Prayer Warrior Mom Review

I think if you are a mother, you are constantly saying prayers. I bet even if you aren't a Christian, you pray things like, "Oh God, please don't let me have to tear her tail up in public!" or "Oh Lord, please keep him safe now that he's bought that darn motorcycle!" But seriously, if you are a parent and a Christian, it is part of your duty as a parent to be a prayer warrior for your child. That's why I wanted to read this book, "Prayer Warrior Mom" by Marla Alupoaicei. I know my parents prayed (and still do pray) for me throughout my life and it's so important to do that, I need all the pointers I can get on improving my prayer life.

The book itself is a very easy read. Alupoaicei has created chapters that are all on subjects we really need to learn more about - thankfulness, praying scriptures, interceding, fasting, loving your prayer life, being an advocate for your child, and hearing God's voice above all else, just to name a few. Each chapter is so relevant, you will find yourself nodding along while reading certain parts that apply to you personally.

I'm not sure this is the best book on prayer I've ever read. But I like that it is geared toward mothers. And it includes a daily prayer with each chapter, scriptures that relate to each chapter, and even small group discussion questions. It would be a great book to read with a friend or two and discuss with each other, or hold each other accountable with your prayer lives.

I would certainly recommend this book to mothers, particularly those with younger children or those with children who are in a... shall we say... difficult phase of life. It will be an encouragement to continue in prayer even when you don't feel heard.

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Draw the Circle Prayer Challenge Review

I recently received a copy of a book to review, called "Draw the Circle: The 40 Day Prayer Challenge" by Mark Batterson. I have to admit, I was a little disappointed to find that this was a supplement to his book "The Circle Maker". I haven't read his other book, so in the beginning of this book I felt a little lost. The more you get into the book, though, the more you start to understand what the "circle" is, and you start focusing more on your prayers than anything else. I would say that I certainly do wish I had read the first book before I read this one, but this one does well to stand alone. Batterson's challenge is that we don't pray as boldly as we should, and that's why our prayers don't get answered many times. He covered some really interesting ground, such as putting our prayers into action, being specific in our prayers, and being determined in our prayers. There are some really amazing stories of prayers being answered in this book - stories that you know came from God, and not coincidence. This was meant to be a devotional every day for 40 days, but I read it in less time than that. It was interesting, well-written, and each devotion was so short it was easy to squeeze a chapter in here and there throughout my day. It still affected my prayer life, and I certainly have a few goals I am praying for specifically since reading this book. I think it can change a lot of people's perspectives on their prayer lives. Now I just need to read the partner books to this one!

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Heaven's Lessons Review

I wasn't sure what to expect from this book. The subscript of the title is "Ten Things I Learned About God When I Died". In my experience, books like this are either REALLY intriguing because I believe the author, or they are REALLY disturbing because they are completely unfounded on things from the Bible.

This book, surprisingly, didn't really focus on the author, Steve Sjogren, dying. It was more about the life lessons he gained from his entire experience. In Sjogren's case, he went in for a "routine" surgery, and was declared dead for seven minutes. His blood pressure was 30 over 10 for well over an hour. So even though he miraculously survived that, he had years of physical therapy and rehab to go through after his hospital experience. So many of his lessons were gained from the years of recovery. These lessons are definitely good values that everyone should take hold of: God is big, success works backwards (giving to people who never give back to you), God enjoys irregular people (I love that section), don't fear death, quit quitting, God heals gradually, get over it (forgiveness), face your fears, and be thankful.

These are great lessons to learn. Although they are not new lessons, I like to read books from new authors and a new perspective every so often. This isn't a book I'm going to buy 100 copies of and pass along to everyone I know, but it contained some words of wisdom.

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Sisters of Faith KJV Bible Review

I can't even tell you how excited I was to find the new Sisters of Faith KJV Bible on Booksneeze to review. I've been wanting a new Bible for a long time and here was my chance! I love this Bible and highly recommend it to everyone. Although it does plainly say on the front "Encouraging and Empowering African-American Women with God's Truth" it obviously does not limit itself to just that category of person.

