Review: Gabby, God's Littlest Angel

Gabby, God's Little Angel is an adorable story about a guardian angel-in-training. She's mischeivous, goofy, and just a little bit of a klutz. Gabby finds out that her first assignment is to guard a little girl named Sophie. Sophie turns out to be more of a handful than Gabby thought she'd be.

This is a really cute story. It's a great way to introduce the idea of angels and guardian angels to little kids. It isn't over-the-top religious or preachy at all. I gave this five stars. I'd definitely recommend it for little kids, ages 5 and under.

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Martha Stewart's Handmade Holiday Crafts

I was lucky enough to receive and eARC of Martha Stewart's upcoming book, Handmade Holiday Crafts. I absolutely loved it. I am a big fan of Martha's crafting and home-making. I subscribe to her magazine and wish I had the know-how (and the energy) to fill my house with all the goodies she makes.

This book is chock-full of awesome treasures to make. They range from simple kid-friendly crafts, such as the handmade Valentines and Easter pom-pom bunnies, to the fancy sea glass jewelry. What I liked most were the techniques pages. There were tons of pumpkin-carving techniques, tree-trimming techniques, and even egg-dyeing techniques. You'd think all of those would be simple common knowledge and then when you see how Martha does it, you think "Oh, why didn't I think of that?"

Some of the crafts don't necessarily have to be made for holidays. For example, my house has a sort of nautical theme going on. There were two crafts that I thought would fit that theme perfectly. First was the "coasters of the world" which were coasters made from old maps. Then there was the "paper-sail centerpiece" which was part of the Thanksgiving section. I could easily make that centerpiece and then have it on my mantel.

I definitely plan on buying this when it is edited and comes out so that I can get all the patterns that it comes with. The eARC was awesome, so I can imagine the full-color hardcover version will be even better.

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Children's Book Review - Night Night Blessings

My son and I loved Night Night Blessing by Amy Parker. Sometimes children have a rough time trying to figure out how to thank God or understanding what prayer is for. This book makes it simple for smaller children to understand. The characters are sweet and adorable, and sincere in their thanks to God. The book is religious without being preachy. You could go along with the story and have your child say what they are thankful for each night.

The images in the picture are absolutely gorgeous. My son loved them. Every time I turned the page, he would point at the little children and smile. The pictures are soft and muted colors, not bright and crazy. This makes it an ideal bedtime story.

For a children's book, I give this book 5 stars.

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