Holman Bible Publishers

For a particular purpose this is a welcome Bible, but for a reference Bible or even for a general reading text Bible, this is probably not your best choice. "Notetaking Bible" means Wide Margin Bible -- HOWEVER, this Bible is described as having "Wide Margins" (plural) and that can be misleading to the Bible shopper -- note well: each page has ONE wide margin (singular), the inner, top, and bottom margins are not wide --the only way wide margins (plural) is true is if describing adding margins of multiple pages rather than multiple margins on any given page, since to emphasize, each page has only one wide margin. That said, if you are just taking notes, not writing headers, footers, and so on, this Bible may be great, because for starters, unlike other supposed wide margin Bibles, this one's margins are not cluttered with references, notes, diagrams for coloring, that end up taking the width right out of their supposed wide margins. Another positive is how this Bible has one of the floppiest flops in opening, none of this pushing down in the center and using a paperweight to keep it open stuff. The price is great and it seems durable (unlike Bibles that seem they will with minimum use crack or come unglued). Heads up: the pages are NOT WHITE, but yellowish ivory, which is fine if a cover-complementing, eye-pleasing aesthetic is important, but maybe not ideal for those who plan to highlight text (yellow on yellowish ivory doesn't work so great, though orange highlighting might). Finally, even though this is not a reference Bible, it does have a limited, but somewhat helpful, concordance at the back.… (més)

Pros and Cons. Pro: (1) the color - olive! (Compact Bibles typically have few color choices). (2) size - at a time when even rather large Bibles are carrying the "compact" title, it's refreshing to have some truth in advertising as to size, which is probably the main reason people by a compact Bible in the first place, Given the olive color and size, this would be a perfect Bible to place on a drink table or bedside table in a room with natural color decor, sky blue, sunset orange, plant greens, etc. (3) readability - dark on white, 8 point type (thus the "Large Print" - ie, large only for a compact), (4) price ($20)... Con: only barely qualifies as a "reference" Bible, (which is fine if like me, the buyer wants a small text Bible), the end of verse cross references are few and not so good (I'll explain), and the "Concordance" is topical, not a concordance for particular words. So the not so good cross references is a theological thing -- if you're dispensationalist, you'll find unhelpful references that supposedly connect similar verses, but actually could not be more opposite -- such as Daniel 9:27 (the Antichrist's covenant) supposedly (falsely) connecting to the covenant Messiah.… (més)

Are you looking for a cute, interactive baby book all about Easter? Then this book is for you!

The illustrations are absolutely marvellous in this sweet book explaining all about Easter. Spring time flowers, baby animals, rain and all the joys of nature can be found in this little book. It's a cute book that doesn't focus a lot on story but instead is very pretty and introduces cute terminology. This simplistic book is absolutely delightful. I would say this is a great book to read to your very little ones, most likely aged three and under. It does have a pinch of religion at the end of the book, so if you aren't seeking anything about God then steer clear of this book.

Three out of five stars.

Thank you to NetGalley and B&H Publishing Group for providing me a free copy of this book in exchange of an honest review.… (més)