CBH Ministries, home of Children’s Bible Hour, Keys for Kids, and other faith-forming publications, has impacted my life since I was a young child. My parents were not believers until I was six, and I can remember Saturday mornings spent, not around the TV with cartoons, but on their bed, listening to Children’s Bible Hour and other radio shows that helped grow our family’s faith. When I moved to Grand Rapids as a college student, I was thrilled to actually be living in the same town as this wonderful ministry. Now my own children use Keys for Kids, listen to their radio shows, and even enjoy hearing Uncle Charlie speak occasionally at our church.
They’ve expanded their publications to the Seasons of Faith series, four books each containing an radio script updated and adapted for story form. Each book also contains a CD with Uncle Charlie reading the story.
The four titles take four different children through a different “season of faith”—from conversion and salvation to hard times and trusting God’s goodness. The story lines are predictable and clear, allowing children to learn that diligently following God, while not always easy, will produce fruit in their lives and the lives of others. While the older, cynical side of me says that the story lines are not completely realistic, they give a standard, an example to reach toward.
The books are a typical picture book size and length, with full color illustrations covering each page. The illustrations depict the action in each story well, although they are not quite the quality I’ve seen in other children’s books. The characters are from varied ethnic backgrounds, including Hispanic and African-American.
Like most everything else that CBH has produced, there is nothing questionable in these books. And my children love them! We do a lot with audio books in our home, and I’m pleased to add these to our collection.
Each of the book & CD sets costs$10. Today, March 25th, you can purchase the entire set for $20.00. After today, you can receive free shipping on your order (through April 15) by using the code: FREESHIPAPR15.
Disclaimer: We received complimentary copies of these books for the purpose of reviewing them. I did not receive any additional compensation. The opinions expressed here only mine, based on our experiences with the product.
