Night Night Blessings

I received a copy of this book from ThomasNelson's BookSneeze program in exchange for my honest review of the material.

Honestly, the only way I really know how to review a children's book is based on my children's reaction to it, and my 4-year-old twin daughter's liked this book just fine.

They don't go crazy asking for it, but they sit quietly and listen when I read it. And I like that it points things out to them in a simple way they'll understand. I think that's important if you want your children to walk down a certain path.

There are many books out there, even among ThomasNelson's stable, which are way over my daughter's heads. But they masquerade as children's books. Night, Night Blessings is not among them.

This book rocks Fantasy Land

While it started off a little slow, the book opened up and showed itself to be well worth the wait. The charecters were believable and made me want to keep on reading. Once I got into it a few chapters I couldn't help but pick it up every chance I got! If you're a Fantasy lover than this book is totally for you! And if you're not, it could prove to be a worthwhile introduction to the genre, provided you can grind through the first couple of chapters.

Hermie the Common Caterpiller

Max Lucado takes children on an excellent journey to greatness in this fun-loving, and highly inspired story of Hermie, a common caterpiller.

There's nothing special about Hermie, he knows that, his friend Wormie knows that, and even God tells Hermie he's an ordinary caterpiller. However, God also informs Hermie, and Wormie as it were, that he is not yet through with two very plain, boring caterpillers.

My 4-year-old twin daughters ate this book up. They loved it, and the next time Daddy put them to bed, they clamoured for an encore.

I think Hermie will have a dedicated place in our home at story-time in the very near future.

I received this book through Thomas Nelson's BookSneeze program in exchange for my unbiased review.

The Butterfly Effect by Andy Andrews

So here's the thing, I'm a big fan of books that actually say something, and while Andrews attempts to show some interesting history with this book, it just doesn't fit the bill for seriously useful. It barely even grazes inspirational in my opinion.

I like history as much as the next guy, but I like to learn from it. To be able to study and apply it.

I applaud what Andrews is trying to say, I just wish he would've taken this book down a dirt road, instead of the intersate.

If you like quick pick me ups, this might be for you. If you want substance, avoid it.

I received this book from Thomas Nelson's BookSneeze program in exchange for my review of it.

Smack-Dab in this Review.

I received a copy of Brennan Manning and John Blase's book for children titled Smack-Dab in the Middle of God's Love from Thomas Nelson's BookSneeze blogger review program.

Upon first glance, it's nothing special, just what you'd expect from your average children's book, lots of pictures and a few words.

I like the point that Manning and Blase try to make for the kids, but I'm not sure it's suitable for all ages. What I mean is, my daughter's are 4-years-old, and while they were very excited to have a new book and asked me to read it to them over and over again at first, I'm not sure they really understood the point.

I know they enjoyed the story, and of course they liked looking through the pictures. I just don't think it spoke to them yet at this age, and that could be because it's a bit vague for the average 4-year-old.

All that being said, I think this is a pretty fair effort in trying to convey the message of God's love in a way that slightly older children, I'm thinking maybe even 6 or 7, can appreciate. However, if your children are younger than 5, or you have a problem with an evangelistic message, this book is not for you.