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Christmas! {a Review}

When I heard, last year, that my friend Natasha was writing a Christmas book for kids I was beyond excited. {I have loved every single book that Natasha has come out with!} It released YESTERDAY! Just in time to get it before you forget, and close enough to Christmas to not forget where you put it. You’re welcome!

Christmas! An Advent Storybook for the Whole Family {Even the Littles} by Natasha Metzler

About the Book
Do your children know that Christmas was a rescue mission so that people could be friends with God? Through this Advent storybook, you can introduce your little ones to the loving God, the Savior of mankind, and the meaning of His birth. 25 engaging 1-minute stories, spanning the entire Bible, will make sharing the true meaning of Christmas with your little ones a simple and fun task, for even the most fidgety of kids.

With 5 kids 6 and under, I’m all about quick and engaging, but often the message is lost in brevity. Natasha and Brianna do a fantastic job of keeping the truths simple and the pictures colorful, with so much to look at and hear, my kids were fascinated with each page and wanted to read the whole book in one sitting {we may have done just that quite a few times}. There’s even a fun little bug for kids to search for on each page!

Christmas! An Advent Storybook for the Whole Family {Even the Littles} by Natasha Metzler

If you’re looking for a beautifully illustrated book, that speaks of God’s love and truth to little ones, that won’t devolve into a session of telling kids to “sit still” and “pay attention”…this is the book for you! You can purchase your copy at Amazon.comIf you love it, as I’m sure you will, leave a review on Amazon.com or GoodReads.com!

Christmas Click Here to Purchase

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Natasha shares the story behind Christmas! on her site, filled with God’s redemption and love in her own life. I’m always a sucker for a behind the scenes story and this one doesn’t disappoint!

I received a copy of this book for free in exchange for my honest opinion and review. My opinion has in no way been swayed, and is solely my own. The links to purchase this book are affiliate links. To read my disclosure policy please click here.

Where Tree Tops Glisten {a review}

I just finished a wonderful Christmas book: a compilation of 3 short stories, by 3 different authors, all about the same family. The stories take place in the town of LaFayette, Indiana, during WWII, following the three siblings of the Turner family as they struggle through their own disappointments during the war.

First off, I love anything Christmas and I love anything WWII. Each of the stories drew me in, because they were so different and yet were all part of the same families history. Each story is titled off of a popular Christmas carol of the year, 1943, 1944, and 1945.

I really enjoyed the book, managed to finish it in 4 or 5 days, which says something for me in the book reading department lately. I thought each story was well written and way too short. I could have read a full length book of each one.

I felt the characters were well developed, as was the plot line. These stories aren’t meant to be monumental masterpieces, they are meant as enjoyable and emotional stories of Christmas. At the end of the book I will admit, I had a few tears.

If you’re looking for a light read during the Christmas season and enjoy historical fiction. You’ll definitely want to check out Where Treetops Glisten.

*I received this book for free from Waterbrook Multnomah’s Blogging for Books program. The opinions expressed here are my own.