My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook

The poems catch the essence of the Biblical truth in rhyme that children enjoy. The excellent illustrations add to the childs enjoyment. Preschoolers love to have it read to them, while 3rd graders (or older) can read it to them selves. Such a good book we sent it to our friends children.

My daughters love music. They love to walk around the house singing made up songs. The Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook truly tapped into this love of music by creating easy to read, understand and follow poems. We have decided to use the Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook as part our bible curriculum in our home school because it is written so well and is so easy for the IE Twins to understand and because it has some wonderful teaching attributes at the end of each story. There are 37 stories in total that span the Old Testament and the New Testament. Each story ends with the following questions: * I Can Say These Names and Places * I Can Read These Words * I Can Find the Words that Rhyme * I Can Answer These Questions * I Can Do These Activities These wonderful end of chapter bonuses enable the twins and I to dive a bit deeper into God's truth but still keep it fun and lighthearted. I would recommend a parent or grandparent that would enjoy sharing the love of God's word to pick up a copy of My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook!My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook

Studies show young children remember rhymes better than non-rhyming text, which is why so many children's book authors attempt to tell their story in rhyme. Writing rhyme is more difficult than it might appear, however, and there's really only one comprehensive rhyming Bible available, The Rhyme Bible Storybook. That is, until now. Released this month, there's a new rhyming Bible well worth getting excited about: My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook by Crystal Bowman and Cindy Kenney. Bowman is a rhyming picture book master and Kenney's work is strong enough she served as a Veggie Tales writer. There are no forced rhymes here, and the text flows smoothly while offering accurate, easy to understand stories from the Bible. Bowman and Kenney's text sometimes goes between the lines of the actual Bible, too; for example, when Jesus washes Peter's feet: "Then Jesus said to Peter, 'It's what I need to do. Let me wash your dirty feet so I can be with you.' But Jesus wasn't talking about the dirt outside. He wants to wash away the sins that we all try to hide." In addition, each story begins with a short list of words children can learn. Each is followed by a pronunciation guide, which is especially helpful for names. For the story of creation, for example, the word list includes: buzzing, twinkle, special, holy, and blessed. After each story, there is a short list of early reader words, plus a list of rhyming words. This is followed by questions for discussion. (Example: "How many days did it take God to make the world? Why do you think God rested on the seventh day? Can you think of times when it is good for you to rest?") Finally, there are activity suggestions. Not all will work for every age group, but there are some nice ideas here. For example, after the story of Adam and Eve, the authors ask if the readers always obey the rules. They offer phrases like "I pick up my toys when my parents ask me to" and allow kids to answer "yes," "no," and "sometimes." There are also art projects, scrambled words, ideas for making "kindness coupons," and brainstorming sessions for what we can thank God for. While the authors are careful not to get too graphic about adult topics, they don't shirk from some of the important but difficult stories in the Bible. For example, when Abraham sacrifices his son, God merely asks for Abraham to "give Isaac back," and when Cain kills Abel, the authors write: "He was so angry/he did something bad./He hurt his brother,/and his brother died." In addition, My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook goes into greater detail about Jesus' death and ressurection than most children's storybook Bibles. The back of the book also contains a list of Bible names (for example: "David - a shepherd boy who killed the giant Goliath. p. 141"), Bible places, Bible words (like "birthright" and "leprosy"), and a scripture index for well known stories. What I Like: Judging by the text alone, I like My Read and Rhyme Bib