Lorri VanLeuven is the author and illustrator for The Word Birds book series. Two things she has always loved are birds and the word of God.

 The idea for this series all started when she began sewing these adorable little birds with a pocket beneath their wings which held a handwritten scripture. Each time her delightful grandchildren would visit, they would pick up these birds and play with them. The idea then transformed into the Word Birds storybook for children. 

The Word Birds are God’s messengers flying all over the world to deliver God’s truth to children written on feathers.  Lorri still can’t walk past a feather without picking it up and being in awe of God’s majesty. 

“Guide me in your truth and teach me, for you are God my Savior, and my hope is in you all day long.” Psalm 25:5