New Bible for Den

We forget to bring Den's devotional Bible back from SG. Since I had been planning to get her a new Bible (the one that she has been using was a bit too young for her, read more about the Bibles we used here.), this was a good time to do so.

Today was busy Tuesday, she had ballet and Yamaha and usually I wont put any other activities on Tuesday. However, there was a very noisy renovation work at the apartment above mine (we have been praying for them to work very smoothly, so that they can finish as fast as possible!), so it seemed like a good reason to get out of the house.

After a quick lunch at home, I suggested we go to a Christian bookstore near by to get her a new Bible ( I tried to call ahead and see if they carry the Bible that I want....but they cant even hear me properly because of all the noice from above!!!). The was not much time to spare, so I was a bit worry we might be late for ballet.

Den said, "It is more important for me to get a new Bible so that I can have my devotion right? So it is ok if we are a bit late for ballet." ^^

So we went.

I was looking for The Beginner's Bible but then I found another one that look equally interesting. I let Den look at both and choose the one she want. 30 mins later (no idea how many stories she read), she decided on My Read and Rhyme Bible Storybook.

I kind of knew she was going to choose that one. She loves story that rhyme. All the story in this book is written like poem and all of them rhyme! Another good thing is there are activities that she can do at the end of each story. The not so good thing - it has only 37 stories...compare to 95 stories in The Beginner's Bible!

I bought The Beginner's Bible for her friend Wes (his mom asked me to help look for a Bible). Hopefully when they both finish reading theirs, they can exchange.

23 July 2010

I realized we have been studying individuals stories in the Bible and I had not linked them up for Den for sometime now. So this week we concentrate in retelling the timeline of the Bible stories that we had read so far (we are at King David now).

I also realized there are some important individuals that are not covered in the Word & Song Bible (under bible) - Gideon, Deborah,Samuel and King Saul. I decided to add in the stories of all this important figures during the retelling.

It took us hours for the retelling from Creation to King David! So we used a few days to finish it. These are some of the Bibles I used to help me tell the stories that are not covered in Word & Song Bible (If you want to read my review on each individual Bible, please click on the title of the Bible)-

Pray & Play Bible (under Bible)- Again and again, I can say enough good things about this book and the Vol 2. Love it.

 People of the Bible (under Bible part 2)

The Young Learner's Bible Storybook (under Bible part 2)

My Book of Bible Rhymes (under Bible)- I bought this from garage sales a few years back. Only starting to used it. We enjoy reading the rhymes after we read the corresponding stories.

Since Den is reading now, I wanted to build up her daily devotional habit as soon as possible. I wanted to buy the Beginner's Bible for her (from Sonlight Reader 2) but before I can get the Bible, I decided to  looked through my kids Bibles (I had quite a collection...worked in Children Ministry for 10 years) and see if I can get anything for her to read at the mean time. I  found one that was given by a friend a few years ago. It is very simple and it cover most of the people in the Bible. It is called God Loves Me Bible (under Bible part 2). Den love the idea that she can now read Bible her self and has been doing it everyday this week.

She has finished all the Reader 1 books except for the last one. No! I did not push her to read! In fact, I have to keep the books hidden so that she cant get her hand on them. Every time I took a new one out, her eyes lighted up as if she see a new candy! If this keep up, hmm..we have another book worm in the making! This week so far she finished

 A Fly Went By

and A Big Ball of Strings.








A friend from Church is going to lend me her Sonlight Reader 2 intermediate this Sunday. I will see if it is too difficult for Den. If it is too difficult for her then I will have to go find some other readers for her.




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