We LOVE these advent books!
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My family loves the Advent storybooks by Arnold Ytreeide. We were thrilled to find out about this brand new release last year (2015), and although we bought it last year, weren't able to read it until Christmas 2016. As expected, it's an amazing tale.

This one seems pretty unique to me. It's about the son of a Persian wise man who doesn't even know about or believe in the coming of the Messiah. Yet all the signs seems to point to a new child King. Ishtar embarks for a months-long journey in his father's large caravan, and along the way learns about God, and makes new friends along the way (friends that the reader may already have the acquaintance of, if you've read the books about Jotham, Bartholomew, and Tabitha -- which I highly recommend too!).

It's a fun family read during the Advent season. Enjoy!

P.S. I'm sooo looking forward to read the Easter in this coming year with my family too. Should be exciting!
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My children loved this story. We used this book to introduce our children to the idea of Advent and and what Advent means. We wanted to make the time leading up to Christmas much more meaningful and much less commercial. We found a product we liked for celebrating the Advent season, but we used this book to help our boys understand the concept. This is a delightful and helpful book!
1500888
This entire series of books is so nice for little ones.  The pages are thick so they won't tear and the handle makes it easy for them to care it around by themselves.  We prefer our daughter to learn with these items during Mass as an alternative to cherrios or some "not-so-appropriate" toys at Church. The content of the books are great too!  You can never be too young to start learning about Jesus and the Catholic Faith!
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I LOVE THESE BOOKS!  THEY ARE MY GO-TO GIFT.  I've bought these books for baby shower gifts, Christmas gifts and for my own kids.  I just adore these books.  They are so beautifully worded...very sincere wording that rhymes, along with the most adorable artwork.  These are thick books with a nicely padded cover.  An essential in every Christian home!  Highly recommend to any and all!
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This is our second year using this booklet to guide our family Advent devotionals. Our kids are young (4 & 6) and this booklet works great for us (as it did last year when they were even younger). The devotionals are quite short and simple but not in any way dumbed down. Our kids easily comprehend the lessons and the scriptures. A song or part of a song is included in every devotional, and we enthusiastically sing along with a version of each song we like on a CD. Or, we sometimes choose to listen to a different song than the one suggested (I highly recommend Casting Crowns version of I Heard the Bells On Christmas Day). Our kids especially love how each candle is named (the first candle lit is the candle of promise, next is the candle of light, etc.). I love how our daily Advent devotionals keeps our focus on why we celebrate Christmas. We all love the cozy atmosphere created by sitting together around the warm glow of candles after dinner. I believe we are making wonderful memories with the guidance of this little booklet.
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Our whole family loves this set.  We also already owned the deluxe version of the Jesus Storybook Bible, which has been well-loved, and whose cover was falling apart after TONS of use. I liked that this one was available for not much more, though included the audio version and the DVDs.

Be aware that the DVDs include movies that are simply animations of the book's illustrations (fine for us- we have younger kids who appreciate slower action).

The audio version is read so pleasantly by David Suchet, and we love listening in the car or while getting breakfast ready in the morning.  Hearing it provides such calm to our chaos.
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We purchased this advent calendar to use with our 4 year old, and he is LOVING it.  He looks forward to opening a new window every day, and I love the daily reading of a Bible-centered portion of the Christmas story to help him understand what happened that first Christmas.  I highly recommend this!
4475663
My son is loving his advent calendar! He was so excited and couldn't believe I spent the money on this one. It was definitely more pricey than the advent calendars I got for his sisters.
409005
Read several reviews when trying to find right advent for our family. Love this one as it has both child and adult version. Questions are great for kids and they enjoy it!
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I am a HUGE fan of these books! My baby is only 4 months old but I read one of these to him every night. I love the entire bunch of them and am trying to purchase every one! These are fantastic for helping little ones understand about Jesus, God, Prayer, Heaven, etc.... Highly recommend!
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We bought the advent calendar last year, and this year, we had to get it again for our LEGO loving 5 year old. I love that he gets something to open each day (and it keeps him busy as he puts the legos together). These are the best, and can't beat the prices on Amazon!
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I have the Advent calendar for the kids with little chocolates and the love the daily "prizes" and story that goes along with it every day.

My little one loves to help her Dad to open the little windows to see what tool the day will bring. She is 4 years old and is just learning all about the real meaning of Christmas it is so magical for her. My husband calls it the Manvent Calendar and has all of us saying it.

Merry Christmas to all!!!
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This book is absolutely adorable!  I love the sweet, easy going simplicity of the book and I love that it can include the whole family.  There are more than enough coloring pages to share among the siblings, easy to make recipes (no searching an overwhelming amount of Pinterest posts to find recipes) and a variety of activities, from simple to more challenging.  My resistant-to-writing ASD child just did the first page with "write your own words" and she did AWESOME!  This is huge, to see her happily writing her own thoughts without anxiety!  This is going to make the Advent season so effortless and fun!  I'm very thankful for this book and we will definitely be getting another one for next year.
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Celebrate Advent: 25 Legends and Ornaments is a fun way for children to learn more about Christmas while being exposed to nature and good values such as the joy of giving. Each story is just two pages telling legends from many countries.  The illustrations are superb and very decorative. There are ornaments illustrating each story, and they can be punched out to use for decoration and saved for future years.

The telling of the birth of Jesus is clear and appropriate for young children.  The origins of Santa Claus are fascinating to any age. Explanations of the symbols of the star, the pine tree, the Christmas rose, and many more are interesting stories.  In particular, the "Littelest Camel" which is in the story from Syria, was new to me.  I remember the story of Babushka from my childhood, and I'm so glad it was included in this collection of legends.  I highly recommend the book for gifts for children - colorful and easy to read or be read to.
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Both my kids (1 and 3 years old) LOVE these Chunky Pack Christmas books! I got them for my younger daughter for Christmas last year, and they are still a favorite!

The set comes with three books about the size of my palm, that, on each double page, have one term that has to do with winter/christmas, along with a cute illustration. I do agree with some of the other reviews stating that these books aren't that durable; two of our books fell apart last month. Then again, I have to admit that my kids were rough with them at times... and we've had them for about 9 months at that point. So overall, I don't think that the durability is too big of a problem, especially for the low price.

I'd definitely recommend these Chunky Pack books for any young children/toddlers! They're very cute, and a perfect stocking stuffer!
554655
It is so hard to find Advent calendars that TRULY keep Advent in mind and not just the secular side of the holiday season.  Sent these to my nieces, nephews and Godchildren (who are now in their late 20's!!)
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I was THRILLED to see this book was finally picked up by a new publisher.  I just pray the other two in the trilogy will also be picked up before next Advent season.

Jotham's Journey is the best Advent resource I have ever read.  The story is not only exciting and thrilling, but it gives the reader great historical insight.  Your family will have a difficult time stopping at the end of each day's reading because each day ends with an exciting cliff hanger.  You will follow Jotham right up to being present at the birth of Christ, just as your family celebrates the same miracle.

Please, do not miss the opportunity to experience Jotham with your family.  This is also a fantastic gift to give any one you know.