The Time Chamber: A Magical Story and Coloring Book (Time Series) by Daria Song

Book Description:  Korean artist Daria Song’s sequel to The Time Garden takes readers on a visual journey into a magical nighttime world seen through the eyes of a fairy.

This second book in the bestselling Time coloring series features the voyage of a fairy who, when the cuckoo clock chimes midnight, enters the human world. To the tiny fairy, everything seems enormous and magical, from the curtains to the chandelier to a mystical rowboat that takes her further into an inky adventure. With her she packs her favorite items, which colorers can find throughout the book’s pages: an owl-feathered pen, a star-scented spray, a time tape measure…even the key to the time chamber itself!

Filled with the imaginative, intricately detailed illustrations Song’s readers have come to love, The Time Chamber presents a view of our world made new—and ready for coloring.

My Thoughts:  Not too long ago I posted about the book, Sketch.  Well, guess what?  That didn't go so well.  Then I heard about these adult coloring books.  Even though this coloring book is labeled adult, kids 5 and up could color in it.  There are small details....great for outlining.

I decided that since drawing was out of the picture (no pun intended!) I would simply go to coloring.  But I didn't want to color in a "baby" coloring book...you know the kind...the ones with big pictures and plenty of room for coloring.  When I saw this coloring book, well, it was so enticing because the characters are smallish and just right for an adult to color or outline.  So, it's kind of like drawing.  

But best of all it's therapeutic!  And now that it's getting colder and I'll have more inside time at night, this is just the right thing for me.

This book is a nice "large" size.  And the pictures are so cute... as story without words. This book would make a fabulous gift for that not so into drawing person on your Christmas list or that person who just loves to color!

*This book was provided by Waterbrook Publishing for review* 

A Preview of the pages inside the book {from Amazon.com}:

• Age Range: 10 and up 
• Grade Level: 5 and up
• Series: Time Series
• Paperback: 80 pages
• Publisher: Watson-Guptill; Clr edition (October 13, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1607749610

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WOW {Warm Oven Wednesday}

Now that Thanksgiving is over...we're gearing up for Christmas!  

These make wonderful, cute gifts.  

And they're so easy!

Go HERE for wrapper print out and directions.

Have fun!

Just Like Jesus Devotional: A Thirty-Day Walk with the Savior by Max Lucado

Book Description: God wants to give you a heart just like Jesus.

Jesus felt no guilt; God wants you to feel no guilt.

Jesus had no bad habits; God wants to do away with yours.

Jesus had no fears; God wants the same for you.

Jesus had no anxiety about death; you needn't either.

God's desire, his plan, his ultimate goal is to make you into the image of Christ.

This is your invitation to spend thirty intimate days with the Savior learning how to become more like Jesus. Can you think of a better offer?

My Thoughts:  Max Lucado is a favorite author who gently and lovingly tells us about the love of the Father.  When I saw this devotional, Just Like Jesus Devotional:  A Thirty Day Walk with the Savior is a  great devotional for this advent season.  The whole purpose of this devotional is not to draw the reader to anything or anyone but to walk with the Savior.

I love the way Max Lucado brings Jesus and the Word to life.  Max Lucado  bring she heart of Jesus, with no fears and no guilt and brings only His love.

As I began reading this devotional I realized that I read it as a "love letter."  The heart of Jesus to the heart of the reader.  Okay, I read it as a book, it is that good!  And I intend to reread it again.  I want to read it one day at a time for thirty days right before Easter.  

If you want to grow closer to the Savior then this is the devotional for you!  This is a great gift book for Valentine's Day.  What better "love gift" than to learn to walk in His love!

This book brings that "OH, to have a heart like His!" type of read! 

*This book was provided by BookLook*

• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (January 1, 2013)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0849948509
• ISBN-13: 978-0849948503

Thomas Nelson Fiction Guild . . . The Golden Braid by Melanie Dickerson

Book Description:  The one who needs rescuing isn’t always the one in the tower.

