We are so excited to be officially announcing the release of a wonderful new book that is a second edition of our first book, ANGEL ANIMALS. It became a classic by celebrating the miracles animals bring into people's lives.

New World Library offers a deep discount on the new Angel Animals book.

Order Angel Animals before November 30th and receive a 25 percent discount off the retail price of $14.95. Mention special offer ANGEL to receive your discount. To order by phone, contact Jessica at 800-972-6657 or place your order via New World Library's secure website, www.newworldlibrary.com/searchproducts.cfm. After adding this item to your cart, enter ANGEL in the box on the order form that says, "Enter discount codes here." Then click apply.



Willard Scott on The Today Show recommended the first edition of Angel Animals, and the book rose to bestseller status as an Amazon.com Hot 100 book.



Angel Animals: Divine Messengers of Miracles
(New World Library, Fall 2007, 2nd edition)


Dr. Marty Becker, resident veterinarian for Good Morning America, wrote the foreword for Angel Animals. 

Beliefnet.com and other national magazines and newspapers excerpted stories from it.

Shirley MacLaine lauded Angel Animals on her radio show. ABC Nightly News featured Angel Animals in a special report about whether animals go to heaven.

Associated Press, Gannett, and Knight Ridder wire services wrote articles about Angel Animals that were run in newspapers all over the world.

Now you can read ninety timeless stories in Angel Animals that feature dogs, cats, horses, rabbits, raccoons, bears, birds, dolphins, deer, and insects. This is an artistic, gift book that continues the series published by New World Library.

Read stories by celebrated author of the Hot Chocolate for the Mystical Soul series, Arielle Ford and renowned angel book author, Doreen Virtue.

In this blog entry we have included a touching story from the new book about a koala from the wilds of Australia who shows the meaning of gratitude.

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A KOALA AND I TRUSTED EACH OTHER
By Wayne Hudson, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia

Reprinted with permission from Angel Animals: Divine Messengers of Miracles (New World Library 2007). All rights reserved.

Our small acreage forms part of one of the largest koala corridors in Australia. Each year, especially during mating season, a number of these endearing creatures pass through our property.

Due to the encroachment of suburbia, the koalas suffer from stress and its consequences. The threat of dogs, traffic, and fences decrease their resistance and make them more susceptible to a contagious disease that causes blindness, cystitis, and infertility.

As I was leaving home one day, I noticed a distressed koala walking around in circles. When our neighbors came home, they helped my family secure the animal. Attempts to confine him looked like a surreal dance with humans chasing a koala and a koala chasing humans.

Capturing a koala is never easy, because they have powerful, sharp claws. Since this one was nearly blind, each human was a potential tree to climb.

After we caught the koala, we contacted the wildlife authorities who operate on and nurse these animals back to health. The officers and volunteers perform miracles rehabilitating sick and injured animals and returning them to the wild.

Two weeks after the initial contact, the wildlife ranger said that the koala was ready to be returned to his familiar territory. The ranger placed the cage with the animal in it at the base of a large eucalyptus tree and opened the door.

Usually, a koala released in this manner will dash out and rapidly climb the nearest tree. But not this one. Instead of running away, he looked directly at me with his clear, doelike eyes. I stood transfixed in his gaze.

I'm sure he's saying, "Thank you," I thought.

The ranger reached out and scratched the koala's back. I watched as the koala climbed the tree slowly until he reached a safe height.

Still, he didn't leave, but stayed near our home for a number of days, bringing great delight and joy to my family and friends. The koala became such a familiar friend that we named him Sebastian.

It seemed to me that this whole episode was an exercise in which people and animals learned to trust one another. We were given a special opportunity to compensate for encroaching on the koala's territory by helping him get well. By staying nearby and letting us get to know him better, the animal expressed his gratitude by giving us the chance to commune with wildlife.

BIO:
Wayne Hudson is a composer and writer from Brisbane, Queensland, Australia.

SOMETHING TO THINK ABOUT:

"What could you do to let others know that you're a friend to be relied on when they are in need?"