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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A story of cheer and insight
On her way home from Sunday school, a young African-American girl is put "in a tizzy" because her slow-poke brother likes to let his eyes wander to the beautiful world surrounding them. On returning to her home, her toys --which speak to a child as toys should--also make her a bit distressed by their habits of indecisiveness, laziness, and constant curiosity. It is Dear...
Published on March 28, 2007 by DONALD G. FOX
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
When the biggest draw to a book is the author's name...
I read this book while taking a class on children's literature, and was asked to look at the lieterary elements in the story. I have found this book to be boring for a child, as the talking dolls in the story reveal the moral explicitly. The girl does not come to moral understanding through experience, which is the best way to present a moral to a young reader. The...
Published on March 8, 2004 by Betty K
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4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
When the biggest draw to a book is the author's name...,
By Betty K (Denver) - See all my reviews
This review is from: God Inside of Me (Jump at the Sun Books) (Hardcover)
I read this book while taking a class on children's literature, and was asked to look at the lieterary elements in the story. I have found this book to be boring for a child, as the talking dolls in the story reveal the moral explicitly. The girl does not come to moral understanding through experience, which is the best way to present a moral to a young reader. The idea of this book is solid, but it's presentation is definately lacking. Good characters, even in children's books, stay with you for quite a while. I read this story yesterday, and hardly remember anyone or anything.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
A story of cheer and insight,
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This review is from: God Inside of Me (Jump at the Sun Books) (Hardcover)
On her way home from Sunday school, a young African-American girl is put "in a tizzy" because her slow-poke brother likes to let his eyes wander to the beautiful world surrounding them. On returning to her home, her toys --which speak to a child as toys should--also make her a bit distressed by their habits of indecisiveness, laziness, and constant curiosity. It is Dear Dolly who questions the young girl as to why she goes to Sunday school when she doesn't believe in anything taught there. In objecting, our young protagonist reflects upon advice from the elder doll who reminds her that God is constantly within us and challenges us. God is in everyone and it is God who makes us who we are. In "letting go and letting God," the young girl begins to stop worrying about everyone else and rejoices in the God incarnate in each of us.
This is a simple and nice story with some serious ideas to ponder. The book's watercolor illustrations are wonderful.
2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Just a Touch Away,
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This review is from: God Inside of Me (Jump at the Sun Books) (Hardcover)
This gently written story is a wonderful reminder of God's nearness and of God's love. It makes God readily accessible and easy for children(and adults) of all ages to renew, reaffirm and reattest their love for God and their relationship to God.
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God Inside of Me (Jump at the Sun Books) by Della Reese (Hardcover - March 30, 1999)
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