Book Review: Behold, I Come Quickly

Book:Behold, I Come Quickly
The Last Days and Beyond
By Hoyt W. Brewster, Jr.
Published in 1994, but still 100% relevant in 2015!


Why I picked this book: My dad gave it to me. He is an avid christian nonfiction reader!

The book: This book is about the last days of this earth, signs of the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ, what it'll be like when he comes, and what happens afterward (what will happen to all people according to how they lived on this earth, animals, the earth, etc...).
         The author has compiled information from the Old Testament, New Testament, Book of Mormon, Doctrine & Covenants, modern day prophets, and church history books. He has interpreted some of the information, but mostly, he has just brought all the relevant scriptures, quotes, and insights of prophets into a book. The layout is nice, and its broken down into sections that make it easy to read.
My Thoughts: This book is an eye-opener!  At first this book had me scared out of my wits! Oh my, there are horrors and terrible things in the future (and some are already happening). I actually cried while reading some parts...knowing that I, my children, OR some of my posterity might have to endure some of the hardships it describes.
         However, it is a VERY MOTIVATING book because it describes what wonderful things are to come to those people who obey God's commandments. Truly wonderful things are ahead for the righteous.
          After reading this book, I examined my life, actions, decisions, etc... and asked myself: Am I on the right track? Will I be counted among one of the righteous? How can I get prepared for these inevitable events in the future (which will be poured out without mixture over all the earth)?


Recommend?YES! For sure!

On another note....
Just after I finished this book someone on Facebook posted "write the name of the last book you read and add 'with a chainsaw' at the end". Many people were commenting their book titles with the added words. Oh my there were some silly ones! This book is no different...definitely one of the crazier ones!  "Behold, I come quickly...with a chainsaw"
hahaha! So funny :-) Made my day!

Kids Book of the Week: Robot Zot

Why I picked this book: I thought my son would enjoy a book about robots (oh, I know him so well! He loved it!), and because it was illustrated by the very talented David Shannon

My review:
It's a clever book about a robot who plans to take over Earth. "Robot Zot never fall, Robot Zot conquer all!" is his mantra. I love his ambition. It has nice artwork, and a cute message about love. My son giggles every time we get to the page where Robot Zot blasts the TV into pieces. Yikes! "Dont try this at home"....comes to mind. haha! The illustrations and colors in the book were nicely done. Images were clear, yet detailed at the same time. So after reading it several times, we pointed out different things to eachother making it more interesting.

Owen's reaction: LOVED it. It really kept his attention, and now he is absolutely CRAZY for robots. He wanted to read it over, and over, and over again. I know children learn with repetition...but I'm ready to send this one back to the library after reading it every night for over a month.

Mommy: Why do you like Robot Zot?
Owen: Because I like him so much

Owen's Age: 3 years, 11 months

Kids Book of the Week: Frog and Fly

Why I picked this book: Owen saw it on the display shelf in the middle of the library and grabbed it!

What I liked about it: It was fun to read a silly book for a change.

Owen's reaction to the book: He giggled each time a new fly was "slurped" by the frog. He even made his own froggy-noises. :-) He thought it was hilarious when the frog got what was coming to him. I loved seeing him giggle at the book too. It was super fun to read it to him smile at the silly stories.

Recommend?YES! Both boys and girls would like reading this book. It is very simple for early readers to read by themselves.

Owen is 3 years + 10 months old.

 

Kids Book of the Week: A Tree Is Nice

Why I picked this book: because it received Caldecott Medal (which is an award for the illustrator).

What I liked about it:
The simple and informative words. Also, the artwork was very authentic, and all hand-drawn. Some black and white pages. Some full-color pages. It was different from the normal cartoon stuff in other books. I believe Owen noticed the difference as well.

Owen's reaction to the book:
Owen took time to look at all the trees. He showed me the different tree shapes and he noticed that some have leaves, and others do not. And after a few days of reading this book, we talked about what each of the kids are doing with/around the trees

It was an entertaining book, and as a BONUS I think it made him more aware of trees. Yahoo!

Owen is 3 years + 9 months old.

Kids Book of the Week: Look! Another Book!

This week's favorite bedtime book was Look! Another Book! by Bob Staake.
Every time we read it, Owen found something new that fascinated him! Also, there are holes in the pages that show you what's coming up next. Super fun feature!

Toward the end of the week, we didn't even read the words. Owen was so busy looking for robots, donuts, helicopters, animals, monsters, and all kinds of silly stuff!
**Owen's attention span is usually short...but this book kept him entertained from start to finish!I liked the silly rhymes. It was fun for me to read to him.

I DEFINATELY RECOMMEND THIS CHILDREN 3 YEARS +UP!

Owen: 3 years + 9 monthsWe both loved this 'seek and find' book!

Kid's Book of the Week: I'm Dirty

 

This is a darling little book, that Owen requested many times this week!
Personality shines through this backhoe while he cleans up a dirty lot, and makes it nice and smooth. Owen giggled when he took a "mud bath" and came out SO dirty.

This is a perfect book for a 3 year old boy. And from a mother's point of view, I like anything that teaches my boy that cleaning can be fun.

Owen is 3 years + 9 months and thoroughly enjoyed this picture book.

This book has me excited to read other books by Kate and Jim McMullan :-) I'll be sure to post those as well if they make the cut!

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Kids Book of the Week: Tip Tip Dig Dig (Best little boys book, ever!)

 

Best little boy's book ever!
My little boy is 3 years + 8 months. He loves this book! And why wouldn't he? Its full of all his favorite things! Dirt, dump trucks, backhoes, cranes.
 

There were a lot of repetitive words, which encouraged Owen to read along with me. It uses verbs in all tenses "tip, tips, and tipped", "dig, digs, and dug", "lift, lifts, lifted", etc...

Now, anytime we see a dump truck he shouts "TIP TIP TIP!" with our little hand movement we made up while reading.

I love that a good book has made a positive impact on my sweet little boy!