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.
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