Customer Reviews

The Body Book: It's A God Thing! (The Lily Series)

5 star:		(33)
4 star:		(5)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

Have you ever heard of the American Girl book, "The Care and Keeping of You"? This is the Christian version! Ms. Rue and the girls from the Lily series explain, talk about, ask questions, give tips, and more on the subject of adolescence. What's better about this one? It's got God in it. Ms. Rue encourages girls to take all of their problems to God, and provides spaces in the book to write out prayers to our Heavenly Father. I loved reading it, as it has given me knowledge about changes, and what to do with my problems. I suggest it for girls ages 8-14.

I bought this book for my daughter who is 11-1/2. We have always had very open, honest dialogue about everything and this is a great book for continuing that dialogue. She and I cuddle on the couch and read the chapters together, then we discuss the journaling part and she goes to her room, sits and writes, and prays over the parts that it says to do. It's great.

My only concern with the book is that sometimes it mentions "if your mother doesn't agree with this, that's okay, you need to respect her decision, maybe approach it with her later". It give the feel to me of 'your mom is wrong, but bring it up later.' I'm not crazy about that, but otherwise it's a great book. I will likely check into getting the others in this series.

This is a wonderful book! I wish they had books like this when I was a little girl. This makes an uncomfortable subject very comfortable. My daughter really enjoyed this book - she said "Mom, I'm glad you bought this for me - it's really informative." And she is only 10 years old. The author did a really good job of answering the "what if this happens to me" questions. It also addresses the subject of eating correctly, exercising, and staying away from things that will harm your body. My daughter understands that her body is a special gift from God and that she needs to treat it like a precious jewel. The author adds humor to it which makes it fun reading.

I read this book before giving it to my 9 year old daughter. She loves other books by Nancy Rue. I love the way this book talks openly about the changes a girl's body goes through during her pre-teen and teenage years and how it teaches them to take care of their body. I also love the way it teaches them to ask GOD for help and rely on HIM. But, the part I love the most is that it strongly encourages them to talk to their mom first, or another adult they trust if they have any questions. This is a great book to allow your daughter or a girl you love to learn the important information they need as they begin their journey into womanhood.

I was looking for a book to open discussion with my 10 year old daughter about puberty, however from a Christian perspective. This is it!! It stresses how much God has a plan for their lives and how special they are. It also speaks about talking with your mother but respecting her answer if it happens to be "no". Great book.

The cover on the book I received from Amazon is different than what is pictured, but it's the same book. I bought this book for my 11 year old, and I think it's great. Every chapter begins with a relevant verse of scripture, has a "how is this a God thing" section, "Talking to God about it", and "Lily pad" to journal. The talking to God section has fill in the blank questions that will help your tween verbalize what she may be feeling. An example of the Talking to God section is: "For one thing, I'm embarrassed about ____________ ....Will you help me not be too embarrassed or scared to ask _______ for help".

The only mention of sex I found in the book was, "If the egg became fertilized by a guy's sperm-meaning the sperm would meet the egg and break through the egg's outer shell-you'd be pregnant." (p28) There is nothing that tells how the sperm gets there. If you object to that sentence, simply cross it out with a black marker. It would be a shame to miss a book of this quality for one sentence. Most schools do a family life unit in 4th grade that tells the same information, so this probably won't be a new concept for most kids 9-11. (Much to our chagrin, we found out a 9 year old girl was running around the 3rd grade playground telling the kids about sex, so unless your child never sees other kids...it's very possible they have already heard some version of sex, even when we try to shield them.)

We do have the American Girl Care and Keeping of you book as well, and it's very good, but this brings God into the picture for girls being raised in a Christian home. I highly recommend this book.

I bought these book for my girls when they were 9. They poured over them. It was a great way to open the door to body changing talks! I like the journal areas where the girls can write their feelings. With permission from my girls, I would read the entries while sitting with the girls. Helps me to see where their thought lie. The whole series of these "It's a God thing" have my 5 star rating!

I recently bought this book for my 11 year old daughter, and I am very impressed with the honesty through which the information is presented. Adults and tweens alike can relate to the messages throughout this book. Not only is the information accurate, but most importantly it is approached from a tween standpoint. The religious messages that accompany each of the maturity issues are outstanding. I highly recommend this book to any parents who may be afraid or unsure of how to speak to their preteen girls concerning their changing bodies.

Overall this was a great book to go over with my 9 year old daughter just before she started fourth grade. I loved the Christian perspective and my daughter loved the little quizzes. One thing I didn't like was that it assumes the reader already knows what a period is right from the beginning. Even in the period chapter, it assumes you know what is involved. This book was the first time my daughter became aware that a period was more than a dot at the end of the sentence. I would have preferred that it started out with an explanation of what a period was instead of expecting that she already is aware and that she has negative feelings about it.

I found this book to be through and down to earth. It's is written very well. This book is the perfect introduction for the pre-teen girl without older sisters or female cousins to be honest with her. This is also good tool to equip parents with answers the pre-teen may have. With all th worldly influences of today, it's great to have a biblical resource.