Jesus Calling Coloring Book

 

Jesus Calling Creative Coloring & Hand Lettering by Sarah Young is an adult coloring book with a slight twist. It is slightly different than other coloring books that I have seen or that I have had.

I will start with the quality of the book itself. The pages are very nice and thick. It is a faith based book as the title suggests. The cover is very nice with foil accents and a slight tooth. The pages are perforated if you want to tear them out. They are printed on both sides so if you like to use markers that may be an issue for you.

Now for the uniqueness of it at first I was a little confused then I read the first page like I should have to begin with. There are pages with quotes that are very lightly printed almost like grayscale.  At first I thought why in the world would they print the script so lightly then I read the instructions.  It is so you can trace it and learn how to do hand lettering to get practice. Then it made sense to me that is what is different about this book it teaches you to do the hand lettering along with the coloring and you get to meditate on God’s Word as you relax and color.

There are a lot of birds, flowers, some fish, different animals, a few mandalas, and some scenery pictures. Most look to be hand drawn and not computer generated.  I think pencils or water based markers will work well in this coloring book. I haven’t tried but I think even water colored pencils will probably work ok too.

This is a lovely coloring book and if you love all things coloring it will make a nice addition to your stash. I received this book from booklookbloggers.com at no charge in exchange for an honest review.

A Boy Called Christmas

A Boy Called Christmas by Matt Haig read by Stephen Fry is a different story about “a few things you should know about Santa Claus”

To be honest I really tried to get into this story and I will try it again but I just couldn’t get into it. Maybe it was because I received it right after the Christmas season and I was really over all of the holiday season. The story was a little dark for me and a little sad. Maybe I needed to put a little more effort into listening to it and I will go back at a later date and try it again maybe I will have a different perspective on it.

It is not something I would recommend to others although reading other reviews it seems many have had differing opinions and really loved it.  I can say the narrator has a nice voice and was easy to listen to. I received this audio book at no charge from bloggingforbooks.com in exchange for an honest review.

NIV Holy Bible for girl: Journal Edition

The NIV Holy Bible for girls Journal Edition Bible is an adorable bible that would be a wonderful way to get young girl into studying and journaling God’s Word. This Bible would make a really nice gift bible for the young girl in your life. I would say probably anywhere between the ages of 12 up to college age.

The edition I am reviewing has a hard cover done in a beautiful pastel aqua color with foil accents. The pages are thicker than a typical bible so that you can journal in it but I do believe certain markers and media will bleed through. You can see through the pages so pencils or pastels would probably work best on the pages.

The bible begins with an explanation page on how to use the bible. It has a nice ribbon marker and an elastic closer to hold the bible closed.  The font is quite small and very close together but should be fine for very young eyes. There are some footnotes and references included throughout but I wouldn’t say it is a full study bible.

I would recommend this as a gift bible or a bible for a girl who wants to journal or just someone who wants to take notes while studying God’s Word. It is lovely. I received this bible at no charge from handlebar publishing in exchange for an honest review.