FaithWords
is announcing a new children’s book imprint by the creator of
VeggieTales called JellyTelly Press! This new line teaches
children about the Bible in a fun and unique way. They’ll be publishing
coloring books for preschoolers, picture books, activity books and
chapter books for elementary schoolers, as well as Bibles and books for
family devotionals.
As part of their announcement, FaithWords sent me the first four board books they have released this month, along with their Old & New Testament coloring books. The board books I found to be nice, short reads, with cute artwork that the kids will enjoy.
The one real downside I noticed, was that while reading the stories, even I had a hard time keeping straight who was saying what, as some characters' dialogue carried over multiple pages. But with a quick flip through beforehand, the reader can probably figure it out and use different voices or some other means of keeping the characters in order.
As for the coloring books, I was impressed with the one on the Old Testament. The stories are there and are creatively illustrated (though sin is depicted as a little monster that attacks people, which may or may not be an issue for you). And if you would like to download and print a sample page for that, you can do so here.
However, I was not quiet as pleased with the New Testament coloring book. There seemed to be three different art styles in this, one of which was not exactly pleasing. As well, there were far more pages that were just block words that the kids could color instead of actual pictures. If you are interest in a sample of this book to download, here is one that is one of the better pages.
Overall, this seems to be a cute series. And it will hopefully continue to get better. If you would like to watch a video which better describes the books and what they have to offer, you can click on the one below.
You can purchase God Made Me, God Made the World, God Made Night and Day, and God Made the Animals from the Hachette website here or from Amazon below (below links are affiliate).
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