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In 1942 Margeret Wise Brown Worte A Children's ...
Contributed by Sermon Central on Jul 20, 2003 (message contributor)
In 1942 Margeret Wise Brown worte a children’s book that continues to be published. "The Runaway Bunny" is a classic describing parental love. One day the young bunny informs his mother that he is going to run away. The mother responds with, "I will run after you." The young bunny retorts with several illustrations of becoming other things so the mother bunny cannot find him. In the end the young bunny realizes that his mother will never allow him to get away from her watchful care. His conclusion to the whole matter is that he will stay home and be her little bunny.
(Text used is Psalm 121:8)
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