Under the Sea Holy Bible is a gift Bible intended for children ages 6-10. The hardback cover features the popular underwater theme with sparkling fish and underwater sea creatures. This front cover is an eye-catcher, as it has a blue and silver foil background highlighted by beautifully illustrated and glittered fish!

This Bible is the New International Readers Version (NIrV), which is a version derived from the NIV. It brings the reading level down a few notches so that it is more easily understood by younger/simpler readers, making it a great version for the intended age range of this Bible. This Bible features 3 double-sided, full-color topical pages aimed directly towards children. They highlight prayer, 10 Commandments, Love passages for kids, Famous children of the Bible and the ABCs of becoming a Christian. They are beautiful pages, simply written in a manner that is appealing to kids. However, that is where the suitability of a “children’s Bible” ends. Nothing else about this Bible is particularly kid-friendly and in that I was greatly disappointed. The text is extremely small and the pages are terribly thin. Aside from a brief (very brief- 2 pages) dictionary and a listing of 92 popular Bible Stories, there is nothing else to make this a “children’s Bible."

While the cover is flashy and attractive and there are a couple of cute pages, I don’t think this would make a very good Bible for kids to learn how to study the Word. I can see there being difficulty in even just finding scripture references due to the thin pages and hard to read type. I wish I could rate this Bible higher, but I just really can’t. There is a lot to be desired here, unfortunately. To read more about this Bible you can go here: Under the Sea Holy Bible

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This darling children’s book, A Royal Easter Story is a story of 5 princesses who are all sisters— Joy, Grace, Faith, Charity and Hope. They were celebrating the start of Spring and all things news as they were also preparing for the annual Easter Jubilee. As the sisters journey to a neighboring kingdom for the jubilee, they encounter several challenges on their way. They show integrity of character and love to their neighbors as they accept a lost little girl, and help bring her to her mother. The takeaway from the story is that we should try to be selfless and serve others first, just like Jesus did for us. 

This book is recommended for ages 4-8. My 5 year old is going to love this book (I’m putting it in her Easter basket), as it is about princesses and has very colorful, fun illustrations. However, I feel like the story is a little bit jumbled up, for lack of a better term. It seems that there are several minor story themes that don’t really all meet up at the end. I felt like the story could have been written a bit more concisely and it wouldn’t have seemed so convoluted. Also, other than the circumstances of the story (traveling for an Easter Jubilee), there is not much about the actual resurrection story within this book. I was a little disappointed in that, as I thought it might actually be about Easter. However, I do like that at the end of the book, there is a wrap-up page that explains the story and how it can be applied in our lives. 

Overall, I think this is a cute book, though not exactly concentrated on Christ’s resurrection as I perhaps thought it was going to be. The illustrations and beautiful and for the simple fact that it is relatable to young girls, I think this would be a good book for anyone in the given age ranges. If you want more information on this book, or to purchase it, you can go here: A Royal Easter Story.

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