Thomas Nelson Review

This is a review of a DVD that I got for free through the "Thomas Nelson Book Review Bloggers." It is a great program if you have a blog. Basically, you apply, and if you are accepted, you have the choice of several products. Once they send it to you, you have to watch/read it, write a 200-word review and post it on Amazon.com and your blog. Then, the product is yours to keep! Go here for more information.

The Read and Share DVD Bible was a very well done animated film. The thing that I appreciated the most about it was its’ thorough yet concise way of telling each of the thirteen stories from the Old and New Testament. Each story was long enough to include all of the key parts of the Biblical account of each story, but they were short enough to not lose the interest of our little ones’ attention span.

The animation is well done, although my children were quick to add that they did not care for the round noses on the characters! One of my children was also disappointed that they skipped a few stories in the Old Testament.

The only thing that I wish was added to this film, would be that it would tie the message of Christ and redemption throughout the Old Testament stories (like Sally Lloyd-Jones does in her book The Jesus Storybook Bible. I wish that the Gospel message was woven throughout all of the stories, as it is in the Bible.Overall, I think that this is a great addition to our family’s DVD collection, and I would recommend it to others. It would probably also be a great aid to Sunday School teachers or Junior Church workers.