Victoria Reinke, Author
Hi!! I am A Momma to 9, Grandma/Nana to 9- and counting, and Wife to Todd for 36 years.
I started writing children’s books a few years ago. God woke me up in the middle of the night with a story about our horse, Barney. I had written the whole story on a scrap piece of paper. Then I sat on it for several years. Eventually, I began working on it and published it. That book is called “Barney Goes to the Horse Show”.
I illustrated that one myself, because I couldn’t find someone to illustrate it for me. I do like drawing, but it is not my passion. So when I met Marianna, I was so excited!
She IS passionate about God and her artwork and it shows. Her illustrations in my next book, “Don’t Leave the Coop!” are engaging, creative, and SO FUN!
Don’t Leave the Coop!
“Don’t Leave the Coop!” was such a fun book to work on with her. This one, I had in mind for several years as well. Initially, it was a story about a little rooster we had who would not leave the coop. He would stay in the coop on a perch when the door was open for them to forage. That story was more about courage. In the winter of 2023, God again downloaded a story about obedience, which became the story “Don’t Leave the Coop!”
The Hens were told to stay in the coop for safety, but when the coop door opened, out they went. Reginald, the rooster scolded them and called them back into the coop, but they would not listen! Until it was almost too late!
Based on Scriptures in Ephesians 6:1-3, “Children, obey your parents as you would the Lord, because this is right. 2 Honor your father and mother, which is the first commandment with a promise, 3 so that it may go well with you and that you may have a long life in the land.”
Our children need to learn that obedience is a good thing. And that is what my book is about; being obedient even when the fun thing to do is disobey.
Millie and the 7 Goats is Released!!! March of 2025
“Millie and the 7 Goats” is a fun story about Millie the Mule and her 7 goats. One day, they are missing from the pasture. Where could they be??
The goats are pretending to be someone they are not. One a chicken in the chicken coop. One swimming in the pond. This story is about pretending to be someone you are not. Ultimately, you are still you. Each goat is still a goat even though they are all pretending to be someone else. Millie reminds each one of that fact. In the end, the lesson is being who God made you to be. We are all created in the image of God. Genesis 1:27 tells us we are “Made in the image of God.”
Its a fun way to talk to your kids about being perfect, just the way you are. You are created in the image of God who loves you.
This story was written by me and Jessica Boehlke did such an amazing job of illustrating it! Her soft watercolor pictures capture the fun of the story in such an adorable way!
Meet the “Family”:
I had a mule named Millie for several years and she was an amazing mule. So sweet! She lived first with our horse Barney after my daughter married and moved the rest of her horses out. Then, when we lost Barney, she moved to a farm in the area. A couple years later, she came back here to live with my 7 goats. 6 at the time. The 7th was born here. That was a shock!! Apparently, his mamma came to the farm already pregnant. I had no idea and was not looking for a goat to have a baby. One stormy, snowy night, he arrived!!
My goats are: VK and Toto. Next came Chase, Brownie and Zuko. Then Stevie arrived. And she gave birth to “Stevie’s Little Wonder”. 7 goats.
Find your copy here on my shop page (Affiliate links take you to Amazon.)
