Tiny Star Board Book

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Summary: Childhood Classic!
Review: I am 17 years old, and, when the book came into my home, I was still a small child. I treasure the memories of Christmas time when my family and I would gather around and read this wonderful tale. Some reviewers from georgia whom the author of the book has sent many emails to may quote that the book has 'big imaginations' I say, the more imaginative ways we can get children to take interest in the bible, the better. so to that reader from georgia, don't hamper your child's imagination, it's their greatest gift.

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Summary: A very vibrant book...
Review: I must say that I was more impressed by this book than I had initially expected... first off, the illustrations are very bright and captivating... and to me, the pictures are one of the most important thing in gaining a child's interest in a book... in addition to that though, the story is just terrific... this book teaches a big lesson in patience... one day everyone will get his/her chance to shine!!! This puts such a cute spin on the story of the Star of Bethlehem... I was very impressed with this book...

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Summary: Big Imaginations - Very Little Truth
Review: This review will not be "for everyone".... but here goes: We wonder sometimes about storybooks like this -- books that sound so much like a Bible story that we have to tell our kids, "God didn't really say that!" We don't want them to grow up wondering how much of what we told them was really the Word, and how much was just innocent "imagination" ABOUT the Word. I'm SELLING my copy of this book -- I had a hard time helping my kids understand that it is just "make believe." After all, it IS about Baby Jesus! It has a lot of truth IN it! It's got Bethlehem, the stable... It looks like something that MIGHT have been a part of the nativity story! However, We rely on Scripture in our family, and this one has a plot that is totally "out there." It's important to us that our children do not doubt what is true. The Bible is true: we don't want to confuse them with "bible-ish" stories. That may seem silly to some readers, but it is important to us. If you're concerned about filling your kids' heads with stories that "sound" like Bible stories, but aren't Scriptural at all, this book is not for you. There are so many great stories about Jesus that are TRUE, we find these "bible-ish" spinoffs to be unnecessary - and confusing for kids who need to hear the Truth!
Addendum to this editorial August 2002: Since I wrote this a year ago, I have received repeated e-mails from the author, Art Ginolfi, telling me "12 important messages I missed" in his book. I still stand by what I've written here, and hereby request to be removed from this author's mailing list. I've tried to ask this privately via e-mail, but I still hear from him one year later. (?)

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Summary: wonderful for grandkids
Review: we 'lucked onto' this book just before Christmas- and it's been a wonderful addition to our family's celebration of the holiday.
We're the grandparents of 4 kids- aged 7, 4, 18 mos and 8 mos- and while 2 are being raised in Christian homes, the other 2 are not. We've read, and re-read this book to all of them ( even the baby) and they all seem to love it. In fact, it's now January, and we're ordering 2 additional copies, because the 4 year old, the son of a non- religious mom, wants to take our copy home with him to put under his pillow each night. He LOVES little starlet.

BUY THE BOOK!!!