Rapunzel can throw a knife better than any man. She paints beautiful flowering vines on the walls of her plaster houses. She sings so sweetly she can coax even a beast to sleep. But there are two things she is afraid her mother might never allow her to do: learn to read and marry.

Fiercely devoted to Rapunzel, her mother is suspicious of every man who so much as looks at her daughter and warns her that no man can be trusted. After a young village farmer asks for Rapunzel’s hand in marriage, Mother decides to move them once again—this time, to the large city of Hagenheim.

The journey proves treacherous, and after being rescued by a knight—Sir Gerek—Rapunzel in turn rescues him farther down the road. As a result, Sir Gerek agrees to repay his debt to Rapunzel by teaching her to read. Could there be more to this knight than his arrogance and desire to marry for riches and position?

As Rapunzel acclimates to life in a new city, she uncovers a mystery that will forever change her life. In this Rapunzel story unlike any other, a world of secrets and treachery is about to be revealed after seventeen years of lies. How will Rapunzel finally take control of her own destiny? And who will prove faithful to a lowly peasant girl with no one to turn to?

My Thoughts:  Rapunzel has always been one of my favorite fairy tales.  So, when Melanie Dickerson wrote The Golden Braid I knew this would be a fun read.

Rapunzel notably has beautiful hair but she can throw a knife better than any man. But, unfortunately, she has a controlling mother.

Rapunzel only wants to learn to read and she wants to marry.  Her mother decides that they must move since no man is good enough for Rapunzel.  

However, the journey is dangerous and after a bout of trouble Sir Gerek rescues them.  But then Rappel rescues Sir Gerek later on and he agrees to repay her by teaching her to read.

The big city living is not for Rapunzel.  But as she sets about to make a bad situation better she comes across a mystery.  

Treachery, lies, and deceit...whom can Rapunzel trust to help her?

Of course this is not like the Disney Rapunzel...it's better!

A wonderful take on an old classic!  

It's also a lovely hardback book that is great for gift giving.

*This book was provided by the Fiction Guild*

• Hardcover: 320 pages
• Publisher: Thomas Nelson (November 17, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0718026268
• ISBN-13: 978-0718026264

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Happy Thanksgiving!

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

Andi Unstoppable (An Andi Boggs Novel) by Amanda Flower

Book Description:  Andi Boggs and her best friend Colin Carter are at it again … in this third book of the Andi Boggs series, Andi Unstoppable, school has begun for the two Killdeer middle schoolers and the science teacher has a great idea! He is an expert birder and wants his class to share in the fun. In a birding group with Colin and her biggest school rival, Ava, Andi sets out to be the first student in class to spot the elusive Kirtland warbler but ends up spotting the town’s resident ghost instead!

Together with her friends, Andi takes on another small town mystery—is the legend of the ghost of Dominika Shalley more than just a story? And does her sudden appearance have anything to do with the holes the friends find in the Shalley graveyard as they look for the rare bird?

My Thoughts:  I admit it...I love Amanda Flower's stories.  So, I read her children's books, too. And pass them on to my mystery loving nephew. 

This is the third book in the Andi Boggs Novels.  But it is not a continuation of the other two stories.  Stand alone books are great because then the reader has a whole new story and mystery to read.

And Boggs and her best friend Colin are two middle schoolers who are on a bird hunt for the elusive Kirkland warbler for their Science class.

Well, has is the case with Andi each of her experiences turns into a mystery of sorts.  This time as she hunts for the elusive bird she comes upon a mystery...is the legend of a ghost just a legend or is there really something sinister going on in this small town.

Well, Andi and Colin find these mysterious holes in the graveyard.  Andi is fairly matter of fact and knows that something is not right.  

An enjoyable read.  Yes, it is written for the young reader and yes, some people may have a problem with ghosts.  But let's face it...we all know there aren't any ghosts and that's what makes this a great read.  Young readers learn that their are always facts behind fiction.

*This book was provided for review by BookLook*

• Age Range: 8 - 12 years
• Series: An Andi Boggs Novel
• Hardcover: 176 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (October 6, 2015)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310737664
• ISBN-13: 978-0310737667