There are several really nice features of this Bible. The "She Speaks" section has stories from the point of view of women in the Bible, such as Noah's wife, Rebekah, Tirzah, etc.

Throughout the Bible are sections (like "righteousness", "fear", "extended family") where a verse is taken and expounded upon. This includes a practical application to life and a prayer.

Each book of the Bible begins with a brief overview and how it relates to sisters in faith. There are nice maps in the back of the Bible, and a section for note-taking. There is a pretty lengthy concordance and a feature index included.

I have read a lot of this Bible since receiving it, but there are still some parts I have not even gotten to yet - apparently there are poems hidden in some of the pages, motivational articles, and even lessons of faith through modern-time women. These are supposed to be short snippets, like one of the items labeled "Note to self" which reads, "God has you here for a reason. Be excited for each new day. Jeremiah 29:11. As I grow older, I grow wiser... Rejoice in the new day!"

The Bible has thick pages which are easy to write on and the columns are wide enough to take some notes on, although you will have to write pretty small. This is a great devotional/study Bible, especially for women, and add the fact that it's KJV (which I actually do like), it's definitely a Bible I highly recommend!

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Soul's Gate Review

I recently received a copy of "Soul's Gate" by James L. Rubart to review. After reading several other reviews on this book, it seems that I didn't enjoy it as much as other people who read this book. I felt that the book could have been much shorter. I didn't love the personalities of the characters. There wasn't one in particular that I felt like I could connect with; perhaps that is why it was hard for me to get into this book. The premise of the book is awesome, about the power of prayer. I do believe Christians do not use prayer like we should. I believe we have a lot more power than we think we do. This book does show that power. I just felt like I was done reading the book about halfway through.

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Red Letter Revolution Review

I just finished the book Red Letter Revolution by Shane Claiborne and Tony Campolo. One thing is for sure, this is a movement I had never heard of, and it was extremely interesting to read about this movement. When I started reading the book, I started jotting down some of my favorite thoughts. These are two of the first ones:

"The matter is quite simple. The Bible is very easy to understand. But we Christians... pretend to be unable to understand it because we know very well that the minute we understand, we are obliged to act accordingly."

"Over the past few decades, our Christianity has become obsessed with what Christians believe rather than how Christians live. We talk a lot about doctrines but little about practice. But in Jesus we don't just see a presentation of doctrines but an invitation to join a movement that is about demonstrating God's goodness to the world. Jesus did not send us into the world to make believers but to make disciples. We can end up with a church full of believers, but followers of Jesus can be hard to come by."

I really loved both of these quotes. Every chapter in this book talks about a different topic - everything from economics to abortion to racism to national debt to hell to the global church... nothing is off-limits. You can tell these two men are very firm in their beliefs. I do respect that, even though I don't agree with many of their views, at least they stand up for what they believe in.

If you are firm in your faith and beliefs I would recommend this book to you. They say some very interesting things and they have great ideas for being the hands and feet of Christ. I love their views on finances and missions, and helping impoverished nations, and I think they have great intentions in writing this book.

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Wild Grace Review

I just finished the book Wild Grace by Max Lucado (adapted for teens by James Lund) and it took me less than 24 hours to finish, if that tells you anything. I love Max Lucado but this is one of his books that I can see myself handing over to a youth group member. I can see our youth group members taking the time to read this one, simply because it will keep their attention.

There are short sections with scripture and an easy-to-read style of writing which I am accustomed to reading when I open a Max Lucado book. Then there are a couple of short, thought-provoking questions: ("What's the biggest problem you're dealing with right now? Do you have a plan to solve it? Where does God fit into this picture?") There are stories from other teens and adults that are interesting to read and serve a purpose in the book.

The book is fairly short and you can tell it is geared toward a teen's attention span. I believe teens will get a lot out of this book and they will not feel it is a chore to read it. I am taking this to our church library the next time I'm at church and I will encourage all people to read it - whether teen, young adult, or an elder.

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The Reason Review

It was by chance that I chose to review this book called The Reason by William Sirls. It was the only fiction novel available at the time from the Booksneeze program and I was reading too many other "heavy" books and thought I could use some lighter reading.

