The Precious Moments Storybook Bible is a treasure. This 179 page children’s Bible begins with fill in pages for a family tree, a church record and a page to list the child’s favorite things. It continues with classic Bible stories, moves on to stories of praise and wisdom and then stories of faith. The stories are written in simple language and the use of a large font makes the pages very appealing to a child. The illustrations are endearing, like all Precious Moments, and fill the entire page. Smaller illustrations are included in the border around all the words in the story. This book has a hard cover that would be durable in the hands of a child. The story book bible ends with a section of songs and prayers and includes a page for writing your own prayer.
This book would make an excellent gift for any child and the price seems reasonable given the quality of this book. I would recommend it for children who are beginning readers. Completing the information in the family tree and other pages could become a family learning project.
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Ever wanted to live the Life of Riley? Well it turns out that Mr. Reilly was a character from a song composed by Patrick Rooney in the late 1880’s. In the song, the character was a daydreamer who didn’t amount to much but imagined what he would do if he stuck it rich. Disregarding the spelling of his name, many people heard the song and wished they could step into this character’s shoes. So, decades later the expression living the life of Riley is still in use. This is one example of the story behind 600 words and expressions we use everyday, from the book Why You Say It by Webb Garrison.
If you love words or teach language arts, or enjoy trivia this book is packed with stories behind the words. Each chapter is divided into a category such as words from sports or business or the world of entertainment. This book would be a good addition to you reference bookshelf and after you have read some of the stories, you can chew the fat with some of your friends about why you say it!
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