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Forgive each other because the Lord forgave you. Colossians 3:13

We All Need Forgiveness © 2014 by Mercer Mayer All rights reserved. No portion of this book may be reproduced, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means—electronic, mechanical, photocopy, recording, scanning, or other—except for brief quotations in critical reviews or articles, without the prior written permission of the publisher. Published in Nashville, Tennessee, by Tommy Nelson. Tommy Nelson is a registered trademark of Thomas Nelson. Little Critter, Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter and Mercer Mayer’s Little Critter and Logo are trademarks of Orchard House Licensing Company. All rights reserved. Tommy Nelson titles may be purchased in bulk for educational, business, fund-raising, or sales promotional use. For information, please e-mail [email protected]. Scripture quotations are taken from The International Children’s Bible ®. © 1986, 1988, 1999 by Thomas Nelson All rights reserved. Library of Congress control number is on file. ISBN 978-1-4003-2250-3 Printed in China 14 15 16 17 18 LEO 6 5 4 3 2 1

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Today Mom made a pineapple upside-down cake. I was only going to take a teensy taste when I knocked the cake onto the floor. Oops! “Sorry, Mom,” I said. “That is the most upside-down pineapple upside-down cake I’ve ever made!” said Mom. “It’s okay, Little Critter. Accidents happen sometimes.”

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Dad asked me to get a wrench from the garage. I found one, but the oil can was in the way, and the oil spilled onto the floor. I hoped Dad would forgive me for spilling his oil.

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I went out to the sandbox to play, but my beautiful castle was almost all washed away. “I’m sorry, Little Critter!” said Little Sister. “I was just watering the garden. It was an accident.” “Yeah right,” I said.

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After that I wanted to color, so I lined up all my crayons in a row. Gray Kitty pounced on them and made a mess. “Bad cat!” I said. “I’m going outside.” I stormed out the front door.

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I went for a ride on my bike, but Timothy rode into me. My bike tipped over and the handlebars got bent. “Sorry, Little Critter,” said Timothy. But I was too mad to say it was okay.

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I put on my mask to go scuba diving. All I needed was my snorkel, but I couldn’t find it anywhere.

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Then Dog jumped into the tub. He had the snorkel in his mouth and it was all chewed up. “Bad dog,” I said.

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At the bus stop, Gabby was trying out my new yo-yo and she got the string all tangled. “I didn’t mean to, Little Critter,” she said. “I’m never letting you play with my toys again, Gabby,” I said.

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