The first night I opened this book I read twenty chapters.

The second day I read the remaining thirty-four chapters.

Literally... could not put it down. That first night I started it, I was reading in between eye rubs and yawns. But I was hooked from the very beginning. If you have ever seen the movie "Joshua" this story will be reminiscent of that movie (not at all a copy, though). I saw another review of this book that said it's the kind of book where you can't wait to see where it goes, and the ending, but you are so sad to know that it's eventually going to be over.

I loved the characters. They are completely lovable and imperfect. The dialogue is easy to read and sounds realistic. The story itself is emotional. I will say I cried at least three times while reading this book, just thinking of God's love and thinking about the situations of the characters in the book. This is a very, very powerful book and I would certainly recommend it to ANYONE. I think if you are not a Christian and you could read this book and see who God really is... not base him off of your neighbor who goes to church or your coworker who says she is saved... but find out who He really is and you will be transformed.

I honestly don't have the words to say what I want to say about this book, so please - just read it for yourself!


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Running For My Life

Less than two weeks ago I read this awesome book by Olympic athlete Bryan Clay. So when I went to choose a new book to review and saw another book written by a different Olympic athlete, I jumped on it! I got the book "Running For My Life" by Lopez Lomong and devoured it in just a couple of days.

This. Book. Is. Awesome.

Lopez's story is incredible. He grew up in Sudan and he tells stories of the war going on there, how he was kidnapped at the age of six and somehow, by God's grace, escaped the prison camp and made it to Kakuma, a refugee camp in Kenya. His stories of that life are amazing as well. So much goes on in other countries that we are so clueless about. You must remember, Lopez's story is from the late 1990's and early 2000's... not decades ago.

Lopez eventually got the chance to come to America to live. His foster parents (who did adopt him later) must be amazing people. I can't imagine the challenges they all had to overcome. I absolutely loved the stories Lopez told of when he first came to America. Let me share one... this is when he just landed in America and his parents have just left the airport with him:

"We pulled into a restaurant and walked inside. The smell of so many different foods nearly gave me a headache. We walked up to the counter. Up above were photos of everything on the menu. I had no idea what was what. So much food from which to choose! All the choices made my head swim. I just knew this had to be one of the nicest restaurants in all of America. Only later did I discover the truth about McDonald's."

Lopez has such a great personality that comes through in this book. He has an absolutely amazing God-given talent and such a heart for his country, Sudan. I think I could read this book over and over again. If you have a mission-minded heart you will love reading this book and it will certainly make you want to do something for the Sudanese.The book is well-written and so interesting. I now follow Lopez on Facebook and will continue to do so. I know he is going to do great things for America and Sudan.

And the best part - he gives all the glory to God as he does all these amazing things.

I highly recommend this book. I know I will be passing it on to friends and family. I haven't stopped talking about it since I finished it several days ago. Check him out on Facebook.

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Redemption Review

I recently had the opportunity to read a book called "Redemption" by Bryan Clay. When I chose to review this book, I will be honest - it's because it looked the best out of all the options. It wasn't because I thought I would enjoy it, or because I knew who Bryan Clay was (an amazing Olympic athlete.) I actually put off reading the book for a couple of weeks because I don't normally like autobiographies very much. When I did finally pick up this book it took me just a couple of nights to read the whole thing. Bryan has a great testimony. He spent his childhood dealing with a broken family, constantly getting into trouble, and running from God as fast as possible. But his mother just as constantly was on her knees praying for his future. It's amazing to read his story and see how he came from a kid who just liked to run to an Olympic athlete.

For me, reading his story of growing in his faith was really interesting. Bryan is a completely likeable person, and he was so honest about all of his feelings throughout his early years growing up and in college. But then I was also intrigued by his details of what was happening in his track & field life. As a former track star (okay, okay, that's over-reaching!) I knew many of the sports he was discussing, but I'd never heard of a decathlon. I never knew the physical stamina you must have for events that seem so simple, like javelin-throwing and the high jump. I was really into those parts of the book.

