Papa's Pastries may be my new favorite children's book to teach kindness and God's provision of our every day needs. Plot overview: Miguel's family needs a new roof, firewood, and clothing to survive the winter. Miguel hopes his father, a pastry peddler, will sell enough tasty treats to buy the things they need. But all the ...
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Review: God Gave Us the World
God Gave Us the World (God Gave Us...) is the newest in the God Gave Us... series by Lisa Tawn Bergren. This book explains that "Every bear has a special place in God’s great, big world." Along with Little Cub, the reader learns that God made us all different and unique but all with a purpose. Wonderful message to young and old alike. Momma ...
66 Clouds – Bible in Word Clouds
A friend set me a link to a site that has taken the text from every book of the Bible and placed it into the website wordle.net to create a word cloud of the most frequent words (pictured above). I was immediately inspired. Seeing God's word in this powerful way was amazing. I then viewed the YouTube video of the ...
Review: The Legend of the Easter Egg
Each holiday has its own traditions and symbols. Easter is no different with the bunny, egg, baskets, and candy. But do you know how these symbols got started? I didn't. So, I was drawn to the book The Legend of the Easter Egg in hopes that it would teach me and our kiddos! Plot: "One April morning, a boy and his ...
Review: The Dragon and the Turtle Go on Safari
In December, I introduced you to a new children's book, The Dragon and the Turtle. I really liked the story line and follow-up ideas at the end of the book. I was excited for the next book to become available especially since I felt it was a book that appealed to boys. The Dragon and the Turtle Go on Safari is a story ...
Review: Little Lion’s/Lamb’s Bible
Little Lion's Bible & Little Lamb's Bible are two cuddly new storybook Bible for Preschoolers by P.J. Lyons. The soft lion and lamb cover are adorable. Inside each Bible are 10 key Bible stories with soft illustrations. Each story contains eight rhyming lines to loosely summarize the stories. The Little Lion's Bible ...
Review: Softly and Tenderly
Just a year ago, I started a new book The Sweet By and By by recording artist Sara Evans with Rachel Hauck. In my review I stated, "I was sorry that I started the book over the Christmas season because all I wanted to do was read!" The second book in the Songbird Series - Softly and Tenderly - was exactly the same. Full ...
Review: The Dragon and the Turtle
The Dragon and the Turtle is a precious story of friendship and caring for others. Throw in some detective work and here is a story that your children will enjoy. The book begins with a hungry dragon - Padraig - looking for a little more food to satisfy himself. Along the way, he meets a new friend - Roger the Turtle. ...
Review: Jesus God’s Great Gift
With Bubs starting to read, I am enjoying the "I Can Read" book for their simplicity and repetition of words. Jesus, God's Great Gift is one of the Level 2 readers about the Christmas story. In very simple terms the Christmas story is presented. To help developing readers, the sentences are short and repetition ...
Review: Children of God Storybook Bible
When we pick up books, it is easy to assume that what we read is truth. That some how, if it is published then all of the work has been done to make sure everything is factual. While I quickly learned that this is not true, I realized that I have not been as discerning with Children's Bibles. I assume that if it is published with ...