Bible Stories Painting Book 2 by Juliet David and illustrated by Simon Abbott (Review)

Bible Stories Painting Book 2

by Juliet David and illustrated by Simon Abbott

(received in exchange for an honest review)

 

 

Genre- Christian / Children / Bible

Published by- Candle Books

Copyrighted- 2013

Number of pages- 16

Age Group- Young Children

Description of book- paperback, listed price- $11.99, ISBN 978-1-85985-979-7

Bible Stories Painting Book 2 is filled with fun stories and pages you can paint.  It contains 16 Bible stories, 4 pages of paint palettes, and tear-out pages.  All you need to do is read the stories and get your paintbrush and some water and you can begin.

About the Author-

Juliet David lives in London with her family. She has written Bible activity books and children’s stories. She enjoys traveling to Israel and other Bible lands.

About the Illustrator-

Simon Abbott currently lives in rural Suffolk, England, with his wife and children.  He has a BTec National Diploma in Art and Design and a BA in Jewelry and Silversmithing.

My thoughts-

I really had a lot of fun with Bible Stories Painting Book 2.  It was so much fun watching C (girl, age 8) with her paintbrush, deciding what color she wanted to paint one of the illustrations.  B (boy, age 9) was interested in the story, but not the painting. 

C and I spent time together painting the illustrations.  It was a great time to bond and to discuss the Bible story in greater detail.  As we were painting I was glad to see that the paints did not show through on the other pages.

I liked the short sentences, because it really did leave the story up for discussion between the parent and child.  The shorter sentences are great for younger children with a shorter attention span.

I recommend Bible Stories Painting Book 2, by Juliet David.

Here is what the children had to say:

B- It was o.k.  The pictures were great.  Each page had very few words to tell the story.  It needed more words for somebody my age.  It was very cool that there were paint palettes in the book.  All you had to do was add water and the paints were usable.

It was o.k. for kids my age if you like to paint.

C- I liked the illustrations.  I liked painting it.  It’s good for kids my age and younger and older.  

Disclosure of Material Connection- I received Bible Stories Painting Book 2, by Juliet David, and illustrated by, Simon Abbot, for free from the Kregel Publications’ Blog Tour.  All links were current when posted.  I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own or those of my family.  I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255.