Review of Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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Review of Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids" by Jemima Paul, Arvind Paul.]
The title is great and very encouraging. It has a fun aspect to it. Initially, the first issue within the first pages is the repetition of “Emma and Bella.” Kids who can read these levels of books should be exposed to the proper usage of pronouns to establish the integration of all four skills of the English language. This is especially important for people with non-English backgrounds. The same goes for the words “Mommy and daddy” where they can be substituted for the word “Parents.” Although this is done later on, I still believe it should be integrated earlier in the story as I practiced this myself as a previous K-12 teacher and head of the department.
On page three, a minor error I noticed was the word “prayer.” It should be “prayers” because the previous sentence indicates that Emma prayed every night and therefore, many “prayers” were done.
I like the mini-headlines on every sectioned part. I think the outline gives young readers an easy-to-read experience.
Pages five and six have quite bright visuals. It makes the reading uncomfortable. I think maybe change the imagery or tone down the colors. That way, the text itself doesn’t need to be highlighted in white to make reading easier on those pages. Nonetheless, I think the text on images is a great idea for kids. The visuals, in general, go perfectly with the storyline so it helps see what they are reading.
I think the repetition of the “dream” was dragged along for too long in the first couple of pages, so maybe minimize that and continue with the rest of the idea of the story. This is quite noticeable as the sentences are repeated too often. Kids nowadays, even the youngest of kids, actually get more bored than previous generations of kids.
On page 27, the sentence “That’s why we need to tell everyone we can how they can go to heaven” is a bit wordy. I had to go back and read it again to know where to pause and make an understanding of the sentence.
Overall, I love the book. I think it sets a great example for kids on Christian core beliefs. It paints a beautiful picture of heaven, but it also reminds them of hell without focusing on it too much. The use of Bible quotes throughout is a great reference and only embodies the reality further. This is a great book for kids. I believe it drags too long, especially at the beginning when she talks about having the dream.
For improvements, I would suggest giving a more significant role to Bella. Also, having a dream about heaven every night is unrealistic. So maybe kids can be misled into thinking that this could happen to them, which technically it can, but highly unlikely with that frequency.
I would give this a 4 out of 5, and this is because it was quite repetitive, especially at the beginning and I think it drags the story for too long with the same content. The story talks about a young girl who keeps having more or less the same dream. I would suggest either shortening it or adding more content value, especially at the beginning.
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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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The title is great and very encouraging. It has a fun aspect to it. Initially, the first issue within the first pages is the repetition of “Emma and Bella.” Kids who can read these levels of books should be exposed to the proper usage of pronouns to establish the integration of all four skills of the English language. This is especially important for people with non-English backgrounds. The same goes for the words “Mommy and daddy” where they can be substituted for the word “Parents.” Although this is done later on, I still believe it should be integrated earlier in the story as I practiced this myself as a previous K-12 teacher and head of the department.
On page three, a minor error I noticed was the word “prayer.” It should be “prayers” because the previous sentence indicates that Emma prayed every night and therefore, many “prayers” were done.
I like the mini-headlines on every sectioned part. I think the outline gives young readers an easy-to-read experience.
Pages five and six have quite bright visuals. It makes the reading uncomfortable. I think maybe change the imagery or tone down the colors. That way, the text itself doesn’t need to be highlighted in white to make reading easier on those pages. Nonetheless, I think the text on images is a great idea for kids. The visuals, in general, go perfectly with the storyline so it helps see what they are reading.
I think the repetition of the “dream” was dragged along for too long in the first couple of pages, so maybe minimize that and continue with the rest of the idea of the story. This is quite noticeable as the sentences are repeated too often. Kids nowadays, even the youngest of kids, actually get more bored than previous generations of kids.
On page 27, the sentence “That’s why we need to tell everyone we can how they can go to heaven” is a bit wordy. I had to go back and read it again to know where to pause and make an understanding of the sentence.
Overall, I love the book. I think it sets a great example for kids on Christian core beliefs. It paints a beautiful picture of heaven, but it also reminds them of hell without focusing on it too much. The use of Bible quotes throughout is a great reference and only embodies the reality further. This is a great book for kids. I believe it drags too long, especially at the beginning when she talks about having the dream.
For improvements, I would suggest giving a more significant role to Bella. Also, having a dream about heaven every night is unrealistic. So maybe kids can be misled into thinking that this could happen to them, which technically it can, but highly unlikely with that frequency.
I would give this a 4 out of 5, and this is because it was quite repetitive, especially at the beginning and I think it drags the story for too long with the same content. The story talks about a young girl who keeps having more or less the same dream. I would suggest either shortening it or adding more content value, especially at the beginning.
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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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Latest Review: Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids by Jemima Paul, Arvind Paul
