The Hey Warrior Kids! Children’s Book Series . . .
Two Hey Warrior Kids! books have been published to date with five more awaiting publication. Hey Warrior Kids! Put On Your Armor! was released on April 14, 2009 and Hey Warrior Kids! Grab Your Slingshot! was released on March 12, 2013 by Tate Publishing.
Both books have recently been reviewed by The Christian Children's Book Review by reviewer, Suzette Ladouceur. Please enjoy her reviews.
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Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Hey Warrior Kids! Put On Your Armor! by Virginia Finnie and illustrated by Jeff Elliott is a delightful little book. It teaches children, in the most simple yet entertaining way, about each of the pieces in the spiritual armor of God as described in Ephesians 6:13-18. Hey Warrior Kids! Put on Your Armor! can be used as either a story to sit and read with your child or as a devotional that can broken up and used daily for deeper learning.
I really appreciate the illustrations being completely child friendly. When dealing with spiritual armor, illustrations can sometimes be scary, but in this case the illustrations show the child that God has clothed him so he can face his own life undefeated.
What I Like: My favorite aspect of the book is how it is written. Everything is written and worded exactly how I speak to my children- with excitement, joy, and in normal everyday language. Here is a small excerpt:
"Guess what?
I have some fantastic, unbelievable, totally awesome, over-the-top, out-of-this-world news for you!
What's the news already?
Okay, here it is.
Are you ready?
Are you sure you're ready?
The news is......."
I'll let you wonder what the news is.
Since this is how I talk to my children, reading this book was a lot of fun. I saw this book as a script to read as I shared a very important spiritual lesson with my children in a way that captured their attention.
I also loved the child's level plan of salvation at the end of the book. It is written in terms that children can understand and relate to.
Overall Rating: Excellent
Age Appeal: 5-10 years old
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Monday, April 28, 2014
Hey Warrior Kids! Grab Your Slingshot! by Virginia Finnie is the second book in the Hey Warrior Kids! series.
In this book, the author compares the giant Goliath to the fears that children have. But rather than encourage them to think happy thoughts, she teaches them to speak God's Word to their fears. She explains in a very child friendly way that the Bible is our slingshot and the words in the Bible are our smooth stones. When we use this powerful weapon against the giant of fear, we will be more than conquerors.
What I Like: I love how Virginia Finnie writes the way I speak to my children- with excitement, thrill, fun, and as though there is a big secret just waiting to be shared. Both of my children (ages 6 and 2 1/2) were completely engaged for the duration of the book.
Because the author tells the reader that the verses in the Bible are the smooth stones that we use in our slingshot, she gives children four easy to remember verses that will help them resist their giant of fear.
Overall Rating: Excellent
Age Appeal: 3-10 years old
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