Doodles In The Margin

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FROM THE BACK COVER:
Whether it’s acting out the dawn of creation by making a funny fish face or belting out a giant roar while pretending to be a ferocious beast in Daniel’s lions’ den, kids will encounter hundreds of fun ways to actively engage with the Bible. Using this fresh and easy, multisensory approach, you’ll be surprised how well children will recall and absorb the Scriptures.

The Play-Along Bible will
encourage physical activity and social interaction
grow the imagination
enhance children’s understanding of the Bible

Bob Hartman is a pastor, author, and storyteller whose books have sold over one million copies. He is best known for the Lion Storyteller Bible, The Wolf Who Cried Boy, The Goat Boy Chronicles series, and YouVersion’s popular Bible App for Kids.

Susie Poole is an illustrator of books, cards, and gifts. She is founder of Pupfish, a line of books that capture the wonder of God for children.

REVIEW:
The Play Along Bible by Bob Hartman and illustrated by Susie Poole is a fantastic book for engaging children into the stories of the Bible by acting out the stories. In The Play Along Bible children use facial expressions, vocal phrases and hand motions to create their own dialog to act out the stories. Children learn by playing and as children grow they learn better by doing instead of reading or watching. Teaching to young children is vital to how they grow up. Sometimes the motions seem silly but children love them. The Play Along Bible is an excellent book that teaches children stories that they actually remember. Susie Poole captivates children attention with her illustrations as the story is being read which makes The Play Along Bible a great book to just read even if you don’t act the stories out. I highly recommend The Play Along Bible to anyone who is teaching Bible stories to their children or are part of a children’s ministry or school.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Tyndale Blog Network. http://www.tyndaleblognetwork.com/ I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

I was very excited to review Faith Builders Bible by Zondervan. The book has 24 full-color pages of illustrations. Each illustration depicts a brick version of a Bible story like Noah, The Last Supper, The Tabernacle, The Ten Commandments, Zacchaeus and Jesus Walking on Water. I really like the Building with Books of the Bible section which has each Book of the Bible as a brick in biblical order. I was disappointed with the lack of pictures. I think there should be more brick story images. The paper seems thin and the 9point font is too small for the 6-10 year age group that this book was intended for. I also think that the book size could be bigger than 5.5 x 1.1 x 8.5 inches. I do however like the NIrV. If I would look through this book at a book store before buying, I would not buy this book because of there are not enough pictures and the font size is too small. But I would buy Faith Builders Bible by Zondervan if I was looking for a compact NiRV Bible.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookLook Bloggers book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

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The Message 100 Devotional Bible: The Story of God in Sequence is a devotional of the Bible in unbroken timeline sequence broken up into 100 devotions. It is written to go at your own pace even though it is laid out into 100 readings. Although it is called a devotional, it has The Message Bible in its entirety.

I love the feel of the cover of this book. I like the introductions. The introductions are short and sweet yet add to the reading. The “bibliography” section in the back is a great reference of the introductions, reading topics and where to find the biblical books. The overall layout is nice and organized. I like how each reading has the entire scripture instead of just references. I personally do not use The Message as my main Bible translation but I use it in comparison when studying.

If you like The Message Bible this devotional is for you.  Reading this book in 100 days would be a good challenge.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Tyndale Blog Network. http://www.tyndaleblognetwork.com/ I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

From the back cover:
Mary gently wrapped her son,
then rested in the shed.
She placed the newborn Savior
in a MANGER for his bed.
Travel through the alphabet with this beautiful rhyming storybook that tells the story of Jesus’ birth. Begin with the angel who tells Mary that she is God’s chosen vessel and follow along until you reach the zillions of stars that paled in comparison to the star that announced the birthplace of the newborn King. Beautifully illustrated and written, this book will be a classic for parents to read to their children every Christmas season.

M is for Manger by Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley is a fantastic alphabet book set to the theme of the birth of Jesus in chronological order . This creative story is great for younger and older children. Each letter of the alphabet is a two page spread. On the left side is a beautiful, full page, illustration by Claire Keay with a short description like “M is for Manger” On the right side is a smaller illustration, a four line rhyme and a scripture verse that gives details of how it applies to the story of the Birth of Jesus.  I love this book because you can read just the left pages for a short story for little children and you can read the entire book to keep older children attentive. Children are very visual. With all the electronic devices, there is a lot of competition for books today. M is for Manger by Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley is well thought out from story context down to the background color of each page. My children were fascinated by this book even though we read it out of the typical Christmas season. My children loved how M is for Manger by Crystal Bowman and Teri McKinley teaches the alphabet in a Godly way. I suggest this book for any child who are learning the alphabet or about the story of Jesus’ birth and their parents and teachers who read to them.

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the Tyndale Blog Network. http://www.tyndaleblognetwork.com/ I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”