Margaret
I had no idea there was another classic book in the vein of Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What Do You See? I don't know yet which one came first, that or so Went Walking. While the kiddos hair is a little to be desired, the animals are cute. The anticipation for the next page was palpable in my listeners and this is an excellent read aloud for the younger set. I'm glad we found it on a list to read and would gladly add it to my collection. We borrowed it from the library.
I grew up with Are a you My Mother? I didn't know of another book in the same vein as Have You Seen My Cat? I love the excitement and the thrill my Kinder child found in the exotic cats on each new page as we tried to label them. I'm glad we found this. We need a copy. We borrowed this from the library.
Donut is adorable and the bunnies are the sweetest little comforter companions for this determined unicorn that wants to fly. Donut is an almost wordless picture book with two word prompts with an expected repetition and response. There are emotions to explore and hopes to hold on to while this little unicorn, that wishes it was logically a pegasus tries and experiments how to be a flying unicorn.
There is not objectionable in this book. It is just cute and fantastically. I think Thomas Edison would be proud that Donut found a plethora of things that didn't work before finding the one that did.
This was a Dolly Parton Imagination Station book as part of our Tipton County Educational Foundation Books from Birth program for my youngest reader. I'm glad to have it.
I listed to this from the Libby app as an audiobook and I wonder if that was half the entertainment. I was pre-reading for my Kindergarten read alouds next year and this one is a new Sonlight addition since the last time I did Kindergarten (aka Core A). This is a winner and I look forward to sharing it. I need to get a copy for our shelf, or the audiobook. I must add it is also my first experience with Mercy Watson, even if she is an extra character in this story.
A few years ago I discovered and fell in love with the HCSB Illustrated Study Bible for Kids. Now they have re-released the hardcover *and while I have to admit I like my cover image better) they have also released leather bound versions for boys and girls. I haven't seen the boy version (blue ship) version in person, but love what I've seen on-line. I have gotten my hands on the girl's edition (pink castle) and I never thought I could be this in love. Absolutely this is what I plan to engrave and have as my girls' real Bible. It has everything that I loved before but the theme has changed.
When I was in second grade I received my first Bible for moving up to the next Sunday School class. It was black, leather bound, red letter and had my name engraved on the cover. A great Bible, but I do not remember reading it. The Bible that I remember spending the most time in was when I was in sixth grade and in my first Bible class at the private school I attended for two years. That Bible was colorful and had interesting inserts. I remember highlighting and writing all over that one. In that class we had to make all sorts of charts to remember the different sections of the Bible.
Well let me tell you, Holman Bible Publishers has all of the charts that I made in that class and more of the color than that old Bible dreamed of having in their new edition of the Illustrated Study Bible for Kids in Hardcover. I'm certain the two leather bound editions are just as awesome with one pink and the other brown with a cool design (in the originals as well as these rerelases). This Bible is awesome! I wish it was the one that I had when I was first really learning the Bible...
At the very beginning there is a page called “The ABCs of Becoming a Christian” that highlights Admit, Believe and Confess with details. This is so great. Often it seems there will be an mature Christian able to help a new comer along, but to have it here and available at a query notice is really great. I told you a few years ago that my introduction to the Holman Christian Standard Bible translation was in The Apologetics Study Bible and I absolutely love that Bible. I would completely trust this Bible and translation with my daughter to delve into when she's ready. The recommendation age is starting at age six, but I think you could easily read with a younger child and they would like the pictures, but for studying on their own six is a great age to begin. There is a really thorough Bible Dictionary for Kids and a neat chart with a Table of Weights and Measures to really bring the events and physical stories to life. The font is very clear and easy to read and as a favorite feature, this one is Red Letter in the words of Christ in the New Testament as well.
