Wisdom and the Millers: Proverbs for Children [Paperback]

Mildred A. Martin (Author)

Book Description

Make Proverbs come alive for the children in your home, church, or school. Here is a character-building collection of stories by an Amish Mennonite author. Each chapter explains and illustrates a passage from the book of Proverbs with a story.

Product Details

• Paperback: 159 pages
• Publisher: Spring Arbor Distributors; Rev edition (September 1993)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0962764353
• ISBN-13: 978-0962764356
• Product Dimensions: 8.4 x 5.3 x 0.5 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #118,092 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Kids LOVE it, October 28, 2005

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T. Leach "Jr." (Mid-West) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wisdom and the Millers: Proverbs for Children (Paperback)

This book is a compilation of short stories or chapters that each involve one or more of the Miller family children. Each story presents a life lesson learned by one or more of the kids, usually as the result of an "ordinary" childlike infraction (feuding, disobedience, neglecting duties, etc.). Then, we see one or both of the parents gently but appropriately correcting the matter, typically with the telling of one of their own life lessons, and a reference from Proverbs. These little stories provide excellent moral lessons. I read this book aloud to my young children, and overall I found it to be interesting, plainly but adequately written, and useful as a "teaching" aid, but my 5-stars really come from the level of enthusiasm that my kids showed for this book. My copy was illustrated (some of the illustrations repeated throughout the book), and my kids liked the pictures. To them, this was as good as a C.S. Lewis book or another "classic." Their vote is good enough for me, and to think that they may model the lessons from the book makes this only better.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A lot of godly wisdom in a little package, April 6, 2005

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P. McCall "Peg4Jesus" (Southeast, USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wisdom and the Millers: Proverbs for Children (Paperback)

I highly recommend this book! My whole family loves this book, as well as the others in the series. My children ask for it every night, and the first time my husband read it to them, he was so impressed that he asked if I could get more books in the series.

We love the godly wisdom and the practical, real-life stories that illustrate the principles in each chapter. I admit, I even get a little choked up at some of the stories.

If only my husband and I had these books when we were children -- we could have saved ourselves a lot of struggles and pain with the godly wisdom taught in these books!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great evening read with your children, October 26, 2005

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A. Carter - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Wisdom and the Millers: Proverbs for Children (Paperback)

This was a great book to review with my Children (8 & 6). It was a fun read with great examples of applying scripture to everyday life. My children enjoyed it and were excited to sit down and interact.

Our daughter started finding and highlighting the main scripture associated with the story in her bible.

Being a dad I am always looking for always to teach the bible and it's principles to my children with out going way over their heads. The is a great place to start.

Enjoy