FROM THE MOUTH'S OF BABES
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Mattie Sullivan, a kid from a Southie project, come to Spenser looking to hire him to find out the truth behind her mother's murder.  She's a tough, proud kid who Spenser immediately likes.  He agrees to look into it just to placate the girl.  He's surprised to learn she knows what she's talking about.  Spenser takes on the case and tries to stop the bad guys from killing both him and Mattie.
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A wonderful book for children!  It covers many of the well known accounts in Scripture.  It's a great gift to give a family with young children.  A ministry that goes into strip clubs to pray with the dancers, has made this book available to those who are mothers to take back to their children.  It's an asked for book.
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Expecting a new baby or got a sweet little one that's a big brother or sister? This is a very sweet book just for them! Hannah Hall has the most adorable line of God Bless... books. God Bless Our Baby doesn't disapoint. This little board book talks about a baby coming and or a sweet little one being taken care of by mommy, daddy and his brothers and sisters. The families that are expecting are portrayed by the cutest animals. One of my most favorite pages are the pregnant mommies like the mommy squirrel below...so cute! And of course the mommy bunny who feels the baby kicking n her belly. So gosh darn cute! Having a new baby join your family is such an amazing time and I love books like this that talk about it. Older siblings wanna help and have a natural innocence about them that loves that sweet baby already. Read this book with your littles and then read it again. This book's pages are filled with God's love throughout and speaks of babies being gifts from God. I couldn't agree more! I have 8 little gifts of my own and I am so very thankful.
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Barry has done his usual great job of producing a book for toddlers. The illustrations will delight all readers, and the verse will bring smiles to little faces. A lovely little book.
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Or maybe preschoolers? They're not exactly kept drooling away in cribs and playpens, right?

Instead, they sit in front of Ms. Keane's African-American twin sister as she teaches them stuff. Not exactly your typical infant behavior. (Oh, and I bet many 4 year olds today are still on pacifiers like the so-called Baby Archie here.)

Oh, and where's Baby Reggie, BTW? I would have loved to see him become part of Baby Archie's overly fantastic adventures around the nursery's playground.

So - just because of THAT, I am not buying the book like I originally planned to. ;)
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Lots and lots of animals babies fill the pages of this picture book. A rhymed text and cartoon images of the animals will appeal to young readers plus the author fills each page with so many critters that there's plenty to look at. Check out the array of little animals and enjoy "Beastly Babies"!
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I'm going buy a copy of this book for my grandson who is about to be married. I love the succinct examples of how to interact with a toddler. The philosophy is not new to a grandma like me - I I suspect it will as something as a revelation to a new generation of overwhelmed parents.
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My teenagers and I all read this book. I then read it aloud to them as I would have done when they were little, even voicing the characters to see if that would help the story.

We all came to similar conclusions on it.

Let me first tell you what we liked:

We like the idea of the book. With some tweaking, we all believe this could be a sweet book for any child, with a special focus for adopted children.

We like the hardback board book format of it...perfect for little toddler hands.

The pictures are absolutely stunning. Kudos to the illustrator! We can all see how little children would be super drawn to the beautiful pictures which would really spark curiosity in a child. There's much detail to each picture, which would open the door for lots of conversation with little ones.

What we didn't like...

We all love studying the Word of God, and have learned to do so in context. One of the things that jumped out to all of us, individually, was the fact that many Scriptures are taken way out of context, and are used in merely a proof-texting way. While it would be easy to dismiss this because one might say, "It's just a children's book..." we feel differently. All of us believe that training children from a young age in the proper meaning and application of God's Word is paramount to laying a solid Biblical foundation for them.

The author attempts to make words rhyme, and is successful at times, but there are other instances where they don't and as a result the text feels clunky as it's read aloud.

I had offered to review this book because I wanted to give it to a neighbor, but due to the fact that the verses are taken so out of context, I have decided not to. It was interesting to me that my teenagers, of their own accord, said they wouldn't keep this book for their own children if they had any.

In one situation a very familiar verse, Matthew 4:19, "Follow Me, and I will make you fishers of men," (wherein Jesus is calling Simon Peter and Andrew to leave their jobs as fishermen and follow Him as His disciples) is used to support the idea that the adopted father would love his bears even if they hadn't been able to catch one fish. The verse in the version of the Bible used in this book instead says, "Jesus said, "Come follow me. I will make you fishermen for men."