I finished the book around 11:00pm last night and immediately started Googling Bryan. I have not been watching the Olympics this year and I was now berating myself - if he was participating I definitely wanted to watch! Unfortunately he did miss the Olympic trials this year and is commentating rather than competing.

This book still made me gain so much respect for athletes. There is so much that goes on in the background that we don't know about, especially for competitions that don't get as much publicity like track & field. Also, Bryan's faith is extremely prevalent in his life. I now follow him on Facebook and you can tell he's just a normal, honest family man who has really strengthened his faith over these last few years.

I am definitely passing this book on, and I highly recommend for it to be read by you.

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own.

Mondays With My Old Pastor Review

I'll be honest, it was kind of a fluke that I chose to review Mondays With My Old Pastor by Jose Luis Navajo. There weren't any other books I felt like reviewing, and seriously... I loved the book Tuesdays With Morrie by Mitch Albom and I wondered if this was a rip off.

That being said, I will admit that I was prepared to hold a grudge against this book. If you have ever read the Mitch Albom book you will certainly see the similarities (starting with the title) but obviously these are two totally different books and two totally different conversations. There are also a few things that are quite confusing and unrealistic to me. For example, Navajo states in the very beginning of the book that he would take a pen and paper to each visit with his pastor. Even keeping that in mind, this book is written in extreme detail. It just seemed to me that he wouldn't be able to write down every word his old pastor said, so there must have been some blanks he had to fill in on his own. He never states that any of this at all is fiction, though. Another thing that confused me is a rose bush he talks about in the book. He meets with his old pastor over a dozen weeks, and each day that he goes to visit it just so happens that a rose bush outside the pastor's house has had one more rose bloom. That seems a bit unrealistic to me, and certainly made me roll my eyes more than once. It seems like something added in just for effect. Also, he writes in the book constantly that his wife's name is Mary - but in the author's biography it states that her name is Gene. These things add up to a lot of confusion for me.  But the fact is, there is still a LOT of wisdom in this book. It just wasn't put into a book the best way possible perhaps.

This book is a must-read in my opinion for pastors, as long as they can get around all the flowery words used by the author, and just absorb the nitty-gritty wisdom from the old pastor. Some of what he says is absolutely awe-inspiring and really must be paid attention to. I would recommend this book to others, as long as you don't get caught up in these things I pointed out earlier. There is so much to learn from the words of this old pastor.

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Building Family Ties With Faith, Love & Laughter

Before reviewing the book "Building Family Ties with Faith, Love & Laughter" I had never heard of the author, Dave Stone. After reading this book, and realizing it is part of a series, I can't wait to get my hands on some of his other books. If you've ever read anything by John Ortberg and enjoy him (he's one of my favorite authors) you will enjoy Dave Stone. He is realistic, humorous, and honest. He makes everything seem so simple and lays out a great foundation for having joy in your home.

Stone talks about what is missing in our homes right now - time together, a strong spiritual foundation, and actually wanting to spend time as a family. We have become so busy that our families fall by the wayside at times. Stone gives awesome examples of how to start fresh, live biblically, and have a really joyful relationship with your family. These include eating dinner together, creating a family motto, and using kind words with each other. Really simple things that we sometimes forget.

I loved this book and would definitely recommend it to anyone with small children or older children. It's never too late to make some changes in your family structure!

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Momaholic Review

Honestly, I could not tell you the reason I picked "Momaholic: Crazy Confessions of a Helicopter Parent" to review. My children aren't old enough yet to turn me into a "Momaholic" but I guess I thought I would get some insight into the future by reading this book. The author, Dena Higley, begins by talking about the lowest point of her life - almost overdosing on alcohol - but by the time she describes the events leading up to this low point, you almost can't blame her for it! Enter the events: an autistic son, a daughter with a birth defect who has just gone through foot surgery, a son who causing a bit of a stir at school, and then her daughter who is a sophomore in college finds out she is pregnant and therefore getting married immediately. Oh, and did I mention Higley is a head writer for Days of Our Lives?

