I love the entire Veggietales phenomenon. The makers of Veggietales are brilliant and funny, but also focus on godly character. Most of their videos are excellent.
As is common in this day and age, the videos have spawned an entire small industry. There are Veggietales CD's, Veggietales action figure, even Veggietales bath toys (and yes, we even have the bath toys!).
And there are Veggietales books. The ones shown above are the "Mess Detectives" series. They are written for age...3 to 8, probably. They are picture books where Bob and Larry are detectives trying to solve messes. The books parady old style detectives, with a particular nod to Dragnet.
I love these books! They are SO cute and funny, but all have a serious theme. Each book starts with a single verse about which the story revolves. There are stories about lying, about forgiving someone who wronged you, about being diligent, and about taking responsibility. Larry is always the comic relief but also has good things to say.
I read 4 of the books to three of our kids this morning. One was about lying. Later today, the kids got into trouble for doing something and Joseph piped up immediately, "That was MY idea." Then he proudly talked about how he wasn't going to lie to stay out of trouble. I was really impressed and encouraged him that speaking truth pleases the Lord (and me).
So I heartily recommend these books to those who have kids in the 3-8 year old age group. You can buy them used on abebooks.com or on Amazon. I believe the libray carries some of them as well, though not all.
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