Little Blessings “What is the Bible” review
Posted at 6:04 am on October 28, 2009 by April
When I got “What is the Bible?” Little Blessings (Tyndale House Publishers) book in the mail this week I was really happy to look through it. My husband and I have been taking a journey the past two years, delving deeper into our faith, really figuring out what exactly what we believe about our faith and what it means to us. It has been a really exciting ride and has sparked in us a passion for what we believe. Because of this, our focus, in thought at least, has been on how we can teach this faith to our daughter, who is three and a half years old. We have only taken minor steps, doing “family devotions”, reviewing what she learns in Sunday school and answering any questions she has for us. Beyond that, we haven’t been able to incorporate our faith or the teaching of it, into our day-to-day life.
The Little Blessings series came highly recommended so I was eager to read it and share it with my daughter. The book is set up where the first half asks various questions children might have about the Bible: Is it true, will God write more books someday, and what story in the Bible is God’s favorite, etc. Then the second half of the book answers the 
questions in simple, single sentences. Although the answers are very simple, they are also true and core to the Christian faith. The answers state things like the Bible is “God’s Holy Word” and that “God used the Spirit” to help people write it. I am not sure that my daughter, or that any child that age, will be able to catch all of the answers in one sitting though. The writing is done in rhyme and it is easy to read the text quickly and in a singsong voice because of this. However, if you were to read the book over and over (as many kids like!) or if you were to choose a section of the book each night to focus and expound on, you would be able to impart the basic Chrisitian beliefs of the Bible to your child. My personal favorite part of the book, however, is the last few pages, which aren’t intended for you to necessarily read to your child. In the back, the author takes each question and backs up her answer with actual Scripture verses. So not only can you as a parent double check what the answers mean, you could potentially share these verses with your child if she had a question about a particular part of the book.
All in all, I liked the book and if what you are looking for is a fun book that will keep your child’s interest while giving simple answers to big questions, this is a great starting point. If you are looking for something more advanced or for an older child, then you may want to start elsewhere. Hopefully this book will be one small step of many my husband and I can take to start living and sharing our faith with our children on a daily basis.
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