Author: June Spears
Publisher: self
Date of Publication: November 4, 2012
Source/Format: received from author for our honest review of it/ Kindle
Goodreads Summary:
What says Christmas time better than the true story of Christmas.
The story of Jesus broke down for children to understand. With sketch illustrations to match.
Mom's Thoughts:
First, the illustrations are so sweet and beautiful we enjoyed looking at those the most. I loved that there was sketches, even though it was an e reader version. I also liked that the chapters were short because it is hard to keep a young child's attention span ( 4 years old) if the chapters drag on and on.
I am not usually one to do the religious books, but I figure you can't go wrong with Christmas time anyways.
It was nice how Mary, Joseph, the angels, God, and Jesus was explained in simple terms for a child to grasp.
However, in one of the chapters it talks about how Joseph thought Mary was unfaithful and back then she could be stoned to death for it. I felt that might be a little too much for anyone younger than 8 to really talk about. And besides this is supposed to be a fun book but that little tidbit of information kinda put a downer on the rest of the story for me.
I know my seven and four year old boys got bored with it because there was a lot of explanations for some of the ideas in it. I could have been reading it to a younger age limit to handle it, though, so that could be my bad. I did enjoy getting a little explanation and especially enjoyed seeing quotes from the Bible in it as well.
Overall, this is a cute, short, and easy way to tell the kids about how and why Christians celebrate Christmas. I would skip the small part of "being stoned to death" to keep the mood light and cheery.
I gave it 3 stars!
If you would like your own copy you can get it here:
Amazon
The Author:
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, June E Spears had spent her early years writing mostly poems and school songs. However, she could not escape the allure of storytelling and quickly began studying to become a novelist. She began by reading every chance she had. Mostly Fantasy and Romance novels, June's love of writing was uncontrollable. Once she began typing, she never stopped.
June is best known for her Fantasy Novelette Series "The Blood Moon Chronicles". She is a single mother to her only daughter Isabella Rose.
The story of Jesus broke down for children to understand. With sketch illustrations to match.
Mom's Thoughts:
First, the illustrations are so sweet and beautiful we enjoyed looking at those the most. I loved that there was sketches, even though it was an e reader version. I also liked that the chapters were short because it is hard to keep a young child's attention span ( 4 years old) if the chapters drag on and on.
I am not usually one to do the religious books, but I figure you can't go wrong with Christmas time anyways.
It was nice how Mary, Joseph, the angels, God, and Jesus was explained in simple terms for a child to grasp.
However, in one of the chapters it talks about how Joseph thought Mary was unfaithful and back then she could be stoned to death for it. I felt that might be a little too much for anyone younger than 8 to really talk about. And besides this is supposed to be a fun book but that little tidbit of information kinda put a downer on the rest of the story for me.
I know my seven and four year old boys got bored with it because there was a lot of explanations for some of the ideas in it. I could have been reading it to a younger age limit to handle it, though, so that could be my bad. I did enjoy getting a little explanation and especially enjoyed seeing quotes from the Bible in it as well.
Overall, this is a cute, short, and easy way to tell the kids about how and why Christians celebrate Christmas. I would skip the small part of "being stoned to death" to keep the mood light and cheery.
I gave it 3 stars!
If you would like your own copy you can get it here:
Amazon
The Author:
Born and raised in Atlanta, Georgia, June E Spears had spent her early years writing mostly poems and school songs. However, she could not escape the allure of storytelling and quickly began studying to become a novelist. She began by reading every chance she had. Mostly Fantasy and Romance novels, June's love of writing was uncontrollable. Once she began typing, she never stopped.
June is best known for her Fantasy Novelette Series "The Blood Moon Chronicles". She is a single mother to her only daughter Isabella Rose.
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