Our recent prize night at church went very well, rather than just having a focus on the Sunday School we advertised the evening as an open night. Everyone helped to set up a number of display boards and information tables for many of the ‘works’ our church is involved in. Invitations were given to family and friends to attend and the Word was preached to many unbelievers who gathered in.
As usual the children of the Sunday School were rewarded for their attendance by receiving books from the Church.
The books which found their way to our house were
This tear-jerker authored by Randy Alcron helps children understand what the Bible says about Heaven and the New Earth yet to come.
Nathan has spina bifida and is very interested in Baseball, his Granda teaches him that there are more important things than Baseball by dwelling on the promises of God.
This book could successfully be used to open up the subjects of death and heaven to young children as well as salvation and God’s plan for our lives. The pictures are excellent, my seven year old son was able to read it himself but also the younger kids enjoyed having it read to them.
A little Girl after God’s own Heart.
Our 5 year old daughter was presented with Elizabeth George’s book A Little Girl after God’s own heart.
This book which has many little girly pictures takes the reader through each of the Fruit of the Spirit explaining the importance of each through verse.
an example is from the page on Kindness and Goodness.
Oh, to be kind and to always do good,
To say words that help and do what you should!
To quit being mean and making folks sad,
To be really sweet so they will be glad.
Lord, help me bring cheer to those who are down,
To kids who are troubled and wearing a frown.
Let me share comfort, show mercy, and serve,
And give more to others than they may deserve.
We could all learn a lot from this book!
This is the type of book you treasure as a keep-sake, hope your daughter learns much from and passes on to the next generation.
The New Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes.
This book was presented to our 3 year old. A colourful little book it boasts 382 pages, each page has the story on one side with a corresponding picture on the other. The Bible stories are brief no more than 10 or 12 sentances with three or four probing questions to make the little ones think more.
What I really like about this Bible story book is that it doesn’t just deal with the more popular Bible stories you normally find in a children’s book (Noah, Moses, Joseph and Christ) but also many of the stories often omitted in children’s books are included here.
Have you got any good kids books recently?
Elaine
ellen b said,
July 2, 2008 at 2:58 pm
These look great to put in my stash for gifts….