Would You Rather. . .: An Interactive Devotional Journal and Sketchbook for Adventurous Kids!

by Matt Koceich

The Would You Rather. . . interactive devotional journal and sketchbook brings the Bible to life for the adventurous kids in your life, ages 8 and up. With page after entertaining page of Bible story-based devotions and "Would You Rather. . ." journal prompts and sketch pages, kids will be prompted to dig deep into their Bibles as they learn about some of the weird, gross, and unbelievable stories found in God's Word.

176 pages, Spiral-bound

Published August 31, 2020

About the author

Matt Koceich is a husband, father, and public school teacher. Matt and his family live in Texas.

Reviews

[Natalie all_books_great_and_small · Rating 5 out of 5]

I received an advance reader copy of this book to read in exchange for an honest review via netgalley and the publishers.

This is a fantastic book for children to learn about the bible and have fun at the same time.

This devotional journal gives two Bible stories (in short condensed form of 2 pages per story) and then asks the child which they would choose between (would you rather ______ or _______?) then gives them a full page to answer which one they would rather and why and then the next page is to draw it.

I had great fun reading this book and choosing which one between two scenarios and it refreshed my knowledge of bible stories at the same time.

[Pooja Banga · Rating 4 out of 5]

It is so relatable to the kids .I had a great time reading this

Thank you for the opportunity to read this ARc in exchange for an honest review

[Anne · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would You Rather. . .
An Interactive Devotional Journal and Sketchbook for Adventurous Kids!
by Matt Koceich
Back of the Book: “The Would You Rather. . . interactive devotional journal and sketchbook brings the Bible to life for the adventurous kids in your life, ages 8 and up. With page after entertaining page of Bible story-based devotions and "Would You Rather. . ." journal prompts and sketch pages, kids will be prompted to dig deep into their Bibles as they learn about some of the weird, gross, and unbelievable stories found in God's Word.”
Impressions: This devotional is an enthralling book of adventure my boys were happy to listen to. It was thought-provoking and fun to read and discuss.
Liked: Seriously just the title made me want to read this book. Putting two biblical stories together and having kids pick which story they would rather experience brought the Bible to life and helped create some great engaging conversations. It was exciting to read and gave a great opening to talking about the realities of people in the Bible and how relative their faith is to ours. God is the same yesterday today and forever.
Disliked: Not sure there was anything to dislike?
Learned: I learned how to make the Bible engaging to my boys.
Quotes: Just read the book.

[S Tondra · Rating 4 out of 5]

Would you Rather is a fun devotional for kids. The books gives two stories from the Bible as an intro then asks kids would you rather between the two stories with an area to write their response and even draw a picture. There are 56 and fun to use this season of home quarantine and not being able to get into a church building.

I was provided with an electronic ARC through NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. All opinions are my own.

[Amy Bell · Rating 4 out of 5]

I read this with my eight year old daughter and we both enjoyed it. We learned about a few of the lesser known Bible stories and got to discuss why we picked the option we picked. The stories did bounce around a bit and it would have had a better flow of they had gone in a bit of an order as some of the background got repetitive. Overall, it's a great book.

[Julia · Rating 2 out of 5]

I recieved an ARC in exchange for honest review. This devotional had good content in the sense it unpacked fun, exciting Bible stories that kids would like. I felt that the "Would You Rather" questions were a bit intense at times (eg. Be in a den of lions) and the sections were relatively small for an entire book titled "Would You Rather?" I also didn't feel there was a lot of coherency in the devotional but instead it was simply all pieced together.

[Erica · Rating 5 out of 5]

Readers will not be able to RESIST bible stories after seeing this book! With an engaging "would you rather" question at the beginning of each section readers will be at full attention to hear two short adaptions of classical bible stories. After each story duo, there is space to write, draw, and choose an answer. It's perfect for enlivening conversations with your children/students and showing them how the bible relates to modern life. Let's get kids talking about the Bible!

[Jo · Rating 5 out of 5]

Told in a story version for kids, waaaaaayyy more interesting, you know, and thrown into choices, I love this book. When asked about the stories in the Bible, I usually got stuck. How am I going to explain this to kids? But this book is a good tools.

And by challenging kids to choose, it makes them ponder upon God's love poured throughout the Bible itself. Thus making them love God more by living in His words.

[Hayley · Rating 5 out of 5]

My kids really enjoyed this book, they loved all the different ideas and continue to play the game after reading it
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[Paige · Rating 5 out of 5]

This is an incredible book for kids! I even sent it to my church children’s director. If you have more than one kiddo, I suggest getting two of them to use - would be a great homeschool book!

[Charity Bartley Howard · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a great book for boys and girls around upper elementary age and a little older. It really does bring "the Bible to life" for them. This book gets youth thinking about the Bible story they are hearing or have heard about before. What are they thinking, feeling, and wondering? What does it mean to them? It is a nice design with a spiral notebook style. This journal and sketchbook is full of Bible story devotions. They are given prompts for their journal writing and sketching area too. It is not just reading the Bible story. It is allowing for interaction by opening up discussions and allowing for questions. A time to wonder and discover their own ideas and thoughts about the story is sparked. This is an interesting way for children to study the Bible. It is great. They get to learn as well as be challenged. There are also a variety of Bible stories featured. They are not in order actually as you might expect, but I think it is giving a tasting of stories to encourage study.