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Book Review of How God Makes Babies By: Jim Burns

Amanda Bradbury

I loved this book as well, it seems like the author has a whole series starting with young children going all they way through teenage years. This book is also illustrated beautifully and the pictures are awesome. The book offers the Christian perspective and is a great tool for teaching children about sex and babies. I think this is an easy way for parents of children to openly and honestly talk about sex, babies and their bodies. Sometimes I think it is never too early to start talking to a child about these very important things that may affect the rest of their lives. I would recommend this book to anyone with children or as a gift to a family member or friend with young children.

Book Review of God Made Your Body By: Jim Burns

Amanda Bradbury

I loved this book and the whole series! This seems like an easy way to talk to children about their body and about sex and babies. It is short and to the point, it has excellent and clear pictures for children to look at. The book has the Christian perspective and is great for anyone wanting to teach their children about God and their bodies. The book emphasizes God and makes several good points along with relating the information to children in a simple and direct manner. I do not have children yet, but I am definitely hanging onto this book and probably going to get the rest of his series because it can help me talk to my child one day when I have one. I would recommend this book to anyone with children or as a gift to a family member or friend with young children.

Book Review of Fast & Frugal Cookbook By: Dawn Hall

Amanda Bradbury

The fast and frugal cookbook lives up to its name. It does have many recipes that are fairly fast and fairly frugal; however I wasn’t as impressed as I thought I would be with the recipes and the ingredients. Some of the ingredients I’ve never even seen on shelves or heard of before and I’m not sure that they would be available to people all over the United States. I had no idea that Hormel brand has canned roast beef, I never recall seeing it in the store in my area and I felt that it may not be available to me or people in my region. I also felt that there were a lot of recipes that called for this particular item. Other than that I was pleased with the recipes, the nice pictures showing the dishes and the fact that many of the recipes were fast and frugal. Many of the recipes seemed like original ideas and recipes I had never seen before or something with a new twist. I would recommend this book to anyone trying to cook frugally and live a more frugal lifestyle. This is a good book to give as a gift to anyone who likes to cook or is frugal.

“The Jesus Book” by Stephen Elkins was illustrated very beautifully and was simple to read and understand for a small child. I was delighted to find that the book included a CD with a ton of songs for young children to listen to and sing along with. This is a very comprehensive book for children to learn who Jesus was and what He has to offer us. The pictures are very colorful and the book is very informative. This book would make a great gift for a child or the parent of a small child. This is the type of book a child will keep and cherish forever. My husband was also curious about what the book said and took a look at the book, he offered the opinion that the book should’ve talked a little more specifically about when Jesus was born to make it a little clearer for young children to understand, other than that the book did an amazing job of presenting the information in a clear and understandable way. I would recommend this book to friends, family and anyone with children. I am a book reviewer for Thomas Nelson Publishing Company, if you would like more information about Thomas Nelson Publishing Company please go to http://brb.thomasnelson.com.

Book Review of Max Lucado’s “Fearless”

By: Amanda Bradbury

From the author Max Lucado is his new book “Fearless”, which is an amazing book and one that is so timely and needed right now. This book talks about fears that everyone has in life and this existence and how to deal with those fears by giving them to God and trusting God. The book is filled with biblical stories and references to highlight fear and why we should not fear. The message of the book is that people who follow God should fear not. “Though the world may collapse, the work of Christ will endure”, seems to be the main message overall to all people, Christians or not. The book also offers encouragement that you shouldn’t be afraid, you shouldn’t worry; you shouldn’t fret because it is all in God’s hand and part of his divine plan. This was a great book that I thoroughly enjoyed reading and learning from. I would recommend it to all my friends, family and Christians and non-Christians alike. After reading this book, I think I want to read more of Max Lucado’s writing. He puts stories together very nicely and has a way of always expressing God’s word to intertwine with the story. The author and the book made me stop and think, question my thoughts, my fears and my relationship with God. Max successfully conveyed Biblical truths in his book and the information was clear and easy to understand. The book was able to hold my attention and I didn’t want to stop reading it once I became engaged with it. I am a book review blogger for Thomas Nelson Publishers. If you would like to become a book review blogger or learn more information on it please go to http://brb.thomasnelson.com/

