Love Letters from God: Bible Stories for a Girl’s Heart by Glenys NellistThis

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Love Letters from God

Love Letters from God:  Bible Stories for a Girl’s Heart by Glenys Nellist is a collection of Bible stories about 14 different women from the Bible.  Girls will learn important lessons based on Biblical principles from these women’s stories.  Each story contains a Bible verse and is written for girls between the ages of 4 and 8.

The first Bible story is titled “The First Girl.”  Girls learn that God created Eve and that she was good.  They read about how Eve was deceived by the serpent in the Garden of Eden.  The important lesson for a girl’s heart in this story is that even though she makes mistakes, God’s love and forgiveness is always available to her.  Eve still had to leave the garden but God provided clothing for her.  The bad choices we make might result in negative consequences, but God still loves us.  At the end of the story, girls can open a flap, like opening a letter from God.  Under the flap is a message for young lady readers.

Image Credit:  Abundant Family Living

Image Credit:  Abundant Family Living

In addition to Eve, girls learn from the stories of Miriam (Moses’ sister), Rahab who hid Israelite spies, Deborah, Hannah, Esther, Mary, and more.

At the end of the book, there is a page for girls to write a letter to God.

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Image Credit:  Abundant Family Living

Love Letters from God offers girls the opportunity to get to know 14 great women of the Bible from whom they learn valuable life lessons.  Each story offers the scripture passage where the Bible story is found.

The book is beautifully illustrated by Rachel Clowes.

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God Loves Mommy and Me by Bonnie Rickner Jensen

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God Loves Mommy and Me

Reading faith based books with children is a great way to instill Godly values and character into them at an early age.  God Loves Mommy and Me by Bonnie Rickner Jensen is an adorable little board book for babies/toddlers and mommies to read together.  In this cute little book, children read about meaningful things mommies and children can do together such as pick dandelions, splash in the rain, and play on playgrounds.  Children learn that we all make mistakes and that it is important to forgive.  They learn to pray and to thank God for his goodness.  The last page stresses that no matter what we do, we are always precious in the sight of God.

The book is well made and durable.  It was published this year (2017) by Thomas Nelson.  God Loves Mommy and Me is illustrated by Laura Watkins.

The illustrations are colorful and appealing.  On some pages, children will find additional things to count or discuss such as lady bugs and butterflies crawling on the tree branches, bumble bees buzzing around, a little duck waiting his turn to play, and carrots dangling from the ceiling.  Children might enjoy counting the critters as they read through the book.

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If you would like to enrich your reading experience with your child, consider doing the following activities together before and/or after reading the book together.

1.  Pick flowers.
2. If it’s raining, splash in some puddles together.
3. Play on a playground.
4. Take a walk together.
5. Above all else, pray together . . . every day.

God Bless My Friends by Hannah C. Hall

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God Bless My School by Hannah C. Hall

God Bless My Friends by Hannah C. Hall is a sweet little book about friendship.  The book teaches young children to appreciate friendships even if their friends are not exactly like them.  Children learn that friends help each other out.  They sometimes depend on each other to get things done.

God Bless My Friends is illustrated with pictures of different animals and insects.  A little bee and a little lady bug appears on each page.  It’s fun for kids to find them.

The illustrations are colorful and appealing but not too bright.  The colors are softer and easy on the eyes.

I love that this little book teaches children to thank God for their friends.  I especially like the last page.

God shows his kindness to us all
Through friendships that He sends
Big or small, short or tall -
God bless my greatest friends!

The pages of God Bless My Friends are thicker than typical pages.  I consider it a board-book although the pages are not as thick as the other board-books in my preschool book collection.  The book is durable.  It should last a while in a toddler/preschool/childhood environment where books get lots of love.

God Bless My Friends is a 2016 “God Bless Book,” published by Tommy Nelson Publishing.  It is illustrated by Steve Whitlow.

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 My toddlers and preschoolers enjoyed the book.  I’m sure your kids will love it too!

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