Guess the Animal Faces by Dr. Lisa Rusczyk

A simple e-book for toddlers.


You get a cartoonish face of an animal on one page, turn the page and a colorful picture of the animal that fits the face is revealed. There are fifty pages.

This is a book to help young kids identify animals.

It's really that simple. And your kids will keep coming back for it. It's all about learning and remembering and the excitement they get when they can anticipate what the animal is going to be.

It's such a great way to celebrate stepping stones with toddlers.

My two-year old loves this book. You can find the book by clicking here.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by the author. #DrLisa

The Emotional Edge by Crystal Andrus Morissette

This was an enjoyable read.


The idea of an "inner age" and using the formula Morissette provides to harness your strengths was fascinating.

The three emotional ages are Parent, Child, and Adult. Within the first chapter, you take a quiz to help determine where you fall on the inner age spectrum. With this new information, you can form a plan throughout the other chapters.

She also gives you methods to tune your needs to make a better you.

Following this, in chapter three, you'll read about your particular communication style: passive, passive-aggressive, or aggressive. Then you jump into how to make your communication work.

When all is said and done (or in this case - read) you come to the final chapter on finding your purpose!

This may sound like psychology mumbo-jumbo but this truly was a fun read. It was enjoyable and eye-opening. It gives you something to think about and how it helps with your relationships.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by Harmony Books.

Whatever is Lovely Coloring Book

The adult coloring craze is here and like all Christian Publishers, these books are late to the game.


Having said that, this is a good coloring book for adults. The Bible verses that go alone with the image is appropriate for reflection.

This whole book is one meant to evoke reflection. They even provide a playlist link for you to listen to while you color.

I can remember scoffing at the idea of selling adult coloring books but then I remembered how goofy I thought it was to sell bottled water...

I've been coloring with my kids since they could hold crayons. It's not really a new thing for adults to enjoy coloring, but it is a new thing to have these slightly more detailed books designed with adults in mind.

Once the noise has faded because the kids are in bed, open this book, crack open the new pack of colored pencils, turn on the music and allow this book to was stress away.

It really will work if you allow it.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by WaterBrook Press.

Searching for Jesus by Robert Hutchinson

I was amazed. Simply amazed that I could read a book about the historical context of Jesus and find new material.


Hutchinson covers so many bases and opinions in this book that, for those interested in how the study and research is going, this is a treasure trove. I began reading with skeptical eyes, thinking I would only be rereading what I've read before but - alas - this was fantastic!

Hutchinson explores almost every opinion about Jesus already out there: he was a revolutionary, he was political, he had a secret message, he was a terrorist, he was a lunatic, and many more. He uses extensive ideas from other thinkers/writers and engages with their ideas. This is worth the price of the book alone. Well not alone, the work he has done in compiling all the information is worth the price.

He also covers some of the recent discoveries and unpacks his thoughts as to whether they are correct or not, such as the viability of the Gospels and their writers.

This book was so good. It wasn't dry and boring, it wasn't like a university lecture as some of the historical Jesus books tend to be.

Even though I've read many books like this, I was greatly appreciative of the cultural context that Hutchinson provided.

If you read this book, you will not be disappointed.

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by Thomas Nelson Publishing.

The Lion Comic Book Hero Bible by Jeff Anderson

The best Bible comic book/graphic novel I have read.


The illustrations by Siku are eye-catching and very well done.

The stories found inside are much shorter than what you'd find actually reading the Bible, but that makes sense as this is a visual medium. Some of the names have been changed and that was a little weird to understand. But it's also a little tongue-in-cheek that readers will smile at.

You also have the passages marked out for you if you want to do some further reading.

I think older teenagers would gravitate toward something like this. It definitely shouldn't be your study guide, but it works as an entertaining supplement to the actual Bible.

It travels fairly chronologically so it helps give a wide span in terms of time and overall connected story.

This is a great graphic novel option!

This book was provided for review, at no cost, by Kregel Publications.