Kids' Guide to Bible Animals (Kids' Guide to the Bible) by Jane Landreth

Product Description
Here’s a Bible reference kids will actually want to read! Kids love animals, and the Kids’ Guide to Bible Animals will lead them on a journey of discovery. This fully-illustrated book for 8–12-year-olds details every animal, bird and insect in scripture, from antelopes to camels, donkeys to fleas, pigs to worms—100 in all. Descriptions of each creature are provided, along with details of their importance in Bible times. Intriguing “Did You Know?” sidebars highlight some of the weird and amazing aspects of the animal world. It’s all wrapped up in a bright, colorful package that kids will love.

My Review:

Great book full of information. Product information says that book is fully illustrated, copy I received did not have illustrations. I am not able to vouch for illustrations. Hopefully book is illustrated as it would be nice. Book is FULL of facts! Great for a kid who is interested in animals.

Kids' Bible Facts (Kids' Guide to the Bible) by Ed Strauss

Product Description

Here’s a Bible reference kids will actually want to read! This fully-illustrated book for 8–12-year-olds provides over 800 interesting, fun entries on the people, places, and ideas of scripture. Brief biographies of key Bible characters, definitions of need-to-know terms, and fascinating features on the important, unusual, and sometimes gross aspects of the Bible are bolstered by hundreds of “fascinating facts” and nearly a hundred pictures. It’s all wrapped up in a bright, colorful package that kids will love.

My review:

I can not say enough about this book! Awesome!!!! A must have for every Christian school classroom and home!!!! Beautiful pictures and excellent descriptions!!

Sneaky Sheep by Chris Monroe

My Review:

Cute book about sheep. I had my 8 year old read it and give me her opinion. She liked it and even said she would buy it for a friend. Cute book and great for a gift!!

Kids' Bible Dictionary (Kids' Guide to the Bible) by Jean Fischer

Product Description

Hey, kids - here's a dictionary you'll actually want to read! The Kids' Bible Dictionary features 1,000 of the most important words and names from the Bible - from Aaron, Abba, and Abomination to Zacchaeus, Zeal, and Zion. Each definition is written in understandable - even fun - language to help you know your Bible better. Plenty of pictures and a cool, colorful design make Kids' Bible Dictionary the book for personal reading, school reports, or even stumping your friends with Bible questions.


My Review:

Great reference tool for kids! Excellent descriptions and beautiful pictures! Great buy for $10.00!

The Yo-Yo Diet Syndrome by Doreen Virtue

Publisher Description

How wonderful would it feel to be able to break free from the pattern of yo-yo dieting forever?

Recent research suggests that 95 percent of dieters fail to keep the weight off and continually:

· Lose pounds on countless occasions but end up putting it (and more) back on

· Overeat due to stress, depression, boredom, and fatigue

· Constantly crave, or binge on, fat- and calorie-laden food

In this revised edition of her landmark book, Doreen Virtue shows you how you can keep the extra weight off—permanently! She presents a wealth of practical information that shows you how to heal your appetite and dieting issues, from the inside out.

This book is a must if you want to address the psychological, spiritual, and physiological causes of weight gain, and desire a simple and realistic method for shedding those excess pounds—for good!

My review

Book is a Christian approach to why you eat the way you eat. This is not the typical diet book. This is much more of a self help book about Why you eat the way you do then the typical approach other diet books take (eat this and exercise like this for X amount of time and you will loose X pounds).
Great approach.
4 out of 5 stars.

Perfect One-Dish Dinners by Pam Anderson

Awesome ideas (especially for entertaining). My favorite was the Spinach & artichoke dip recipe. Book contains recipes you would find at an upscale restaurant.

Cookbook contains 4 sections:
Stews
Casseroles
Roasting
Salads & grilled

1 con: Book needs to be available on Kindle. I like having my books available on Kindle especially my cookbooks. They travel easier!

FYI- This cook book is not for a new cook. Definitely a seasoned cook. A few recipes I had trouble with.

4 out of 5 stars

Tuscan Holiday by Holly Chamberlin

Product Description
When Elizabeth Caldwell planned a trip to Florence with her daughter, Marina, she secretly hoped for a warm, fuzzy bonding experience worthy of a Lifetime movie. But Marina - twenty-one, newly graduated, and close to her mum in many ways - has always been more the PBS type: dependable, practical, and completely in control. Elizabeth knows Marina wants to avoid the kind of 'stupid mistake' that left Elizabeth a single mother at twenty-two, and she's bitten her tongue as Marina settles for a wealthy fiance who gives. her everything she thinks she wants. After all, Elizabeth - unable to bring herself to fully commit to the man she has dated for years - is hardly an expert in romance.Still, a lot can happen on vacation, especially in Tuscany, where every scent borne on the warm breeze inspires delight, and every view makes the heart soar. There, on streets once walked by Dante and Michaelangelo, Marina is blindsided by a gorgeous Italian named Luca who shows her how gloriously unpredictable passion can be, and Elizabeth finally lets go of the role that has defined her for so long to embrace her own uncertain future...

My Review:
Typical Mother daughter story.

Mother (Elizabeth) knows what is best for daughter (Marina). Marina thinks her mother is wrong and did wrong in her own life. Marina discovers her mother was right all along and she should follow her heart not her head.
Both women discover something about themselves and about their relationship with each other. In time relationships between mother and daughter change and evolve into friendships. Both women discover that they can be friends.

Easy read. Great for vacation!

4 out of 5 stars