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Book Review: When My Baby Dreams by Adele Enersen

From the brilliant mind of new mother Adele Enersen comes this imaginative journey
through the irresistible dreamscapes of a newborn. A love letter to babies everywhere.

Creative and uniqueness fills every page of this darling hard-cover little book. I found myself tickled with the thought and sentiment that went into creating such a sweet a story about what a baby may dream about. The photography in this book is really nice and fits well with each corresponding page resembling a scene a baby may dream up. Photo props cleverly include things like blankets, shirts, a clothes line, stars made from fabrics, and more to create the scenes.

Through out the book you’ll see scenes of baby being a butterfly, astronaut, a book worm, a mermaid, and more! I really love the thought that went behind it all!  This book would make a fantastic baby shower gift, a possible muse for a budding newborn photographer, and a sweet book for a parent to share with their children. My kids ages 3 1/2 and 1 years old like this book. And it hasn’t faltered in making me smile yet!

You can purchase When My Baby Dreams for $9.32 on Amazon.com and it’s eligible for free super saving shipping too.

Disclosure: This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review. Special thanks to Amazon for sending this book to my family to review.

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Children’s Book Review: The Gift Box by Rowan Henry

About the Book

One day Ollie’s mother tells him that he is “a beautiful gift.” Delighted with this new “identity,” Ollie invites his friend Benjamin to guess what it is. When poor Benjamin cannot guess, despite many hints, Ollie refuses to play with him. Seeing that he’s hurt his friend’s feelings, Ollie realizes that the best gift of all is friendship. Rohan Henry has wonderfully captured the interactions of young friends as they come to learn how to play together.

About the Author

Rohan Henry is a writer and illustrator of Jamaican origin who studied writing at the University of Massachusetts and New York University. He is the author of The Perfect Gift and Good Night, Baby Ruby. He lives in Maine with his wife and their two young children.

Our Thoughts…

We were pretty delighted with The Gift Box by Rowan Henry. The book we were sent is 9×9 in size featuring a  hardcover and has a shiny, eye catching cover illustration  making this book one a child would probably aim to grab right away for story time.  I for one really liked the fun child-like drawn illustrations used as well as the colors.  As I read this story to my children ages 3 1/2 & 1 years old, I could almost see the lively little characters dancing off the pages as they paraded around.

We found this to be  a cute tale that illustrates love and  friendship in a fun way. It kept not only my kids eager to see what would happen next but myself as well. This book confronts love, empathy, self concepts, and friendship. This would be a cute book to share with your children either boy or girl and a special gift for Valentines Day!

Buy it…

You can purchase  The Gift Box on Amazon.com for $11.01 & eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping on orders over $25. Other titles available by this author include The Perfect Gift and Good Night, Baby Ruby.

Disclosure: This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review. Special thanks to Abrams Books for sending this book to my family to review.
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Book Review: Princess Stories: Real Bible Stories of God’s Princesses by Carolyn Larsen

Princess Stories is must have book for girls ages 4 through 8 years old. No make believe fairy tales here, the stories here are taken and written in a first-person narrative about twenty nine woman whom stories can be found in the Bible.  The 30th story is about the child reading the book or the child you’ll be reading this too. I love that this was added to remind us that we are all daughter’s of the King and that makes us special Princesses.

This book is beautifully illustrated. It very colorful and very eye appealing from the characters representing the women in the Bible to the full page colored backgrounds. It’s exciting to turn the page to see what’s next.

Each story is four pages and written in a first person rhyming style.   There is title addressing who the character is, a bible verse where her story can be found, a short write up that talks about her life, another passage of scripture that focuses on her character trait, and a section called Princess Pondering in which their are questions to be discusses about what was just read.

This is a great book to  read through in a month as a devotion with your child,  to incorperate into a Sunday School Class lessons, and so much more. I highly recommend this book! I am excited to jump into this book with my daughter soon since she’s been asking a lot more about God, Jesus, and the stories that can be found in Bible.

If interested, you can purchase Princess Stories: Real Bible Stories of God’s Princesses from Amazon for $10.00 right now. Retail value of this title is $15.00 and available at most known retailers and book stores.

Disclaimer: I was sent the above product mentioned for review through Tyndale Publishers. This review is 100% my opinion and has not been edited or reviewed by anyone. I was not compensated in any other way for this product review.

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