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Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life

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If you love to read to your children, like you were read to long ago when you were little, than you will love this book! Remember those Uncle Arthur's Bedtime Stories that were the moral little tales meant to make us better kids? Well, these stories are reminiscent of those, and others, like Grimm's Fairy Tales, only based on the Proverbs of life found in the Bible. Each little story is the perfect 'little read' to go with that goodnight kiss and can be read in about five minutes. Each story has a moral and great little black and white illustrations that my kids loved. Our family loved this 'once upon a time' book and it will become your family favorite, too!

Wise Words is a collection of fables that, of course, have morals at the end. The stories are much better than Aesop. Leithart writes in a way that is easy to read aloud to your kids. My kids are totally captivated to the end of each one. I heartily agree that Wise Words is "Family Stories".

On the other hand, I had trouble using the stories in the book to "Bring the Proverbs to Life". The Moral (a verse or two from Proverbs) at the end of each story only loosely correlated with the story.

Nevertheless, this book is written from a godly perspective and is good for kids to hear and parents to read. There's nothing like a story to really teach the heart.

After reading the book myself, I found that Wise Words was not a book of stories written particularly for children, but for people of all ages. Each story includes a moral and a Bible verse that applies to the story. I enjoyed reading the stories and would suggest this book to anyone.

This is a great book for bedtime stories for kids, although I should mention that, in spite of what the publisher says, the stories do not take four-to-six minutes to read - more like fifteen-to-twenty.

The Proverbs are very well illustrated here, and this is good to show a child what these Proverbs mean. The stories are funny, and sometimes sad. They are a great addition to a family library.

One person that I know (an adult I might add)told me that, while reading the first story, he was unable to put it down. Knowing that he had an appointment, he forced himself to put it down. A moment later, it was back in his hand. He did not leave until the story was over.

Although the summary says "18 of his best stories", I know the author personally, and he does not have any more. Rats!

...Peter Leithart wrote a book of stories so beautiful that they move this reviewer to tears every time she rereads (or relistens to) them. True words, funny words, clever words, strong words, delightful words...Wise Words.

my children love this as their bedtime stories. and it makes for great conversations :)

I have read this book countless times to my boys. They love it, and like the audio as much. Great stories, incredible message.

Leithart's Wise Words is a great read-aloud collection of stories that kids and parents will enjoy. It's funny, clever, thoughtful and engaging. Highly recommended.

My children loved the stories. They had great moral value without being preachy. My children, who are very artistic themselves, especially loved the illustrations.

We purchased this book so that we could read it aloud to our grandchildren. The first few stories are good and provided a basis for some conversations with them. However, as we progressed through the book, the stories became heavier and did not lead to good discussions. As our oldest grandchild said, "These are becoming intense".