Lamplighter book review and give-away!

GIVE AWAY IS CLOSED!

Our family loves to read. We love to read on our own; even our little ones can often be found "reading" to themselves, and we love to read together. Lamplighter books are some of our favorite books to read together as a family. These are some wonderful books!

The content quality is GREAT! They are all "public domain" books that are out of copyright, and have been rediscovered in some way or another. Lamplighter publishes these wonderful old stories filled with Christian morals and values (and often Bible verses too!). We love that these books focus on the heart, on developing character and persevering through trials. They hold the attention of everyone in the family (well, maybe not the baby). Our kids are always excited to start up a new one together!

While the content is the biggest draw for the Lamplighter books, and the reason we read them, these books are also well made. Not only is their content "old fashioned" but their look is too! These books are just dripping with charm and are so delightful to touch, or even just look at! I find that my eyes are often drawn to them on our bookshelf, and they always make me smile!

We were introduced to Lamplighter books by some dear family friends who recommended a few to us. After that we have been able to pick some up at homeschool conventions. We always love visiting them at their booth. The staff is so knowledgeable about the books! They first listen to us quickly describe the child we would like to purchase a book for and then go on to make suggestions that have always been so very fitting! It is obvious that the staff has a passion not only for the books but for sharing Christ's love and building up godly morals and character in children and families.

We own many of these books, and have read all but two that we own (we're looking forward to getting to them soon!). Not one has been a disappointment to us! These books are a bit more costly than the typical book we purchase, but they are worth it. We tend to purchase these as gifts for our children or request them when asked for gift ideas. Our children are always excited to receive a new Lamplighter!

I thought I'd list the books we own so that if you are new to Lamplighters you have a good starting place! While each of these books have been appealing to our whole family some may be more appealing to one gender over another.

General- Me and Nobbles, Fire in the Sky, The Giant Killer

Boys- Little Sir Galahad, Teddy's Button, The White Knights

Girls- Jill's Red Bag, The Little Lamb

Teddy's Button was our first Lamplighter and one that is oh so dear to us. What a treasure it is! A story of a little boy wanting so badly to be a soldier, just like his daddy who died in battle. He finds that he already had an enemy and a battle waging inside of him! He can be a soldier right now in God's army! Lamplighter has very generously sent us a copy of Teddy's Button to give away, and I couldn't be more excited to be able to pass this blessing on to another family!

I'll give you a few ways to win this book-

1. Please leave a comment including your e-mail address so that I can contact you if you win.

2. Facebook a link to this post for a second chance (and leave a second comment that you did so)

3. Become a follower of my blog (and leave a separate comment that you did so)

4. Blog about this giveaway on your blog (with a link back here!) and be sure leave another comment here!

I'll run this give-away for a week or so.

*I was not compensated for this review, though in looking up the Lamplighter links I realized that they had an affiliate program which we promptly signed up for! If you order through one of our links we will get a commission on the sale, AND you will get 15% off of your purchase (this excludes sale and pre-packaged items).

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