Wow. Higley spends the book recounting all these events and going into a lot of detail about her children. She explains how she got to the low point, but then she is gracious enough to show the recovery side. She tells the whole story, which I think a lot of parents can probably relate to.

The book was easy to read. Higley is a good writer (I would hope so, considering that's her day job!), she's funny, and the stories are interesting. But honestly her story almost felt like the things you might find on a blog, not an entire book. I appreciate her honesty in writing this book to help other women and laying out everything.

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Here's Lily! Review

I have several friends with "tween" daughters, which is why I wanted to review the book "Here's Lily!" by Nancy Rue. But it turned out that I really enjoyed this book! Lily is quirky and cute, and her family is real and honest. They show their faith without being cheesy. The entire book was such a fun read.

Lily obviously has some self-esteem issues, thanks to her older brothers teasing her and her wild, red hair and ivory white skin. So when she gets the opportunity to do some modeling work, she jumps at the chance. Her parents encourage her to find God in modeling. It takes a somewhat tragic event for her to do that, but she eventually does.

This book was an easy read but it was so much fun! I am definitely passing it on to friends, and honestly I can't wait to read this series myself. It was written for young girls but I loved Lily's spunky personality and the way this book was written. Two thumbs up!

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By Faith, Not By Sight Review

The older I get, the more interested I am in biographies, which is why I wanted to read Scott MacIntyre's book "By Faith, Not By Sight".

MacIntyre is a guy who is only a couple of years younger than me, but the obstacles he's overcome in his life are absolutely incredible. It turns out that he was actually on American Idol several seasons ago, and although I did not watch the show, after reading his story I'm intrigued to watch some old videos of that season. Scott MacIntyre was born blind, and yet while I was reading the book of his life story I kept thinking, "What can't this guy do?" Fortunately he was born to parents who had great faith, and also believed they would do him a disservice by treating him differently than his siblings. Therefore, he learned to ride a bike alongside his brother. He jumped off of cliffs into huge water pools with his dad. He skis, he swims, he is a prodigy on the piano and supposedly has an amazing singing talent, although I do have yet to hear him perform (I have got to find his stuff on YouTube!)

As if Scott didn't have enough issues dealing with his lack of sight, as well as all the things that go along with being a child prodigy (he was in college at the age of 14), at 19 years old he found out his kidneys were failing. A large part of the book is about his journey with that. His family didn't want him to have a transplant because they felt like it was too risky. When reading about his health issues and the nerve-wracking situations he was in while on dialysis, I felt like screaming at him just to get the transplant. This section of the book was more interesting to me than it might be to someone else, because my mother is a liver transplant recipient. I'm sure she had some of the same feelings that he did, but knowing her outcome (very positive) made me read his story and I felt like shaking him at times!

It was a great story. He has done amazing things and met amazing people. The background information on American Idol was interesting too, even though I've never been a huge fan of the show. I would recommend this book. He has great humor, incredible faith, and the style of the book is very easy to read.

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It's Not About Me

I just finished reviewing "It's Not About Me" by Max Lucado. If you've been reading my personal blog you have seen at least one excerpt from this book (expect more in the future!). I'm a huge fan of Max Lucado and this book was the perfect example of why I love him.

His writing style is so simple and straight-forward. What he says just makes sense. And it makes you want to do something. Take action. And he makes it seem so easy! I loved how easy it was to read this book. The writing style is so down-to-earth but Lucado fills up the book with so much wisdom. This is the kind of book that makes you think and makes you want to be a better person and a better Christian.

I highly recommend this book to anyone, especially if you've liked Lucado's books in the past. You won't be disappointed.

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Unleashed

I recently reviewed a book for Thomas Nelson Publishers called "Unleashed" by Erwin McManus. I wanted to read this book because I was interested by the title which goes on to say "Release the untamed faith within". Well, what Christian doesn't want to learn how to have "untamed faith"?

