God Gave Us the World by Lisa Tawn Bergren was excitedly enjoyed by everyone when it arrived at our house. It is a cute book about a bear family who learn about bears from around the world. I really enjoyed reading this book to our almost 3 year old. There were so many well-written lessons about the creation of our world. The story was interesting and had a good lesson to it. God Gave Us the World was just right for my son. He enjoyed listening to the story and wanted to hear it again. The illustrations were very nicely done also. We all enjoyed looking at the pictures while reading the story. I would recommend this book to friends and family, and I am going to be looking for the other books in this series. Thank you to WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for providing me with this free complimentary copy.
Saturday, January 15, 2011
Thursday, January 6, 2011
Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball
Two Tickets to the Christmas Ball by Donita K. Paul was a good read. I enjoy reading books with a Christmassy theme this time of year. Cora Crowder found herself invited to a Wizards’ Christmas ball. Very little information could be found about this ball. Her co-worker Simon also was mysteriously invited to this puzzling event. Things were working out in a very strange manner that always seemed to put them together.
The basic story line was enjoyable but there several additions that I just didn’t find appealing. Cora’s family is a family that does not understand her new found faith, but the interaction between Cora and her sister was a little too much for this lighthearted book. While Cora’s family situation was not a good, Simon’s was the exact opposite. Perhaps a little too perfect.
I am not a person who enjoys reading about wizards and magic so that was unexpected and a little disappointing to me. It didn’t seem to fit well in a Christian novel.
The story line was fairly interesting. I wanted to know how it ended; it kept my attention. I felt as the ending left something to be desired. I still had questions about some things when I finish reading the book.
Overall, I enjoyed reading the book. I don’t know that I will want to read it again…maybe at Christmas some year. I probably will not recommend a friend read it.
This book was provided for review by the Waterbrook Multnomah Publishing Group.