Offworld by Robin Parrish is a science fiction story that wraps together Mars, Earth, humanity and many other factors. The story is full of surprises and a couple of twists that you don’t see coming. The book illustrates many common human fears and emotions. I’m not sure there was supposed to be one direct message to get across in the book, however they’re were a few things I did take away from the book and it was a good adventure story. The story was full of fighting, surviving and struggle throughout an incredible ordeal that not many people could imagine. The book made me think about a few things, most definitely the future and mankind being on Earth. The story was not drawn out too much and it was able to hold my attention and kept me wanting to read and learn more. It’s not until closer to the end of the book when you finally realize what exactly is going on in the story. To anyone who enjoys science fiction or adventure tales I would recommend this book. It’s a good story of life, love and the human spirit. I am a book reviewer for Bethany House Publishers. To become a book reviewer for Bethany House please go to: Bethany House

This book is a read and share version of the Bible for toddlers. The book includes 40 short bible stories with beautiful and colorful illustrations of bible characters and animals. The book also includes a DVD that also has short stories on it to hold the attention of toddlers. The DVD is an hour long. The book and DVD has stories from both the old and New Testament of the bible. I thought this was a very cute little book and would make the perfect gift for someone who has a child of toddler age or for any nursery school teacher at a church. The book explains the stories in simple and easy terms to relate to small children and I liked how it also included a recommended activity at the end of each story to do with your child to help them learn from the story further. I liked that the book included so many different stories from the bible for children to hear and that you could make learning about them fun with the book and DVD. I would definitely recommend this book to anyone who wants their children to learn about God and the stories of the bible, as well as any Sunday school teacher who is sharing the word of God with children. This book is very inexpensive and is definitely worth every penny. I would also highly recommend it as the perfect gift for a toddler aged child. I am a book review blogger for Thomas Nelson, if you would like information on how you can become a book review blogger please go to http://brb.thomasnelson.com. If you would like more information on the “Read and Share Toddler Bible” please visit Thomas Nelson’s web site at www.thomasnelson.com.

Rick & Bubba’s book is about marriage and the fact that you will not have a perfect marriage, but that’s okay, because no one does, because no one is perfect. This book is hilarious and informative at the same time. Rick and Bubba offer a lot of advice if you are in a relationship or already married and they also offer a lot of insight into their own marriages. They talk about a lot of funny experiences and poke fun at themselves and their wives, but in a loving way. The overall message of the book is that marriage is not meant to be perfect and Rick and Bubba want to inform you to be realistic when it comes to marriage, because many people enter into marriage thinking one thing and find out it’s something completely different when they get there. The main point of their book is that they want to help people because so many marriages have ended in divorce; they want to help tell you how to make yours work. This book was very interesting to me because I just recently got married and it helped to reinforce the fact that I am not perfect and my partner is not perfect and we will never have a perfect relationship. But we can have an almost nearly perfect marriage as long as we don’t give up and keep working on our relationship with each other. The information in the book was presented in a comedic manner, but was still informative and fun to read. I would recommend this to newly married couples or anyone in a long term relationship. I am a book review blogger for Thomas Nelson Publishing Company, if you would like to be a book review blogger or learn more about the program, please go to brb.thomasnelson.com.

Book Review of “Through the Storm” by: Lynne Spears & Lorilee Cracker
Amanda Bradbury

This is not a tell all book behind Britney Spears’ life, but it does offer a lot of insight into her world and her families world and how she journeyed to where she currently is in life. This book was very enlightening and informative about family, friends and life. You will learn a lot more than you think by reading this book. I thoroughly enjoyed the motherly advice from Lynne Spears. By reading this book you can gain a better understanding of her and her whole family. You get the full story behind her life from beginning up until now. You can see that they are real people, rather than what the media and paparazzi make them out to be. You’ll read about their trials and tribulations, hard times and difficult situations and come to realize that they too are not perfect people and that they are in fact just as real as you and me. The overall message of the book is to convey the message of their story and Lynne wrote this book as a tribute and gift for her family, both children and grandchildren. In this book you notice that she is a very spiritual and strong willed southern Christian woman and you can tell that she clearly wants to convey her beliefs and faith to her children and grandchildren. I would recommend this book to anyone who wants a deeper look at the real and genuine people of Lynne’s family.

Book Review by Amanda Haddix

The Noticer by Andy Andrews

The Noticer is about an old man who notices little things in people’s lives and the book illustrates how he shares his perspective with people and how it changes them. This is a story about one person who has made a difference in the life of many. It is filled with many historical references and wisdom for all ages and kinds of people.

I liked that this book was easy to follow and that it included real life scenarios. This book made me feel inspired to remember the lessons that were taught in each chapter and uplifted to know that the knowledge in the book was shared in such a beautiful and truthful way.

The plot, dialogue, character development and scenes were all laid out very well. It was very clear to envision each character in the book. The overall message in the book was definitely inspiring and uplifting. I would highly recommend this book, as well as this author, to all readers. This is one of the best heartfelt books I’ve read in quite some time.