Customer Reviews

Sheep Lost

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What does it take for a 15 month old to sit still and listen? This book, along with the others in the "sheep" series. The salvation message, like Christ himself, greets your child gently.

Modeled after wildly popular mainstream board book author Sandra Boynton's books (especially Oh My Oh My Oh Dinosaurs), Catherine Blake's Sheep Lost is cute addition to any young child's bookshelf.

"Sheep giggle. Sheep pout. Sheep whisper. Sheep SHOUT!" this simple board book begins, taking us through many opposites, complete with soft illustrations of sheep modeling whatever behavior is mentioned. Finally we see "Sheep up. Sheep down. Sheep lost..." and with an image of a biblical character with a shepherd's hook and some sheep surrounding him: "Sheep found."

What I Like: This is a sweet book, and while you'll have to explain to babies and toddlers who the Shepherd is, it's sometimes nice to have books that are basically mainstream, but have a hint of faith in them. My preschooler also enjoys this book, and loves to say afterward: "I am the sheep Jesus found!"

What I Dislike: The illustrations sometimes have a sameness about them and aren't as colorful as I like for the very young children this book targets.

Overall Rating: Very good.

Kristina Seleshanko, Managing Editor, Christian Children's Book Review

I have seldom seen a point made this well using this few words.
The drawings are funny, and the sheep give both kids and parents a good laugh. When we read aloud we play out "giggle" and "pout", "whisper" and "shout". The children love it! And they get to practise words like "up" and "down", "good" and "bad". They're actually able to memorize the book quite fast!

Sheep lost is our favourite board book for toddlers.

An adorable easy read that has a simple message. A good religious book for the very young. (It was read to a bunch a college students and greatly loved as well!) Is also quite humorous.