Winner: Mr. Bo Gets a New Home and a New Name

We have a winner! Dianne, you have a book coming your way soon!! Thanks to those of you who entered, and hope you'll come back around soon! :)

Review: Save the Date

Are you looking for an uplifting Christian novel about a young woman and the lengths to which she'll go to help others? Then I've got the book for YOU! Save the Date tells the story of Lucy, who in a spot to save her non-profit foundation, agrees to pose as fiancee for Alex to further his political career. Lots of interesting things happen along the way...I won't give away exactly what, but I promise it will keep your attention!

What I liked about this book: The storyline was totally believable and real. The characters were well developed and well thought out. I loved that it was about realistic relationships, and didn't contain any unnecessary sex, etc.!

What I didn't like about this book: there were a few points where I thought that it dragged, but obviously not enough for me not to finish it, which is saying quite a bit since I am bad to put books down if I'm not really into them!

If you're still not sold on the book, check out the author Jenny B. Jones website! She seems very cool! I'd like her to be my friend!

I recommend this book! Check it out sometime!

Disclosure: I received this book from BookSneeze in exchange for a review of the book. All opinions herein are my own.

Friendship is always good! (review)

Today I received a delightful little book about friendship! Roger the turtle loses his way to his house when playing pretend. When his new friend Padraig the dragon happens along, he helps Roger find his home. Roger doesn't give up even when it isn't easy to be helpful. This is a great little book to share with children concerning about the ins and outs over friendship. It even includes suggestions on how to extend the story into discussion, and a related Bible verse. After sharing this story with my child, I look forward to sharing it with the children at our church! Thank you, WaterBrook Press!

FIRST Wild Card Tour: Baby Bible Christmas Storybook

It is time for a FIRST Wild Card Tour book review! If you wish to join the FIRST blog alliance, just click the button. We are a group of reviewers who tour Christian books. A Wild Card post includes a brief bio of the author and a full chapter from each book toured. The reason it is called a FIRST Wild Card Tour is that you never know if the book will be fiction, non~fiction, for young, or for old...or for somewhere in between! Enjoy your free peek into the book!

You never know when I might play a wild card on you!

Today's Wild Card author is:

Robin Currie

and the book:

Baby Bible Christmas Storybook

David C. Cook; Brdbk edition (October 1, 2010)

***Special thanks to Karen Davis, Assistant Media Specialist, The B&B Media Group for sending me a review copy.***

ABOUT THE AUTHOR:

Rev. Dr. Robin Currie is the Early Childhood Librarian/Preschool Liaison for the Glen Ellyn Public Library and serves on the staff of St. Mark’s Episcopal Church in Glen Ellyn, Illinois, a Chicago suburb. She is also the retired pastor of Grace Lutheran Church in Glen Ellyn. Before and during seminary she was a children’s librarian for public libraries in Illinois and Iowa. She holds master’s degrees in Library Science from the University of Iowa and in Divinity from the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago, as well as a Doctor of Ministry in preaching from LSTC. Her published books include seven resource collections for librarians and over a dozen children’s Bible story collections.

Visit the author's blog.


Product Details:

List Price: $9.99
Reading level: Ages 4-8
Board book: 36 pages
Publisher: David C. Cook; Brdbk edition (October 1, 2010)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 0781403685
ISBN-13: 978-0781403689

AND NOW...THE FIRST CHAPTER (Click on pictures to see them larger):

My review: I love love LOVE this book! Not only have I been reading it to Robbie, so have his big brothers! I love that I have a sturdy book with which to start introducing him to this beloved story of our faith! What a wonderful introduction for him to Our Savior! Highly recommended!

Review: Then Sings My Soul

I was recently given the opportunity to read the book Then Sings My Soul: Special Edition by the kind folks at Book Sneeze. Oh, how I have enjoyed it, and will continue to for years to come! This book gives a short description of either the basis for the beloved hymn or a devotion on the song. It also includes a scripture related to the song, and a copy of the hymn that can be easily played or sung.

I find it very interesting to read about the author of a favorite hymn or what was going on in his/her life or the world at the time of its writing. I think it makes the hymn even more real, and we are able to relate to it even better. I am especially enjoying reading about my favorite Christmas hymns!

I first saw this book when my husband's uncle was reading it about a month ago. It looked interesting to me, and I commented as such to him. So when I saw this book being offered through Book Sneeze, I jumped on the opportunity to review it! I think anyone who loves traditional hymns or church history would love this book as well.

Though I was given a copy of this book to review, all statements and opinions herein are my own.

Review: Little Star by Anthony DeStefano

I recently received the book Little Star by Anthony DeStefano, and fell in love with it on the first reading. The story tells about stars learning that a king is soon to be born, and how they prepare themselves, hoping that each of them will be the chosen star to receive a special reward if it shined the brightest on the night the King was born. Little Star was sure he would not be the chosen one since he was so small, but he soon realized that this king, too was little. In fact, Little Star was the only star to understand the message that Jesus was bringing to Earth!

This book makes understandable to children the idea that Jesus chose to humble himself as a baby when He came to save us from our sins. It is simply yet beautifully illustrated, and the language is age-appropriate for a 2nd-3rd grade reader. I thoroughly enjoyed this book, and am sure it will become a family favorite in years to come!