Now an original series on Prime Video Much-loved storyteller Karen Kingsbury’s Baxter Family books have captured the hearts of millions who have come to think of the Baxter family as their own. Now Karen Kingsbury and her son Tyler Russell tell the childhood stories of the beloved Baxter children—Brooke, Kari, Ashley, Erin, and Luke—to inspire and entertain younger readers. Brooke is the perfect older sister. For that reason, Kari and Ashley work hard to make their parents just as proud of them as they are of Brooke. Each girl has her own talents. Brooke is an excellent student. Kari is a great soccer player. Ashley, a talented artist. And they are always there for each other. But when the news comes that Dr. Baxter is moving the family from Ann Arbor to Bloomington, Indiana, and the Baxters need to leave the only home and friends they’ve ever known, no one is happy. Saying goodbye is hard but the family still has what’s most important—their faith and their love for each other. The first book in the Baxter Family Children series, #1 New York Times bestselling author Karen Kingsbury and Tyler Russell tell the story of what it was like to grow up in the Baxter family, the best family ever. In this middle grade novel, co-written with the author's son, the story follows the viewpoint of the Baxter sisters, Ashley and Kari, as they share what it is like to live with the "best family ever...".Recommended for libraries/classrooms with students who enjoy lighthearted and wholesome realistic fiction.--School Library Connection "January/February 2019 " The Baxters pray and find solace in God while navigating relatable and realistic life changes in this slice-of-life tale. --Publishers Weekly "November 2018 " Karen Kingsbury, #1 New York Times bestselling novelist, is America’s favorite inspirational storyteller, with more than twenty-five million copies of her award-winning books in print. Her last dozen titles have topped bestseller lists and many of her novels are under development as major motion pictures. Karen recently opened her own film company called Kingsbury Productions. The company’s first theatrical movie, Someone Like You , is considered one of the most anticipated movies of the year. For more information visit SomeoneLikeYou.movie. Also, the first three seasons of Karen’s Baxter Family books are now an original series called The Baxters on Prime Video. Karen and her husband, Donald, live in Tennessee near their children and grandchildren. Tyler Russell has been telling stories his whole life. In elementary school, he won a national award for a children’s book he wrote, and he has been writing ever since. In 2015, he graduated with a BFA from Lipscomb University. Soon after, he sold his first screenplay, Karen Kingsbury’s Maggie’s Christmas Miracle , which premiered in December of 2017 on Hallmark. Along with screenplays and novels, Tyler is a songwriter, singer, actor, and creative who lives in Nashville, Tennessee, where he enjoys serving his church, adventuring around the city, and spending time with his family. Best Family Ever 1 Winter ASHLEY Fourth grade at Johnson Elementary School was turning out to be Ashley Baxter’s best year ever. This week in Miss Wilson’s class they were studying snowflakes. Beautiful creative snowflakes, of all things! And it was even supposed to snow today. Ashley twirled off the school bus and danced on her tiptoes, eyes fixed on the gray sky, her arms stretched wide. This was how a snowflake might feel. Ashley was pretty sure, because a snowflake spent its entire life dancing through space. Her goal was to twirl all the way to her classroom. But Ashley must have lost track of where she was going, or which way she was turning, because all the sudden she heard a yelling voice. “Watch out, Baxter!” The words were from a boy and they sounded mean. Before Ashley could figure out who they were coming from, someone crashed into her. A strange sound came from her lips, like the air was leaving her lungs all at once. She couldn’t even get a deep breath before she and the boy fell to the ground. From the corner of her eye, Ashley saw a football roll a few feet from her. That’s when she figured out who had hit her. It was Eric Powers. Rudest boy in her class. “Why were you spinning?” Eric made a face at her. Four other kids walked by, headed to class. Every one of them was watching. Great, Ashley thought. She stood and crossed her arms. “Um. It’s homework. Just so you know.” She stared at him, her eyes squinty. “And it’s Ashley . . . not Baxter!” Why did he have to run into her? Of all people? “Homework? Twirling?” Eric picked up the football and stood right in front of her, the ball under his arm. Suddenly his angry face relaxed. A slow sort of smile came over him. Like they were friends. “What sort of homework?” “If I have to explain it to you, Eric, then you really just don’t get it.” Ashley huffed. Eric didn’t understand. The be