Every so often there is an insert of pages that has a great feature to help learn details of the Bible for instance a page about The Books of Law that gives a short fact about Genius, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There is then a map that features something valuable of the current scripture you may be reading. The next page is a family genome that is totally cool! This is exactly the kind of thing that I would be writing out in my own time back in school to figure out who was related to who and which son went where. This is awesome! Also under each descendants name is a scripture reference where you can find more about them. Then the last page of the first section of inset pages is another chart that I remember making over and over again in school. A list of the Books of the Old Testament divided into Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, and below that the New Testament in Gospels, History, Paul's Letters, General Letters and Prophecy. This page is so vibrant and colorful, it is very pleasing to the eye and will easily help your child remember and memorize where each book is located.
All in the rest of the Bible are tons more Study Helps (insert of pages) that are really quite cool. I love this Bible and I think that it is a great fun and I think that any kid would agree. I cannot recommend this one any more highly for your kiddo. This is awesome!
This is a standard Bible size with a soft buttery soft pastel pink cover embellished with flowers and the design of a castle. It sparks the interest of a story to be told. A pink ribbon marker makes it easy to keep up with your page or one of the 44-full-color images you are reading. The large, easy-to-read font type makes this even more appropriate for earliest readers.
Red-letter words of Christ and everything else you need. We're using this in our K4 homeschool this year. The guidelines in Memoria Press Copybook I encourage the teacher to read the scripture from a leatherbound precious Bible and not just a cartoon-like frivolous illustrated storybook Bible. This is perfect for that purpose. All in all perfect for my girls.
Thanks to B&H.
Merged review:
A few years ago I discovered and fell in love with the HCSB Illustrated Study Bible for Kids. Now they have re-released the hardcover *and while I have to admit I like my cover image better) they have also released leather bound versions for boys and girls. I haven't seen the boy version (blue ship) version in person, but love what I've seen on-line. I have gotten my hands on the girl's edition (pink castle) and I never thought I could be this in love. Absolutely this is what I plan to engrave and have as my girls' real Bible. It has everything that I loved before but the theme has changed.
When I was in second grade I received my first Bible for moving up to the next Sunday School class. It was black, leather bound, red letter and had my name engraved on the cover. A great Bible, but I do not remember reading it. The Bible that I remember spending the most time in was when I was in sixth grade and in my first Bible class at the private school I attended for two years. That Bible was colorful and had interesting inserts. I remember highlighting and writing all over that one. In that class we had to make all sorts of charts to remember the different sections of the Bible.
Well let me tell you, Holman Bible Publishers has all of the charts that I made in that class and more of the color than that old Bible dreamed of having in their new edition of the Illustrated Study Bible for Kids in Hardcover. I'm certain the two leather bound editions are just as awesome with one pink and the other brown with a cool design (in the originals as well as these rerelases). This Bible is awesome! I wish it was the one that I had when I was first really learning the Bible...
At the very beginning there is a page called “The ABCs of Becoming a Christian” that highlights Admit, Believe and Confess with details. This is so great. Often it seems there will be an mature Christian able to help a new comer along, but to have it here and available at a query notice is really great. I told you a few years ago that my introduction to the Holman Christian Standard Bible translation was in The Apologetics Study Bible and I absolutely love that Bible. I would completely trust this Bible and translation with my daughter to delve into when she's ready. The recommendation age is starting at age six, but I think you could easily read with a younger child and they would like the pictures, but for studying on their own six is a great age to begin. There is a really thorough Bible Dictionary for Kids and a neat chart with a Table of Weights and Measures to really bring the events and physical stories to life. The font is very clear and easy to read and as a favorite feature, this one is Red Letter in the words of Christ in the New Testament as well.
Every so often there is an insert of pages that has a great feature to help learn details of the Bible for instance a page about The Books of Law that gives a short fact about Genius, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers and Deuteronomy. There is then a map that features something valuable of the current scripture you may be reading. The next page is a family genome that is totally cool! This is exactly the kind of thing that I would be writing out in my own time back in school to figure out who was related to who and which son went where. This is awesome! Also under each descendants name is a scripture reference where you can find more about them. Then the last page of the first section of inset pages is another chart that I remember making over and over again in school. A list of the Books of the Old Testament divided into Law, History, Poetry, Major Prophets, Minor Prophets, and below that the New Testament in Gospels, History, Paul's Letters, General Letters and Prophecy. This page is so vibrant and colorful, it is very pleasing to the eye and will easily help your child remember and memorize where each book is located.
