

Age Range: 4 - 7 years
Series: Building Blocks of Tob for Kids
Board book: 32 pages
Publisher: Pauline Books & Media (August 1, 2015)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 081983131X
ISBN-13: 978-0819831316
Product Dimensions: 6.2 x 0.1 x 7.5 inches
Shipping Weight: 10.9 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
Best Sellers Rank: #786,310 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #318 in Books > Christian Books & Bibles > Theology > Anthropology #17269 in Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Theology #128572 in Books > Children's Books

You may recall that earlier this year I reviewed three board books from the TOB for Tots series. (For people not hip to the acronym, the TOB stands for Theology of the Body.) This Fall the author, Monica Ashour, is back with three more books in a series called TOB for Kids! The books are entitled Every Body Has Something to Say, Everybody Has Something to Give, and God Has a Plan for Boys and Girls. If your children previously read the TOB for Tots series, then they will recognize that their new series is paperback, because no "big kid" wants to read a board book for babies. At the beginning of each book is a note to the parents that tells you what the book will be teaching your children and can help foster discussion between you and your children. Every Body Has Something to Say tells us that our bodies communicate with us; how to listen to what our body is telling us, and most importantly how to appropriately respond to what our body is telling us. Everybody Has Something to Give talks about giving and receiving the gift of one's self, in the form of kind deeds, God Has a Plan for Boys and Girls addresses gender, how boys and girls are alike, and how they are different. It is easily my favorite book, as it explains that even though men and women are different, they each have unique gifts and callings in life that only they can answer as a man or woman. This was a 5 star series of books, which I am proud for my son to have in his library. He isn't quite old enough for them yet, but I know he will love them as much as he loves the TOB for Tots series, which we have read at least 100 times! Hopefully Ms. Ashour will continue this progression and do one for teens next.
I was really excited about this, and I wanted to love it, but it just wasn't as great as I hoped. I get that its for children, so there is a need to keep it simple, but this being from the "for kids" instead of "for tots" series, I feel that it could have been just a tad more grown-up. There is a LOT of repetition, and rewording of the exact same idea, which makes it tedious to read aloud.I'll still probably purchase the other books in this set for my son, because this is a rare enough message in today's "we're all exactly the same and interchangeable" world that our kids NEED, and its not a bad book in message at all. It is a thin paperback, and doesn't take up much room on the shelf.
It is a very simple book, id say for a 6 - 7 year old. My 11 year old found it boring and repetitive. Definitely not what I expected. Pricey.
I love this book! It's a great book for starting a conversation with your kids about God's plan!
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