Night Night Blessings

Night Night Blessings by Amy Parker is a beautiful book.  Appropriate for both boys and girls it is a wonderful bedtime read.  It is written in the child’s voice as the day is reviewed with all its blessings.  The illustration is beautiful.  Even my five year old sister mentioned how pretty the book looked.  She has enjoyed having this book read to her multiple nights.  It is just the right length for bedtime and durable in the board book form.   It is definitely for young children.  The book has a strong message about how God blesses our daily lives and how we should be thankful in all things to Him.  I have enjoyed reading it to my little sister.  Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> 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

Hermie - A Common Caterpillar

I read Hermie- A Common Caterpillar by Max Lucado.   I read it aloud to my five year old sister.  We used the e-book form and enjoyed the beautiful pictures in this book.  It is a well written book and the two main characters are Hermie and Wormy.  The book is about a green caterpillar who thought he wasn’t special.  In the book Hermie was jealous of other insects and asked God why he was so common.  God told him He wasn’t finished with him yet.  Hermie learns that everyone is special.  I think the book taught my sister that everyone is special in their own way.  My sister told me she liked the book.  I would recommend this book to a parent to read to their child.  Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> 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

Hermie - A Common Caterpillar

I read Hermie- A Common Caterpillar by Max Lucado.   I read it aloud to my five year old sister.  We used the e-book form and enjoyed the beautiful pictures in this book.  It is a well written book and the two main characters are Hermie and Wormy.  The book is about a green caterpillar who thought he wasn’t special.  In the book Hermie was jealous of other insects and asked God why he was so common.  God told him He wasn’t finished with him yet.  Hermie learns that everyone is special.  I think the book taught my sister that everyone is special in their own way.  My sister told me she liked the book.  I would recommend this book to a parent to read to their child.  Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> 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

Thunder Dog

I read Thunder Dog by  Michael Hingson with Susy Flory.   It is about a blind man, Michael Hingson, and his guide dog, Roselle,  and how they escaped the twin towers during September 11, 2001.  It also told about his life as a child and how he managed to get around since he was blind.  He learned that when he walked past things it made a different noise as he stepped on the ground.  He used that method to get around.  He explains to the reader that blindness is not a disability its just something you have and have to deal with.  He started using guide dogs when he was 14 and has used them ever since.  I enjoyed this book because I love dogs and he told stories of his dogs.  I also liked when they escaped the twin towers because he described it so well and I felt I could see what was happening in my mind.  It was a fun book to read.  I would recommend this book to anyone that wants to learn more about September 11 and how blind people live.  Disclosure of Material Connection: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> 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

Don't Check Your Brains at the Door

Mom read this book from BookSneeze after she decided it was better for me to wait a year or two before I read this.  Here is what she thought about it.

I read “Don’t Check Your Brains at the Door” by Josh McDowell and Bob Hostetler.  The book addresses the many myths about Christianity, ones faith and the act of living life as a Christian, and Jesus himself.  The chapters are short and include discussion/study questions at the end of each making this a useful book for devotion time, classes, or small group settings.  The chapters are relevant for teens and deal with typical teen struggles, but also covered are more serious issues that Christians face as adults.  I found the book enjoyable and thought provoking.  While some of the chapters seemed to lack significant depth, I found the discussion questions for those chapters very well done.  Perhaps in those instances the authors wanted a more personal interaction with the word for the reader.  References sited and statements within the book made it clear that the authors did thorough research and study and helped me as a reader to be more confident in the assertions made.  This makes an excellent jumping off point for someone who would like to read more about any one of the “myths.”  I would definitely recommend this book to teens as an excellent tool to give thought to those myths and to prepare themselves for the assaults to their faith they will experience as they venture out into the world as individuals.  It would also be an excellent family study for a family with teenage children.   Discussion of these myths within a family of faith would be good preparation for confrontations in the world. Disclosure: I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com <http://BookSneeze®.com> 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 

The Secret Garden

Last night I finished reading The Secret Garden.  At first I didn't want to read this book, but I am glad I did.
The Secret Garden is about a girl named Mary who comes from India to England to a large manor. She finds an old rusty key buried in the dirt and opens the door to the secret garden. The secret garden belonged to the wife of the manor. She died in the garden and her husband locked the gate and buried the key. Mary unlocked the door and from then on, she spent all her time in the secret garden with her friend Dickon. She found a disabled child crying in his bed and comforted him. Dickon brought all his tame creatures to the disabled boy, who's name was Colin. Eventually, Colin was told about the secret garden and wanted to be wheeled out. They all spent hours in the garden. I liked this book.

blogging books

I am going to start blogging about the books I read.  Those of you who know me know I read A LOT!  Stay tuned :)!