All in the rest of the Bible are tons more Study Helps (insert of pages) that are really quite cool. I love this Bible and I think that it is a great fun and I think that any kid would agree. I cannot recommend this one any more highly for your kiddo. This is awesome!
This is a standard Bible size with a soft buttery soft pastel pink cover embellished with flowers and the design of a castle. It sparks the interest of a story to be told. A pink ribbon marker makes it easy to keep up with your page or one of the 44-full-color images you are reading. The large, easy-to-read font type makes this even more appropriate for earliest readers.
Red-letter words of Christ and everything else you need. We're using this in our K4 homeschool this year. The guidelines in Memoria Press Copybook I encourage the teacher to read the scripture from a leatherbound precious Bible and not just a cartoon-like frivolous illustrated storybook Bible. This is perfect for that purpose. All in all perfect for my girls.
Thanks to B&H.
Goodreads is confusing me. I see one book cover at the top of my review page, and another book cover at the bottom under what is owned. No clue what they're up to. How, I want the old Goodreads back.
The Squire's Tale was enjoyable even if it did take me a while to read it as it wasn't always the priority. After a while, my daughter who is reading this as one of her 5th grade readers, agreed and we have slowly bought more in the series as we've been able to find a bargain and almost have them all. This is a pretty good introduction to the side characters of Arthurian legend and it makes me eager to read more. This book feature Sir Gawain and his squire Terrance, as well as other knights in passing. Nimuoi and other fae make an appearance as well.
Overall great illustrations, per usual. The poem is decent and good for exposure either in supplementing other curriculum or introducing black history units. It brings up the more popular historical characters as well as the lesser known. I could have done without the authors notes, in my own opinion, just because someone is of a certain ethnicity doesn't make them worth history, their character and life experiences do that. Some are not worthy and others deserve the limelight much more.
I'd recommend this one, we have it as a Kindle eBook and it is very readable on a Kindle Fire device.
Another read aloud finished ✔️ This book is fantastic. I think the cover is ugly, not ordinary, and the illustrations inside are much better. The story is magnificent and it was really difficult to put down. I think we read in three segments. It was for my Rascal (8), but everyone listened in (13-3) especially my Princess (11). #sonlightstories
For years, I have meant to read Gail Carson Levine. I've collected beat up second hand books and bought kindle editions when the price was right. Even Audible versions such as this when the sale hit and I saw it at the right moment. This was an excellent place to begin. While yes, I've seen the film version of Ella Enchanted, this is the first story with The Lost Kingdom of Bamarre that I have read/listened.
The narrator was upbeat and energetic. The character personalities came out and for moments I forgot it was only one voice. My daughter (11) and I really enjoyed this.
I devoured this book. Three am, totally there. Bedtime reading turned into a nighttime marathon reading for two nights in a row. It is really difficult to get me to approve a five star rating and Hearts of Steel gets it from me. It was a great continuation of [b:Carved in Stone 57042909 Carved in Stone (The Blackstone Legacy, #1) Elizabeth Camden https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1614215741l/57042909.SY75.jpg 89260713] that I was fond of and [b:Written on the Wind 59355501 Written on the Wind (The Blackstone Legacy, #2) Elizabeth Camden https://i.gr-assets.com/images/S/compressed.photo.goodreads.com/books/1642984950l/59355501.SY75.jpg 93260049] that carried me away. The entire trilogy was filled with long hours of my not being able to put it down as I had to turn that next page. I've already convinced two local libraries to add the book to their collection as I started with a Netgalley eARC and finished with a Libby library loan. I ended up buying the first two in the series before I finished reading them, and this one is obviously on my to buy list. This book is completely worth it, the entire series is a story that I wish I could continue in the lives of these characters.My life and perspective has changed in the last few years due to observation and experience. I really feel so much more connected to understanding these characters and caring about history and people's ability to learn from it all than I think I would have before now. This is a book, a trilogy, full of strong capable women who stand on their own two feet and the men they find to stand near and with them. Worth every minute.
