If I can brace myself for the stinky socks hiding under the beds and thirty-second-toot-tag…
(Explanation: One boy toots and approximately thirty seconds later another one feels as though he’s been “tagged” to toot…and then thirty seconds later…yeah you get it. Four boys, remember? And NO I’m not feeding them sugar free ice cream. Far from it.)
Anyway, if I can get over the hidden stinky socks and thirty-second-toot-tag…I love getting my boys all snuggled into their blankets at night and reading a chapter of our latest read-aloud book.
They love it. They beg for it. They actually hurry up and get their teeth brushed so that we’ll have time for it.
One of our favorite books…one that they ask for over and over…is this one:
Kingdom Parables was a gift from a grandparent a few years ago and the boys just LOVE it. The author re-wrote several different parables of Jesus using animals as characters and understandable situations that kids can relate to. Then, the actual Biblical account is written at the end of each “story” so kids and parents can discuss the “real version”…and so that we can talk about how to apply Jesus’ teaching to our lives.
I love this book…and wanted to let you know about it in case you’ve never seen it before. Kingdom Parables…check it out.
The beauty of this book and it’s stories overshadows the effect of Thirty-Second-Toot-Tag. That’s why I keep going back for more. That and the fact that even though my boys’ room smells like a boys’ room…there’s nothing much better than our nightly snuggle time.
So, what are your favorite read-aloud books?
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This post is linked to Works for me Wednesday.
We love Little Pilgrim’s Progress by Helen Taylor. Great for family discussion and character building! Lots of action and exciting adventures keeps the kids very interested.
We like the Berenstein Bears at night. We also recently started reading a Toad & Frog book which my boys really liked. For Bible story, we use Egermeiers Bible story book. Thanks for sharing!
Thanks for this – will look for it. Sounds like just what we need. We love the Read Aloud Bible Stories series by Ella Lindvall and H. Kent Puckett. Great for little ones and early readers. Blessings!
HAHA! I look so forward to your humor in your posts! I have a 4 year old girl and a 2 year old boy and it’s not just boys! lol! My little girl can toot with the best of them! Probably put your boys to shame!
On the serious note, I will be looking for this book. Looks so wonderful!
Rochelle
toot tag…that’s hysterical.
we love the Jesus Storybook Bible…the most wonderful illustrations and the truth of the gospel communicated in a beautiful, childlike way.
Just ordered this book. Thanks for the reccomendation!