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Title: Nana's Tomato Patch
Subtitle: Featuring TNT Tidbits Devotional
Author: Jackie Alley
Narrator: Josh Kilbourne
Format: Unabridged
Length: 1 hr and 6 mins
Language: English
Release date: 10-22-15
Publisher: Tate Publishing and Enterprises, LLC
Genres: Kids, Ages 5-7
Publisher's Summary:
Welcome to Nana's Tomato Patch! Join new author and songwriter Jackie Alley as Nana's Tomato Patch becomes a mission field for sharing God's word.
Members Reviews:
A story and devotional for kids
When Tyneisha falls asleep at Nana's (grandma's) house, she finds herself in the middle of a jungle with her brother Trevor. Actually they're just in Nana's Tomato Patch, but it feels like a jungle because they've been reduced to the size of insects. They must work together, along with some garden insects, to figure out a way to get back to Nana's house.
In the process of doing so, they learn valuable lessons about trusting in God for guidance and cooperating with each other. They remember these lessons after they wake up.
Nana's Tomato Patch, written by Jackie Alley with Shawna Lippert and Kalli Dow, is a book with two parts. The first part is the story about Tyneisha and Trevor; the second part is the TNT devotionals. TNT stands for Tyneisha-n-Trevor.
There are 30 devotionals, each one focused on a different aspect of Tyneisha and Trevor's adventure in the garden. Each devotional features a blurb about some part of the story. This is followed by a Bible verse, a thought, a question, a challenge, and a blessing, all of which relate to that part of the story.
Black-and-white pencil sketches are used in the first part of the book to illustrated parts of the story.
What I Like: I like the idea of having a short story followed by devotionals related to the story. Parents can make this an interactive book by working through the devotionals with their children.
What I Dislike: Unfortunately, the writing of the story was a bit weak and the dialogue was somewhat stilted and un-natural. It distracts somewhat from the story although the message still comes through.
Overall Rating: Very good.
Age Appeal: No age group was given, but this type of book would appeal to a wide range of children, perhaps 5-12-year-olds. The younger ones will enjoy having the story read to them; older ones can read it themselves. Then, the whole family can join in and study the devotionals together.
4 stars
Christine M. Irvin - Christian Children's Book Review
Great Read
I thought this book was so sweet. The author shows great talent, and has the ability to hold the attention of young readers. The story is about love, faith, the importance of family and the fact that God is always with us no matter what.
As the story ends you have a daily devotional for children with the help of an adult to read. Which in this reviewers opinion is the best I have read in a very long time. Each devotional relates back to the book and reinforces the lessons that they have learned from the book.
The fun part is that you can create your own music to the songs. That way each reader will always remember how they sing the song. Now how fun is that? This book will have little minds thinking of all types of music they may know.
Because the words in this book are so important to kids, this reviewer will give my highest rating of five stars.
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