This book is a winner. It focuses on the importance of grit, hard work, being kind, and having fun while dealing with the ups and downs of life. Although a board book targeted to little ones, it includes wisdom for all ages.
God Made Me for Worship is a terrific book that helps explains the corporate worship experience to children. It is scripture based and is written in an easy to understand manner. Colorful, engaging illustrations enhance the text. This book would be a terrific tool to assist a child who is transitioning into attending “Big Church”.
While this complimentary book was provided for review by New Growth Press, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinion.
Our daughter re-discovered this book recently and found it was a reassuring read during these uncertain times. This review was originally posted December 18, 2014.
It Will Be Okay: Trusting God Through Fear and Change is a terrific book. The friendship that develops between little seed and little fox is a sweet one. Their adventures together ultimately help them realize that although things around them may change – God is always there.
For little ones who tend to be anxious and worry, this book is a must have!
While this complimentary book was provided for review by Harper Collins Publishing, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.
Celebrate You would be a great graduation gift. It is filled with charming pictures that highlight the ups and downs experienced to reach a myriad of important milestones. This one is a winner!
Surf’s Up is a terrific end of the school year read aloud option. It not only features the fun of reading, but it also shares the delight that can be found in coupling reading with other fun summer activities. This gem is a real winner!
God Made Me Unique is a wonderful book with a powerful message. It presents understanding uniqueness and disability from a Christian perspective in a child-friendly way. The use of colorful, engaging illustrations enhances the text.
While this complimentary book was provided for review by New Growth Press, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.
Using the Bible story of the loaves and the fishes as a framework, Austin shares how each and every one of us is special and has something to share that will ultimately have a positive impact. This book was specifically written to encourage and empower teenagers, but I think the message is very well presented and would be an encouraging read for adults as well. I particularly liked the questions at the end of each chapter. They were a great starting point
for further reflection as well as discussion about the text.
While this complimentary book was provided for review by LitFuse Publicity Group, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.
Antonio Meets His Match is the latest release from Max Lucado’s Hermie and Friends Series. The focus of this DVD is the importance of loving your neighbor. After an introduction by Lucado, the viewer is introduced to Antonio. He has long been considered the leader of the ants. It appears he may loose his special place in the ant world when some “foreign” ants move into the garden. Antonio’s first inclination is to throw the new ants out of the garden, but through God’s intervention Antonio takes a different course. Upon the conclusion of the story Lucado provides further discussion of the key theme (loving your neighbor) of the DVD. His manner in both the introduction and wrap up is warm and pleasant.
I wish some of the warmth and gentleness displayed by Lucado was more evident in the animated characters. None of them were particularly likable. Although the DVD is rated for all ages, I think the best target audience for the DVD is probably early elementary aged boys. The aggressiveness of the ants and the conflict within the video makes it potentially disturbing for very young (pre-school aged) viewers.
Although not a hit for our home, I do think that little boys would potentially truly enjoy this animated story which shares an important biblical lesson.
While this complimentary DVD was provided for review by Thomas Nelson Publishers, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.
The Story of Christmas retold by Gwen Ellis is a colorfully illustrated version of the Christmas story beginning with the birth of John the Baptist and then introducing the reader to Mary. The book is broken into six two page spreads that are highly illustrated. Biblical verse reference is included at the beginning of each section and thought questions are placed a the end. Some of the thought questions were stronger than others, but overall they enhance the book. The text of the book is very simplistic and at times distracting due to the “watering down” of language choice. For example “feeding box” is used rather than the term manger. One of the highlights of the book was the final two pages in which pictures from the text are shown as aides for your child to retell the story. This is a great way to continue discussion of the Christmas story with your child.
A DVD is also included with this book. It contains six short stories about Jesus which are very engaging for little ones. The DVD has the same “look” as the characters in the book which our daughter seems to really appreciate.
Overall, this book and DVD is a good introduction to the true meaning of Christmas for the toddler/preschool child.
While this complimentary book and DVD were provided for review by Thomas Nelson Publishers, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.
The Read and Share Toddler Bible includes Old Testament and New Testament Bible stories. The pictures within the book are colorful and are highly engaging to toddlers. Of special note is the degree of detail within each picture. There is much to be seen and young eyes enjoy studying and finding things within them. This is especially the case with the pictures in the Creation Story, Adam and Eve, and Noah’s Ark.
Each Bible story is limited to three to four pages of text coupled with illustrations. The stories are told in a toddler-friendly manner always reinforcing the message that God will always love them. One of the highlights of this particular book is the parent notes which come at the end of each story. Points for further discussion, craft ideas, as well as additional resources are provided to help reinforce the important message of each Bible story. Additionally, I really like the fact that the scripture reference for each story is included.
An additional bonus to The Read and Share Toddler Bible is the inclusion of a Bible story DVD. The DVD includes highlights from The Read and Share Toddler Bible and includes animation that resembles the art work in The Read and Share Toddler Bible. Stories can be selected from main menu of the DVD which allows parents control of how many stories will be viewed at a time. Each story runs appropriately three to four minutes in length.
The Read and Share Toddler Bible is a great beginner Bible .
While this complimentary book and DVD were provided for review, no other compensation was given. All remarks are my personal and honest opinions.