Precious Moments board book

There is no better time to begin to teach your little one to be thankful for all of God's blessings.  Whether it be those who love us, precious sounds, God's presence, playtime, or colors, there are things in all our lives we need to pause to be thankful for.  Little Book of Thanks featuring the beloved Precious Moments figures is a perfect board book that is a tool for every parent to use to help foster thankfulness. 

Each set of pages contains a brief Bible verse and short rhyming poems that focus on one thing to be thankful for.  The cover has rounded edges and is slightly padded, making it easy to hold and tough enough with the board book pages for the smallest of hands to be able to be introduced to reading and hopefully foster a love of reading.  The Precious Moments characters are timeless and adorable.

I have no problem highly recommending this new volume published by Tommy Nelson.  I was given a copy from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to write a positive one.  It will make a perfect baby or early birthday gift.  Recommended for children up to age 5.

God's promises for little ones

When life seems difficult and the world seems against you, it is God's promises that often hold you and get you through such difficult times.  What better gift can you give your child than to begin to teach your child about God's faithfulness and love?  The earlier we begin, as parents, the better. 

The very best time of day for me, as the parent of  young children, was bedtime.  I love the close of the day when we could all sit down, be still, and enjoy each other.  But I also loved reading to my children at night (when I wasn't so tired I fell asleep before they did).  These Bible stories would have been exactly what I looked for when selecting bedtime books for my children.

Each story is short enough that even I could keep my eyes open, can be used as a tool to help my children become the people God wanted them to be, and contains tools to help them hide God's word in their heart.  After each story, God's promise is put in a prominent place to help summarize the story.  There is a brief prayer and then a page of scripture verses that point right back to the promise.  The scriptures are short enough that they would be perfect to begin memorizing verses to hide in your heart.  I like that there are many to choose from so that, each time you read through the book with your child, you can select a different verse to memorize.

The book is a nice hard bound version that will stand the test of many readings.  The only somewhat negative thing I have to say about the volume is the coloring used on the illustrations.  I loved the pictures, I just felt like most of them looked as if they had been faded in the sun.  Nothing wrong with that, just not my taste.  In no way does this detract from the value of the collection.

I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review and am in no way obligated to write a positive one.

Precious board book for children

God has so many attributes....provider, protector, all-powerful, healer, teacher, creator, and Savior.  He also has names that mean just those attributes.  What a precious gift to give your little one to teach him the various names and attributes of God through easy to understand examples from the Bible and scripture verses.  Also included with each name for God is a brief prayer you can pray with your little one.  These special attributes and names for God will help him/her better understand the One who created them and how much He loves them.

If you follow my blog, you know what  a big fan of board books I am.  I love how little hands can handle the book without fear of damage.  This volume is no exception with its sturdy pages, slightly padded front cover and rounded corners.

I enjoyed the bright colorful illustrations but was a bit taken aback by the final illustration of Jesus returning on the white horse, hand raised as if saying "I'm here!".

I do think this book most appropriate for children at least 3 or 4 years of age in order to begin to have an understanding of the names of God and obtain a sense of what that means to them.  I must admit that I had difficulty trying to figure out one of the pronunciations even with it phonetically illustrated.  Other than the names of God, the language is simple enough for children younger than my recommendation.

I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest review.  I found the content solid and firmly believe it is never too early to help children gain an understanding of God's love.