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I Highly Recommend This Material!
Bro. McArt has written some excellent material for children. While it is fictional, it carries with it a spiritual lesson. It is rare these days
to find an children's author who actually believes THE Bible is the answer to all of our problems of life. I have known the author for years and know that he has a great interest in reaching folks for the Lord Jesus Christ and I am sure this is the intent of his material.
From what I have read I am willing to say that these books will find their places in the vast market of children's Christian literature. I highly
recommend and endorse this material and believe it will be beneficial to any (adults included) that read it.
Dr. Paul E. Heaton
Bible Baptist Church
Lupton, MI.
Book Signing - Waldenbooks & Family Christian Stores 11/27/09 & 11/28/09
There was so many people who came to these signings! Thanks to everyone who came to get this special book for the Christian children in their lives. It meant a whole lot to me to not only me you, but to even hear testimonies and praise Jesus Christ the Lord.
Book Signing - Carriage House - Bay City, Michigan 11/21/09
It was great fun meeting all the new people who bought the book at this signing. I hope all the kids are enjoying the adventures, I hope the parents are too!
Midwest Book Review: "Tales of Wordishure" is 5 Stars out of 5!
A good bedtime story is invaluable and can impart values. "Tales of Wordishure" is a collection of stories aimed to be read to young children at bedtime to better impart Christian wisdom and values to them. With much to stimulate the imagination, these tales make "Tales of Wordishure" very much worth picking up for parents who want to mix in faith at bedtime.
Michael J. Carson
Midwest Book Review - 11/9/09
Book Signing - Barnes & Noble - Saginaw, Michigan 11/7/09
This signing was at the Barnes & Noble on Tittabawasse Road. My son Micah even decided to help sign some books. I got to meet other other authors. New friendships were made and even friends from Faith Baptist Church showed up to lend their support!
Book Signing - Faith Lutheran Church - Saginaw, Michigan 10/31/09
I had a great time at the Faith Lutheran Bazaar selling and signing my book. I think the funnest part of this whole this is meeting so many great people. Check out my pal Sara and her friends checking out the book!
Book Signing - Mrs. B'zzz Antique Shop - East Tawas, Michigan 10/17/09
Everything went great! It was great to meet and talk with fans of Wordishure!
Great Book Mick!
I have been reading the stories to my children at bedtime. My children are loving the tales of adventure because they've been asking for me to read from the book every night since I began reading from it last week, and they have plenty of books to choose from in our collection.
-- Dustin Deppe, Arizona
His Word Is Sure Today
The stories are cute, humble and adorable. He masterfully weaves quotes from the Bible, Christian principles and phrases expertly into stories parents can read their children as efficiently as the author of the boy wizard did for the other side. Meet Bigby, Sam Phibian (I love that name), Honx, and the Princesses and all the other characters where His Word is sure today.
--Rev. Kenneth Blanchard
Can't Wait For Next Book!
I found it to be very interesting, funny, and very well written. You should be proud of your accomplishment. I really liked your characters and the way you presented them and the play on words that you used. I pray and hope you sell every one of them that are in print. I can't wait for your next book!!!
--Ken Bauman
Saginaw, Michigan
I loved it! Loved it! Loved it!
Ok, here is the deal, keep in mind, my kids are: girl (7 - finishing 1st grade), boy (6 finishing Kindergarten), girl (4) and then my 2.5 yr old boy - he was just along for the ride. I don't know what age you are shooting for but by the length and words ... probably 1st, 2nd 3rd grade'ish ... that is my guess anyway. So mine might be a little younger than your ideal, but here is what I got from them.
My 6 yr old boy, Ayden, raised the first question: "Daddy, what's baptism?" Amea knew and helped him. Repentance totally flew passed both of them. Amea grasped the forgiveness part, though ... kinda.
What was their favorite parts? The goose getting caught with the squishberries, the burping bush (my son, of course - everyone laughed at that one) and the frog getting bonked in the head.
Overall it was a huge hit! They really liked it. They were asking when we could find out what happens next. My oldest, Amea, who has some speech impediments and is not a favorite of reading couldn't wait for me to read it again, so when we got her into bed, she asked me if I could read it to her again, I started asking her about it and what she liked and what she thought. Then I asked her "What do you think was the main idea of the whole story? What was it trying to teach us?" I thought (as any proud parent would) her response was quite insightful for a 1st grader. She said, "I think it was about thinking of other people and doing something nice for them" referring to the goose filling up the basket ... totally forgetting that he stole it in the first place, but that's ok! Then I re-read the end and we talked about forgiveness and repentance what that means and why it is important. Then she got it.
I loved it, I loved it, I loved it. I want the opportunity to buy an autographed copy of one of the first off the presses! My initial response when I read it was that it was too long and I didn't think my kids would sit through it ... which wasn't a problem at all. They loved it. My first time through it I thought "hum, there is some bigger words in there, they're not going to get it". Upon re-reading it tonight, I realized that there were only 3 it just seemed like more: Baptism, Forgiveness, Repentance.
In Christ,
R. Look
Kentwood, Michigan