That's a vastly different connotation and context than what the Lord Jesus meant when He said those words to Simon and Andrew.

I was given the opportunity to review this book on my blog, but have opted not to for the reasons listed above. I'm instead reviewing it here. I save my blog reviews for only books that I would recommend to others.

* I received this book for free in exchange for my honest review. Per the promotion company's request, I'm also including the disclosure below. *

"Disclosure of Material Connection: I received one of the products mentioned above for free in the hope that I would mention it on my blog. Regardless, I only recommend products or services I use personally and believe will be good for my readers. 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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My children are all in their thirties.  We read The Berenstain Bears books when they were little and enjoyed them very much.  I now have young grandchildren and got A Job Well Done to read to them.  The illustrations were familiar, although Honey is an addition I did not know about.  I think the biggest surprise was the references to the Bible.  I didn't know about this when I ordered the book.  I'm not offended, just surprised.

I wish children, or even adults, could learn to finish a job by reading a quick story.  It is a way to open a discussion and there are even questions that could be asked at the end of the book.  The story is cute and what you would expect.  Children should enjoy it.  I liked the spiders with grumpy faces!
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This collection of Babe Ruth memories, compliments of Babe's daughter, Julia Ruth Stevens, is a wonderul tribute to the game's greatest player. It's refreshing to read a piece of baseball lore which deals strictly with the incredible accomplishments of this legendary player, leaving the present-day negativity behind.

For those, like myself, who love the game in its purest form, this walk down memory lane is like taking a vacation to baseball paradise.
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I like this baby's Bible. I am going to look for one with more stories, though. These just tell of creation, Noah, Moses, Daniel, and Jesus, but it is a quick read. We read it in the morning. :)
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Appropriate model for young children as you discuss the Bible stories.
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We adore Peppa Pig! My Southern granddaughter speaks like a proper British girl thanks to Peppa. Her most frequent phrase? Yes, please.
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This book is divided up into small sections about God's promises and how to act.

I decided to review this book because I have a lot of friends with little girls and wanted to know if this was a good book for them. When I got the book, I was heading over to my friend Heidi's house to hang out with her and her children. Her oldest is three years old. I thought instead of just reviewing it myself I would share it with her and get her opinion as well.

Delaney was so excited to look through the book and read it with me. She was facinated by the pictures. As I read through the book, she could not get enough.

The layout of the book is really nice. There is one to two pages for each subject. There is a picture and a short paragraph. Following are a few verses about the subject. Some of the subjects are being kind to others, praying for peace, being a good daughter, and serving others.

I liked that the layout was so easy to read and the verses were perfect. Some of the verses were longer for a three year old, but would be perfect for an older child. I would definatly recommend this to anyone with a little girl. Whether used for devotions, or even to explain diferent ways to act; this would be a great teaching tool for parents.

I received this book free from Thomas Nelson Publishers as part of their [...] book review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I express are my own.
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A tremendous fun film of precious baby animals that would appeal to every age.  The music, songs, and children's voices are outstanding. It's no wonder that this was an award winning video with "Parenting"  magazine. It IS wonderful and I'm ordering more as gifts for family &  special friends.  A former kdg. teacher
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ive rented this in Netflix and i let my babe watch this everyday! yes everyday for the past week.

According to the American Pediatrics, children should not be exposed to fast frame changes in normal television. its not ideal to stabilize their concentration abilities. They said regular tv should be held back until 4 years old.

This Praise Baby collection esp. my father's world---- has SLOW changing frames. HIGHLY ideal to infants.

Im raving about this because even though its winter in New York, my baby can see many baby faces up close of different races--- caucasion, asians, latinos or african descent.

The music is for children and I hope she'll listen to Christian God-fearing songs instead of the many contemporary dog-eat-dog ( thats an understatement)lyrics we often now hear.

Highly recommended. i will buy the full collection after this. its a must.

Ive watched baby Eistein, veggie tales and leapfrog.... they're meant for older children.

This is best for infants and toddlers. My baby infant loves the faces and colors--- well, she cant do much except grasp a bit and stare at faces...hahahhaha
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I received my copy today and it is such a fun read! It's filled with photos of these sweet babies and I loved reading their stories. The book is more detailed than I expected.