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From sheepdogs to wombats to coyotes to jellyfish, animals serve important biological roles in the world. But those who love animals know there's more. We know our connection to other creatures is more than fur, scale, or feather deep. In Saints of Feather and Fang, writer and lifelong animal lover Caryn Rivadeneira looks at the ways that animals--from the pets who share our homes to the mysterious creatures of the deep--serve as spiritual guides for our hearts, minds, and souls. Christian scripture teems with mammals, birds, and reptiles, and research on animals' sensory responses suggests that we not only care for our beloved animals but they, at times, care for us. A therapy pony who visits stroke victims, a rescued pit bull who shows restraint, hedgehogs that scurry down highways made just for them: these stories offer entr�e to tender, whimsical, and deeply theological reflection on creaturely delight, instinct, curiosity, adaptation, fear, and awe. In them we discover and connect with the God who beckons, rescues, and shelters us with stretched-out wings.

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Caryn Rivadeneira is the acclaimed author of seventeen books for children and adults, including the multi-award-winning Helper Hounds series. Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Christianity Today, Sojourners, Relevant, Aleteia, and many more. She is a member of INK: A Creative Collective and the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators. Caryn lives in the suburbs of Chicago with her family and their beloved rescue pit bulls. Gina Marie Davies began acting on the stage at age five. She studied theater in upstate New York and has performed in more than thirty-five productions. In addition to commercial and animation/character voice-over work, she narrates audiobooks. She loves narrating mystery, thriller, and suspense novels as she really enjoys gritty characters. She specializes in differentiating character voices and has great comedic timing for projects on the lighter side. Gina is from New York City and spent most of her life growing up in Connecticut. A majority of her adult life was spent moving around the country while serving in the United States Air Force. She has since come back home to Connecticut, where she loves experiencing the seasons of New England.

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