Story one
Who Made the Morning?
The sun comes up pink and gold over the barn, and Hershey is already waiting with his frisbee.
Can you thank God for the morning?
New Book Two is now on Amazon
CeeCee's Secret Farm
Bedtime stories from a farm where the animals talk, and a grandmother who loves God with all her heart.
Shhh… the talking is a secret. God's love is not.
Book Two · Now available
The Farm Says Amen
On CeeCee's farm, every animal has something to say, and this time they have Someone to thank.
Join Hershey, Chip, Patches, Copper, and a brand-new puppy named Penny as they find out who made the morning, who keeps watch in a storm, and how even a coonhound can say amen.
Three bedtime stories and a goodnight, each one ending in a verse from the King James Bible and a question to ask out loud.
- Ages 3 to 7
- Three stories and a goodnight
- Paperback and Kindle
- King James Version
Inside Book Two
Three stories and a goodnight
Each one is short enough for one more story, and each one ends with a question to ask out loud.
Story two
Little Chip and the Big Storm
Chip is the smallest guard dog on the farm. Then the thunder comes, and he learns who keeps watch in a storm.
Can you boom like the thunder?
Story three
Penny and the Thank-You Song
A truck rumbles up the lane and out tumbles a puppy. By moonrise she has learned Copper's big song.
Can you sing thank You with Copper and Penny?
Who lives here
Meet the animals
Every one of them has something to say. Only CeeCee and Tena can hear it.
Patches
The gentle paint horse. Her thank-you is how CeeCee found out the farm's secret.
Copper
The coonhound with the big song. He sings it to the moon.
A-ROOOO!
Hershey
The frisbee-catching lab with the happy smile.
Throw it far!
Chip
Very small, very brave. He guards the whole farm from on top of his bucket.
Halt! Who goes there?
Penny
The brand-new puppy in Book Two, with paws too big for her legs.
a-roo!
CeeCee and Tena
Best friends, and the only two people who can hear the animals talk.
Shhh…
Look inside
Six pages from The Farm Says Amen
Tap a page to see it larger.
For the grown-up doing the reading
Made for reading aloud
Written by a grandmother for the grandchildren who gather close for one more story.
A-ROOOO!
Sounds to make together. Howl like Copper, boom like the thunder, whisper the secret.
Can you…?
A question to ask out loud at the end of every story, so little listeners get a turn.
Goodnight.
A gentle goodnight on the very last page. In Book Two, every story also ends with a verse from the King James Bible.
Bonus story · Watch and listen
Skunk Comes to the Farm
One morning a cattle trailer comes rattling up the lane, and out steps a cow. She is black all over, except for one white stripe. CeeCee names her Skunk. She was hoping for Daisy.
“Man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart.” 1 Samuel 16:7
Watch the read-aloud story
The series
Start at the beginning, or start tonight
Book One
The Farm Says Hello
A thank-you from a paint horse named Patches turns an ordinary morning magical. Three cozy stories: the day the whole farm said hello, the evening Patches painted the sky, and the night Copper sang his big song to the moon.
Book Two · New
The Farm Says Amen
The animals find out who made the morning, who keeps watch in a storm, and how even a coonhound can say amen. With a brand-new puppy named Penny.
The author
Meet CeeCee
CeeCee Smith lives in Texas with her husband, and there is no hour she loves more than bedtime, when her grandchildren gather close for one more story. She loves God with all her heart, and these books are her way of passing that love along.
For my precious grandchildren: may you love God with all your heart. He made you, and He loves you even more than I do.From the dedication of Book Two
Goodnight.
The farm is sleepy now. Chip keeps watch. Penny is home. And God keeps watch over them all, and over you.
