Tabitha's Travels: A Family Story for Advent (Jotham's Journey Trilogy) [Paperback]

Arnold Ytreeide (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 2003 | Age Level: 9 and up | Series: Jotham's Journey Trilogy

Curious, competent, and courageous Tabitha is the daughter of a shepherd who is taking his family on caravan to his birthplace. Along the way, she meets and becomes friends with Jotham and Bartholomew, watches as Romans take her father prisoner, spends time with Zechariah and Elizabeth, helps Mary and Joseph just before Christ's birth, and ends her travels at the stable in Bethlehem.

--This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

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About the Author

Arnold Ytreeide is a fine storyteller who cares deeply about spiritual growth in families. Ytreeide is the founder of Storyteller Productions and lives with his wife and two children in Nampa, Idaho. --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 9 and up
  
• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: Vine Books (August 2003)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1569553491
• ISBN-13: 978-1569553497
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 8.5 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 15 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (11 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,743,847 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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46 of 46 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disappointing, especially compared to Jotham's Journey, September 5, 2007

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This review is from: Tabitha's Travels (Jotham's Journey Trilogy) (Paperback)

Our family absolutely loved Jotham's Journey and have recommended it to many people. We were very excited to pick up Tabitha's Travels, especially since we have several girls. The Christmas message is vividly displayed through Tabitha's experiences as she meets Jotham and then travels with her father to try to find Jotham after they realize that the caravan with which they sent the boy has placed him in terrible danger.

From the beginning Tabitha resents being a girl who isn't allowed to do all that the boys are doing. She is very smart and has many good ideas, but several times she is the only one can can solve a problem, making her a heroine. Several times in the story, she "comes to the rescue". Whereas in Jotham's Journey, Jotham's disobedience gets him into trouble; Tabitha disobeys but because it works out well, the disobedience is overlooked. Early on she thinks how boys would complain in her situation, but she doesn't because girls have to learn not to complain.
Tabitha's desire to be treated like a boy was so strong that it overwhelmed other parts of the story for us. Not until she meets Zechariah and he gives her wonderful words of wisdom is this issue addressed properly in the book.
Still a good story, but definitely not at the level of Jotham's Journey or even Bartholomew's Passage.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Tabitha's Travels - Advent, January 18, 2007

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This review is from: Tabitha's Travels (Jotham's Journey Trilogy) (Paperback)

This is a great way to spend some time with your children during the Christmas season. We've also read "Jotham's Journey" and enjoyed it even more. My kids, even though they are getting older (11 and 15), still enjoy reading these every year.

2 of 2 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Captivating Advent reading, December 6, 2010

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Karen Mcvay (Virginia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Tabitha's Travels: A Family Story for Advent (Paperback)

After reading some lukewarm reviews, and thoroughly enjoying Jotham's Journey last Advent, I was apprehensive about including Tabitha's Travels into our 2010 Advent activities. Also, with two 6-year old boys, I was skeptical that a book with a girl as the main character would hold their interest. No worries. They plead for us to read more chapters each night and really get into the adventure. I think that the author has done an amazing job of telling a realistic old story with vivid details that capture even the youngest of imaginations. Yes, there are some suspenseful moments and some violence, but hey, the Bible has some of these too, yes? These tense moments can easily be explained to younger children and used as a tool to explain real world events. We have appreciated the discussion at the end of each chapter to assist families in real life application of the lesson of the day. Our family only has the highest praise for all of Mr. Ytreeide's Advent books and they have added a special richness to our celebration.