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1: A Special Christmas Tradition
A friend recommended reading this book as a daily Christmas advent tradition. We just LOVED it! We bought a big tin of flavored popcorn for the kids and every night each one got a small bowl of popcorn to eat while we read from Jotham's Journey. Even though our kids are young, 5 & 3, the book held their attention and they were able to follow along for the most part, with a little extra explanation at times. I especially liked the application part at the end of each night's reading that brought the message home. We can't wait for the next book in the trilogy to be reprinted! We'll read Jotham's Journey again this year and the kids are already excited to hear the story again. I highly recommend this book if you are looking for activities to do with your kids that point to the true meaning of Christmas!
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2: Excellent
This is an excellent read! All of our children enjoyed the story...it's very gripping and keeps even the youngest focused. The author definitely has a gift for writing. Highly recommend. We haven't read the other books in the series, so I'm not sure if they would be as highly recommended.
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3: Family Advent Tradition
This book was out of print for a while, and I was happy to see a new publisher pick it up. Our family incorporates this into our Advent traditions, reading a section each night (as laid out in the book). At bedtime, our three kids (ages 4-9) sit while I read, and even my husband sits in (and reads to catch up if he misses a night). Each night ends on a suspenseful note, so the next evening the kids get ready for bed in record time so that we can read that night's story (finding out how last night's climax was resolved, and again ending with them wondering what will happen next). It is a family strengthening story and tradition for us. This is one in a series of three books (Bartholomew's Passage and Tabitha's Travels are the other two) which we rotate over three years, then will start the cycle over again. I bought these two copies to give as gifts.
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4: all around great
accurate description of book, prompt service, and a great book in general- but especially for Advent and preparation for Christmas- I didn't want to stick to the Advent timeline they give because I wanted to keep reading
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5: Great story / devotional book for Advent
This was our family's best Advent yet! Occasionally "Jotham's Journey" was a bit too action-packed for our daughter (age 5), but she and our son (age 8) couldn't wait for each day's segment. Arnold Ytreeide is a master storyteller. His intricate blending of facts about biblical times into a fast-paced storyline captured our imaginations. We'll never look at Advent the same again. Our family can't wait to read Ytreeide's other books in 2006 and beyond.
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