Consider the Lilies

Learn about colors and God’s love in this picture book celebration of spring, with lyrical text by an award-winning author and gorgeous art from a #1 New York Times bestselling illustrator.

On a bright spring day, WHITE Queen Anne’s lace waves in the breeze. BLUE bellflowers bask in the sun. Hummingbirds dive down into RED poppies, and a ladybug hurries down the fronds of a GREEN fern. Don’t trip on that PINK primrose peeking through the cracks! Consider these flowers of the field--they live and grow just where they are supposed to be. Maybe God knows how to take care of us, too.

Inspired by the timeless words of Luke 12 and Matthew 6, the second book in the Consider series invites children to discover colors in nature, the beauty of flowers in bloom, and the love of God. Jennifer Grant’s simple text and Julianna Swaney’s endearing art will encourage readers to slow down and marvel at the amazing world around them. A perfect read aloud for the spring and Easter seasons.

Jennifer Grant is an award-winning author of books for children and adults, including Consider the Birds (Eerdmans), Finding Calm in Nature, and Maybe God Is Like That Too (both Beaming). As a child, her imagination was captured by the song ＂Consider the Lilies＂ and the idea that God cared for the flowers just because God loved them. She lives in Chicago and enjoys flowers wherever she spots them--whether that’s in Australia, around her neighborhood, or on her own windowsill. Follow Jennifer on Instagram @jennifergrantwriter and visit her website at jennifergrant.com.

Julianna Swaney is the illustrator of over a dozen books, including Consider the Birds (Eerdmans), The Garden We Share (NorthSouth), andthe #1 New York Times bestsellers The World Needs Who You Were Made to Be and We Are the Gardeners by Joanna Gaines(both Thomas Nelson). She lives in Portland, Oregon, in a craftsman bungalow where she enjoys breadmaking, gardening, and carving the occasional wooden spoon. Follow her on Instagram @julianna_swaney and visit her website at juliannaswaney.com.