Heaven is for Real - For Kids!

I had heard many wonderful reviews for “Heaven is Real” and really enjoyed it myself when I read it. Then, I also had the opportunity to read “Heaven is Real – For Kids”, an adaptation of the New York Times Bestseller, as told by Colton Burpo to his parents Todd and Sonja Burpo with illustrations by Wison Ong.

The story and experience is simply related in a story like way for children to understand, introducing them to Heaven and all of its wonders through the personal experience Colton had. I feel it is a wonderful and easy way to explain it all to little kids in a way they can easily understand.

Disclosure: 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.

Heroes and Villains of the Bible

I just finished reviewing a new book by Thomas Nelson publishers, “Heroes and Villains of the Bible”. I always enjoy reading and reviewing Bible books for children, and reading them with my nephews and nieces.

The book’s description says the following:

“50 true-life adventures of real people from the Bible—stories of good versus evil, right versus wrong, and heroes versus villains—and their life-shaping lessons that point children to God—the greatest hero of all!

The Bible is packed with stories of courageous people who loved and served God, and how He used them to do great things in the world. It is also filled with villainous people who disobeyed God and did horrible things. Heroes and Villains of the Bible encourages its readers to aspire to become great, courageous, and heroic servants of God, and reject all that is evil in the world.

With Heroes and Villains of the Bible, children will realize some of their favorite heroes aren’t from the movies, but are real people from the Bible.”

I think it’s wonderful to have the Bible and the stories therein brought out and presented in different ways. We know most of these stories by heart, but in a different presentation as well as a short lesson on each one, I think it’s a great way to highlight angles of the stories that may not have stood out to us previously.

All in all, I think it’s a great book.

Disclosure: 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.

Heaven is for Real

I just received a copy of “Heaven is for Real” by Todd Burpo with Lynn Vincent, to read and review as a part of Thomas Nelson publishers Books for Bloggers program. I had missed getting a copy the last time it was up for grabs at which time a friend of mine read and reviewed it and had nothing but positive and encouraging things to say about it. This is the deluxe, keepsake edition of the bestselling book by the same name that came out a few months back, telling the story of Colton, a normal four year old boy who undergoes an emergency surgery during which time he goes unconscious and has an experience in Heaven. He survives and tells of his experience, what we saw going on in the hospital room, what he saw his family doing, and then his experience in Heaven with clear details.

I have to say that I was not disappointed. It was heartwarming and encouraging. I know there are those on both sides of the coin as far as comments and opinions of this book and others like it. I feel there is so much more to Heaven and the afterlife than what we know right now, as the scripture clearly says, “Eye hath not seen, nor hath ear heard the things which God has prepared for those who love Him. But God has revealed them unto us by His spirit.” I feel that it is through experiences like this one that we are given a peek into just a fraction of some of the wonderful and beauties in store for us.

Disclosure: 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.