Brave Girls Devotional Books Review

The third Tommy Nelson review and giveaway for March is a set of the just-published Brave Girls devotionals for girls ages 7 – 11. Don’t miss our other two review and giveaway posts for this month: Henry Hodges Needs A Friend for ages 4 – 8 (giveaway ends March 11, 2015) and Really Woolly Nighttime Lullabies for kids ages 2 – 5 (giveaway ends March 15, 2015).

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, but was given a free book to review. I am an affiliate of Amazon, and will receive a small commission if a link on this page is used to make a purchase.

Brave Girls

We received the Brave Girls Bible Stories book last October to review, and I have been greatly impressed by my daughter’s continued enthusiasm for this Bible story book. There are some books which are enjoyed once or twice, but once the curiosity has been satisfied and the story has been read, interest wanes. Not so with Brave Girls. There are 206 pages, 31 stories, plus mini-biographies of each of the modern girls to read. This story book is meant for girls ages 4 – 8.

Girls ages 7 through 11 can continue their journey as a brave girl with help from two new 90-day devotionals from Tommy Nelson: Brave Girls: Better Than Perfect and Brave Girls: Faithful Friends.

The Devotionals

In Better Than Perfect, girls are encouraged with the truth of their self-worth and extreme value in their Father God’s eyes. With chapter titles such as “Truth Detectives,” “Divine Design,” and “Character Quest,” the one – to two-page devotions are written at an age-appropriate level. Each begins with a relevant scripture verse and ends with a “Prayer Pointer” to jump-start your prayer life. Opportunities to write down your thoughts are also provided throughout the book (although not so much as to make it tedious.)

Pretending to be perfect is exhausting! …Fortunately, Jesus loves to help the humble in heart. So when you mess up, quit the cover-up. Confess it and smile. God’s grace is much greater than your goof-ups, and His love knows no end.

Although brief, the devotions are to the point and contain essential truths for a child’s life journey. I really like how the first several pages start out with a lie a child may believe, and confronts it head-on with God’s truth. To confront lies (either from others or ones we tell ourselves) with truth is an essential skill we all need to learn!

Faithful Friends is formatted in a similar way to Better Than Perfect, and is aimed toward helping girls to build great friendships and share their faith.

I’m looking forward to reading these books with my daughter in a couple of years. Perfectionism plagued me much of my life, and I would love to help her avoid it if possible! And relationships can be difficult at any age. These devotionals have the potential to arm your girls with truth and help her be confident in her relationship with Jesus.

Purchase Information

The Brave Girls devotional books are recommended for children ages 7 through 11. The list price of Brave Girls: Better Than Perfect and Brave Girls: Faithful Friends is $7.99 each.

To read a preview of Faithful Friends here online, please scroll down below the giveaway form to “flip” through it.

Giveaway

Tommy Nelson publishers has generously offered one of my readers a copy of Brave Girls: Better Than Perfect and Brave Girls: Faithful Friends! The giveaway is open to U.S. residents and will run through midnight on Monday, March 23, 2015. Must be at least 18 years old to enter. The winner will be contacted via email and will have two days to claim the prize. If unclaimed, a new winner will be drawn. The winners’ entries will be verified. Please enter the contest using the Rafflecopter form below. All entries are optional. Thank you for visiting Cotton Ridge Homeschool!

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Rebekah M says:

March 13, 2015 at 9:49 am

I try to let her try everything and anything without critizing. If she is having g problems. Trying to get her to ask for help instead of quoting and shutting down.

Lori Morton says:

March 13, 2015 at 12:23 pm

My daughter is grown..but would love to win for the Grangirlie! I always told Daughter to be true to herself…not to “follow the crowd”…to do her Very Best in everything, but not to expect to be “perfect” in everyone’s eyes. She has grown into a beautiful confident woman. Hope to instill same thinking in the Grangirlie too.

Rebekah says:

March 13, 2015 at 1:35 pm

I try to have my daughter try new things and as long as she tries, and does her best then that is all we can ask of her

Debby Chandler says:

March 13, 2015 at 3:31 pm

I try to encourage my granddaughter through setting good examples.

Amanda Morris says:

March 20, 2015 at 1:22 pm

I just try to reassure her that she doesnt have to be perfect

Les Johnson says:

March 23, 2015 at 4:31 pm

I let her try different things and speak her mind without interfering or criticizing her. As long as she is safe and respectful, I let her be open to her own feelings and/or expressions. I am just there to reassure her and support her.