“God Bless Our Country”
by Mike Berenstain teaches Brother and Sister and readers about the birth of
America and the Fourth of July birthday celebration.
This children’s book is primarily for children in kindergarten,
as they are the ones who would not be familiar with Fourth of July
celebrations. The story (which comes with stickers!) teaches that the birth of
America was God’s will. It also shows different aspects of a Fourth of July
celebration including families participating together, respecting veterans, preparing
to participate in a parade, community involvement, music, and tributes to past
presidents.
Out of the three Mike
Berenstain books that I’ve read, this one is the best because it presents the
spiritual message seamlessly. In other books it’s seemed like an afterthought
thrown in, but in this book it’s simple, but powerful and unobtrusive.
Berenstain does a clever job of weaving Biblical references in with the theme
of honey. Mama says, “‘As the Bible
says . . . He brought us to this place and gave us this land, a land flowing
with milk and honey.’” Meanwhile, Sister is eating honey, and the illustration
shows Papa collecting honey from a tree. The illustrations seem to be less vibrant
than other Berenstain Bear books I’ve read, but they’re still captivating. And
as always, the back of the book contains activities and questions to prompt
discussion between parents and children, which is nice touch.
The publisher has
provided me with a complimentary copy of this book through BookSneeze®. I was
not required to write a positive review.
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