Guardian Angel Publishing – Family Friendly Books

Posted by Lorren on October 14, 2009

Nowadays, it can be hard to find good Christian publications. There still are many good children’s books out there, but you have to be careful. Some contain references to evolution as fact, place God’s creation above the creator, or have some other hidden secular agenda. The books that I had the opportunity to review from Guardian Angel Publishing were great. Although they were not all a perfect fit for my daughter at this time, they were trustworthy, promoting good values and learning. I found all of the books to be trustworthy and worth a read. If the other books from Guardian Angel Publishing are like these, they are well worth a look.

Hamster Holidays by Cynthia Reeg - This was an adorable little book about six hamsters celebrating holidays throughout the year. Although the book’s primary focus is to teach nouns and adjectives (the nouns are colored blue, and the adjectives are colored red), the book also teaches the months of the years. My daughter is starting to master the months of the year, and this book helps reinforce what she’s learning there. I love it when books do that. The book has great illustrations and uses memorable phrases (like “wet worms”). This book is great for elementary students.

Earthquake by Susan J. Berger - Earthquake is a great little science book. Earthquakes can be complicated things to describe, but this book breaks it down in a way that my 7-year-old can understand. The book comes with simple experiments that your kids can do. It includes interesting facts about earthquakes, tells kids how to prepare for an earthquake, tells them what to do when an earthquake happens, and tells them what to expect. Disasters like fires and earthquakes can be scary for young kids, so it’s nice that this book presents this information in an age appropriate way. The book even tells the kids what to do if they get scared. In the back of the book is a checklist that kids can use to prepare. My daughter went through a fire last year, so knowing that there are things that she can do to have some control over the situation is important.

Andy and Spirit Go to the Fair by Mary Jean Kelso - This is a nice story about a disabled boy who is in a wheelchair, but is showing a horse in the state fair. We find out at the end of the story that the horse is different too, as it has pink eyes. I love this quote from the story: “There’s something wrong with everybody. Just not all of it shows.” Kids can sometimes be mean to other kids that aren’t like them, and it’s nice that this book shows someone that is different in a positive way. My daughter was not able to read this story on her own yet, but she enjoyed listening to it. There are a lot of good illustrations in the book as well.

Stubby’s Destiny by Dixie Phillips - was one of our favorite books. It was about a little orphan donkey who didn’t think that he was important because he was just a donkey, not a magnificent stallion. We later see in the story that you don’t have to be considered important by the world’s standards to be important to God. Although Stubby doesn’t think that he’ll amount to anything, he ends up carrying the Lord on Palm Sunday. I thought that this was a great message to share with my daughter. God has a plan for us, even if we’re not the strongest, or the smartest, or considered important by many.

The Sum of Our Parts: No Bones About It… by Bill Kirk - is a story about all of your bones. It describes all of your bones in poem form, with factoids about your bones mixed in. With all the bone names, the book was a little difficult for my daughter. There were some funny pictures, but I think that she’ll be more ready for all the big words in the book in about a year or so.

If you’ve never heard of Guardian Angel Publishing and you’ve got kids, I urge you to check them out. They have some wonderful, family-friendly books that you can feel good about reading to your children.