the help of a cat in in a simple but profound way to help children understand the meaning of this most-significant day.

 

You can add The Eastern Donkey to your Goodreads HERE and you can learn more and find purchase links HERE. This book is available in paperback and ebook!

 

Christmas Kindle Sale!

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It’s our Christmas Kindle SALE!

Baby, it’s cold outside! Snuggle up with some of our favorite Christmas titles and load up your eReader for up to 75% off! We’re kicking off our sale today and these prices are good until Christmas! List of titles below:

A Donkey’s Little Tale  BUY NOW!

Chesed’s Order BUY NOW!

Christmas Flavors of Ireland BUY NOW!

The 20th Christmas BUY NOW!

The Christmas Donkey BUY NOW!

The Manger Mouse BUY NOW!

The Easter Donkey Just $1.99 on Amazon!

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Celebrate Easter with the donkey Drupelet and his adorable farmyard friends! In honor of Easter, pick up The Easter Donkey for just $1.99 on Amazon. This incredible sale runs from April 3-6. Your kids will love the colorful illustrations and sweet characters. And you’ll love giving them something on Easter that’s not full of sugar!

TheEasterDonkeySynopisis: The Easter Donkey offers a fresh telling of the Easter story while reminding readers of its wonder. The Easter Donkey tells of Drupelet’s journey to understand the gifts God has given to those who accept them. BUY NOW

The Easter Donkey: $12 Shipped!!

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This year, put The Easter Donkey in your child’s Easter basket! Share the real meaning of the holiday with little ones through adorable characters and beautiful illustrations.

The Easter Donkey tells of Drupelet’s journey to understand the gifts God has given to those who accept them.

The Easter Donkey $12 Sale

We're offering a limited number of copies of The Easter Donkey for just $12, including shipping.

Easter Donkey sale

Offer deadline is March 31.

Upstate Donkey Gains Fame With New Children’s Book

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Author Donna Thornton and Illustrator Lynne Pryor both live in Upstate

For immediate release: Drupelet the donkey, named after a tiny bump of juice on a raspberry, returns for another heartwarming tale in the newly released book, The Easter Donkey (Ambassador International; April 2014; $14.99, hardcover). Along with her farm pals from the 2011 hit The Christmas Donkey, readers will enjoy a fresh telling of the Easter story while following Drupelet’s journey to understand the gifts God has given to those who accept them.

Drupelet isn’t just a character in a book– she’s a real donkey living on an Upstate raspberry farm with a family that loves her just the way she is. Author The Easter DonkeyDonna Thornton grew to love children’s books while reading to her sons Robert and Stephen, but after they moved on to more mature stories, Donna started to write them. Her first book, The Christmas Donkey, experienced successful sales over the last three holiday seasons. “I hope The Easter Donkey is welcomed into many homes this spring,” says Thornton.

Illustrator Lynne Prior worked on the pieces for The Christmas Donkey while she battled breast cancer and partnered with Thornton again for this project. “These illustrations became very therapeutic and provided much comfort and laughter for me during a difficult time in life,” explains Lynne, who received a BFA in Studio Art from Columbia College.

For interview requests please contact publicist Alison Storm via email at [email protected].

Holiday Book Signing Events for The Christmas Donkey

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Christmas Donkey Cover‘Tis the season for The Christmas Donkey! Author Donna Thornton will hold book signing events in four different cities to promote her children’s book The Christmas Donkey.

 

Greenville, SC

Where: Mast General Store, 111 N. Main Street, Greenville, SC 29601

When: 12/9/2012, 12 pm. – 4 pm

12/22/2012, 11 am. – 4 pm

 

Columbia, SC

Where: Mast General, 1601 Main St, Columbia, SC 29201

When: 12/8/2012, 12 pm. – 4 pm

 

Asheville, NC

Where: Mast General, 15 Biltmore Ave, Asheville, NC 28801

When: 12/1/2012, 12 pm. – 4 pm

 

Hendersonville, NC

Where: Mast General, 527 North Main Street, Hendersonville, NC

When: 12/23/2012, 12 pm. – 4 pm.

 

 

 

Upstate Donkey Gains Fame With New Children’s Book

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Christmas Donkey CoverAuthor Donna Thornton and Illustrator Lynne Pryor Both Live in Upstate of South Carolina

For immediate release: Druplet the donkey, named after a tiny bump of juice on a raspberry, had big ambitions. Druplet may have been a donkey, but she dreamed of being a strong, gallant prize horse like the ones she saw in a nearby pasture. Like many of us, Druplet felt she was not good enough just as God made her. But as Christmas approached, Druplet was needed for a very special assignment that only she could fulfill. Through that assignment Druplet learned the story of the first Christmas, gaining a new understanding how he was uniquely created by God.

Druplet isn’t just a character in the newly released book, The Christmas Donkey (Ambassador International; September 2011; $14.99, hardcover) —she’s a real donkey living on an Upstate raspberry farm with a family that loves her just the way she is. Author Donna Thornton grew to love children’s books while reading to her sons Robert and Stephen, but after they moved on to more mature stories, Donna started to write them. “I hope The Christmas Donkey is welcomed into many homes this holiday season,” says Donna. “It’s a unique delivery of the great story of all time—Christ’s birth.”

Illustrator Lynne Prior worked on the pieces for The Christmas Donkey while she battled breast cancer. “These illustrations became very therapeutic and provided much comfort and laughter for me during a difficult time in life,” explains Lynne, who received a BFA in Studio Art from Columbia College.

The Christmas Donkey is available online through Amazon.com, Ambassador-Interntional.com and many other retailers. For interview requests please contact publicist Alison Storm via email at [email protected].

 

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