3 out of 3 people found the following review helpful:
good starterThursday, December 02, 2004
As a place to start discussing Christian behavior with your children, this is great. Each letter of the alphabet is taught with a verse and a short story about behaving the way God commands us to.
The only problem I have with the book is it is extremely unrealistic in that the children never encounter any sort of negative reaction from their friends for desiring to obey God. I know that from my own experience as a Christian child in the public school system, this is just not possible. You will want to make sure you discuss these sorts of situations with your children in addition to reading these stories.
1 out of 1 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent devotional materialWednesday, October 13, 2004
We use this bok for devotions with our 3 boys, ages 4,6, and 8. They are short enough for their attention span and the focus on a single letter makes it easy for us to recall the verse days later.
4 out of 4 people found the following review helpful:
Excellent!Sunday, March 14, 2004
Our whole family loves this book. My 3 year old begs to read more than one story each night. He is not only learning verses but also a lot about appropriate behavior. While targeted towards children we have found it convicting for us as well! The book is biblically sound AND interesting.
6 out of 6 people found the following review helpful:
An easy and delightful way to learn ScriptureTuesday, August 26, 2003
I was looking for an attractive, illustrated format to help our 3 year old daughter memorize Bible verses. This book is it! We read a verse and the accompanying story every night, and with all the repetition, she has memorized several verses. She usually asks to do more than one verse & story at bedtime, and we frequently allow it -- it's a treat! It also helps in learning the alphabet.
7 out of 7 people found the following review helpful:
A cornerstone building block.Sunday, August 17, 2003
The main reason I picked up this book was to help teach my 3 year old the alphabet but after 2 letters (one per day) I am amazed at how much more this book really is. I am using it as a daily devotional for my 3 year old daughter and my 7 year old son.
What I really like is how it is designed to teach children to learn and live Gods word but it teaches them to do so out of love, with stong moral values. The stories are engaging and both of my children enjoy them.
We hadnt put the book down for very long when my children began to fuss over a toy, we reread the "B" story, then without any further prompting my son resolved the issue through timed sharing, even apologized to his sister for his bad attitude.
When it was time for bedtime stories my son asked if we could do more letters instead of our other Bible stories.
This book is a must have for every Christian family.