In reading the book, though, I found that while McManus did have some great things to say, he wasn't really great at describing exactly how we are supposed to get untamed faith and then put it into action. He said several quotes about that - "The call of Jesus is one that demands action" (p. 5) and spoke about the "unleashing of a unique, original, extraordinary, wonderfully untamed faith." (p. 65) He spoke many times about the "barbarian way" that we are all supposed to travel as Christians. But he never answered the question - how do you mature into that type of faith as a Christian? Surely not everyone automatically becomes so brave when they get saved. He speaks of adventure and revolution, but these are things that I believe need to be taught, and also can come after a lot of prayer.

The book is an easy read. It's written very well, he tells many personal stories that are fun and interesting, and it's a short book. But it still left me with the question of "How do I get there?" I felt perhaps like this should be a sequel; that he needs to tell us how to be a "barbarian" while being in the modern church. It was still a good book, so I would recommend it when all is said and done.

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The Convenient Groom

I am actually one of those people who enjoy reading Christian fiction books. Admittedly, many times they are utterly predictable and somewhat corny, but they always have a happy ending! I chose to review this book, The Convenient Groom by Denise Hunter, because it seemed a little different from other Christian romance books, and the story seemed pretty unbelievable.

The concept is that a marriage expert gets ditched just a few hours before her wedding. Shockingly, an acquaintance offers to step in at the last minute and marry her so she can save face. Don't worry, though, he's secretly been in love with her for a long time. He sees this as his chance to woo her and make her fall in love with him. You can probably predict the ending of the book from that brief synopsis.

Did I know what the ending of this book was going to be? Yes. Did it make the story less enjoyable? Not really. The book itself was really well-written. The characters used language that was conversational, and the book was very easy to read. I would recommend this to people who enjoy Christian romance novels.

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In Constant Prayer by Robert Benson

I chose to review this book from Thomas Nelson Publishers because I have always been intrigued by the scriptures that tell us to be in constant prayer. I love reading books about prayer mainly because I feel like I can always learn something that I need to improve in my prayer life.

Unfortunately, this book was confusing to me from the very beginning. I had never heard the phrases "fixed-hour prayer", or "keeping of the offices", or "observing of the divine hours". Benson seemed to pride himself on speaking in layman's terms, but I couldn't understand a lot of what he was talking about and I have to wonder, if I hadn't studied the Bible for as many years as I have, maybe I would feel really lost when reading this book.

I persevered in reading this book only to give it an accurate review, and I'm actually glad I did finish it. For every two or three chapters that I disagreed with doctrinally, I would find some pretty large paragraphs that really spoke to me (and I will actually blog about some of these in the future). Also, it turned out that Benson has a pretty good sense of humor which he shared in these pages and I really liked that as well. I like authors that don't take themselves too seriously and although this was a really serious, important topic to Benson I like that he still chose to involve humor in his writing.

Like I said, I don't necessarily agree with this book doctrinally. I don't believe that God wants us to pray at fixed hours - I believe he is accessible at all times of the day. I don't believe we should recite prayers to Him - I believe He wants to hear what we have to say from the heart. But do I believe we should pray more? Yes. Do I believe we should revere prayer more? Yes. Do I believe in having a prayer partner? Sure. And because Benson touched on all of these points as well, I was able to enjoy this book.

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Adventures in Booga Booga Land (DVD) Review

Adventures in Booga Booga Land is a DVD that is designed for children to not only learn about Bible stories, but have them broken down in a way that is easy for them to pay attention to and understand. This particular DVD is designed to explain three parables of Jesus - the workers in the vineyard, the wise and foolish builders, and the lamp under the bowl. I believe this DVD is appropriate for a wide range of children, from two years old to older kids.

I almost thought the 45-minute DVD was never going to get watched - 45 minutes can be a long time for a child to sit still. But the stories were actually cut into three segments that were less than 15 minutes each. They featured silly animals that made the story really easy to understand. I don't believe that younger children will understand the message but they will love the cartoons and actions of the cartoons. These stories made the parables so easy to understand, but the stories were not dumbed down at all. I would recommend this series to other parents. I do think the illustrations were a little bit lacking - maybe not as refined as some other cartoons I have seen - but it did not take away from the DVD at all.

I received this book free from the publisher through the BookSneeze®.com book review bloggers program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255 : “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”