"...Comes with an audio CD. This is such a well-done accompaniment...the background music provides just the right amount of mood for the story."

Pookster & Bubs and the Unloose Tooth By Rhonda Funk 
Reviewed by Sarah at Homeschool Blogger 

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
• Paperback: 16 pages
• Publisher: Fish Pond Kids (2010)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1935265407 ISBN-13: 978-1935265405

Meet Pookster - a little girl who just happens to think that teeth are highly overrated and keeping them in too long can be hazardous to your health. Meet Bubs - her big brother who would be perfectly okay if a tooth NEVER came loose! Too bad Pookster has to learn the hard way that sometimes it’s better to wait on God than it is to do things on your own!

It’s funny - she wanted so badly to lose them….now she just really wants them back! This lesson on patience will make the young reader laugh and the old reader recall the days of loose teeth, dental floss, and a doorknob….need I say more?

My Opinion:

Almost all children who get a loose tooth become impatient to get it out whether they believe in the tooth fairy or not, it’s like a rite of passage, get the tooth out at the first wiggle.  Using verse Isaiah 40:31 “But they that wait upon the Lord shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint.” to tie in the theme of patience brings a wonderful story back to the Lord.

Colorfully and cartoonish-ly illustrated this book will appeal to all ages, all three of my children enjoyed and I even found myself enjoying the pictures and the story as well.  I can still remember the time that I had a very loose tooth and I wanted it out – so my dad tied it with string or maybe it was dental floss to the foot of the rocking chair and had one of my brother’s rock it.  The tooth stayed in but I was in a lot of pain. If only I’d had Pookster and Bubs to teach me the value of being patient when waiting for a tooth to fall out.

This paperback book comes with an audio CD that is narrated by the author, Rhonda Funk with help from Ryan and Rylee Funk.  This is such a well done accompaniment to the book, the background music isn’t overpowering and it provides just the right amount of mood for the story.  It’s perfect for listening to in the van on long trips or even short trips.  Oh and for anyone who is wondering, there is no tooth fairy just praying to God and learning to let Him remove the tooth.

Order Pookster and Bubs and the Unloose Tooth here.

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Children's books just don't get any better than this!!

Review Done by Splashes of Joy

Pookster could hardly wait to for her two front teeth to come loose because she wanted so bad to sing “All I Want for Christmas is my Two Front Teeth. And well, it finally happened. Then she really wasn’t so happy that she was toothless.

This is such a cute book about a child losing teeth, and the importance of letting them fall out on their own. Being on a child’s level of learning, the young reader can identify losing a tooth with the need to be patient and wait on the Lord. This is a very well written little story and with the awesome comic pictures and font use, this makes a loveable teaching story that will surely capture the interest of any young reader.

The words are clear enough that any child can understand them…and the pictures are great enough that children can understand the story through pictures. I really can’t say enough about this adorable book! I think you will fall in love with it just as I did!  And you even get a CD to go along with it. It just doesn’t get any better than this!!

I recommend this book to any family with young children, because all children are going to lose their teeth at some time, and what child doesn’t need to be taught patience?

And this has nothing whatsoever to do with the books, except that this is the author singing a beautiful song. I just heard it for the first time today. Thought you may want to play it while you are reading the reviews. Very powerful song!

Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle  By Rhonda Funk

. Pookster loves pickles, even though they look like frog skins. (Never heard this before but the actually do!) One day while playing with her pickles, she yelled and said some bad things to her brother. Her mom reminded her that pickles can be pretty but they were sour, and that Pookster was pretty but sometimes she says sour things.

This is an adorable story about pickles to teach young readers about using sweet words instead of sour words when talking to others. I think adults could relate to this story as well, and remember that sometimes even though we seem nice, we can also say things that hurt people.

The funny comic pictures are just adorable, and the font just goes perfect with the story and the pictures. This book and the first one in the series is the sweetest and well put together books I’ve read for children. It is strikingly adorable….from the pictures to the font to the colors used to the story itself, you will just fall in love with Pookster and her family. And you get a CD to go with the book as well, and as I said before, it just doesn’t get any better than this!

Thank you to Bring it on Communications for providing a copy of these 2 books. I was not expected or required to write a positive review of these books. The opinions in these reviews are mine alone.

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Review done by Felicia

We were sent two new delightful books to check out a few weeks ago.  The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs are a series of soft cover books that also have CD accompaniment.  Not only do they teach important life lessons, but they do so by incorporating Bible verses and why it is important to God.

Pookster and The Unloose Tooth
What a hilarious book about how Pookster needs to get rid of a tooth!  She tries everything to rid herself of the tooth until her older sister gives her the tip that works.  The overall message is one of patience which is so important for all of us, especially preschoolers!  Graham loves that there is a narrated CD so that he can follow along.

Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle
Kind words can be a tough thing whenever someone takes what is yours or does you wrong.  It really can be a challenging concept to teach kids if you are not consistent.  I love how Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle teaches this lesson while adding in funny stories and situations your kids can relate to.

Something to keep in mind is that using the CD narration, there is a chime to let you know when to turn the page.  I think they did a great job capturing the spirit of the book with the narrator, but she does go pretty fast for Graham (as well as the chime).  Just FYI in case you leave the room while they are reading. 

You can purchase both of these Pookster and Bubs titles for $20 total or $11.99 a piece.  Be on the look out for the newest title, Bubs and the Pursuit of Puppiness.  Also, make sure to follow Pookster and Bubs on Facebook.

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Pookster and Bubs: A Practically Perfect Book!

Review done by Liz

pookster and the practically perfect pickle

Written By: Rhonda Funk  Illustrations: Eric Kieninger

ISBN: 978-1-935265-41-2

Publisher: Fish Pond, 2010

MSRP: $11.99 includes audio CD

Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle, an adorable children’s book, is about a brother and sister who are having a hard time using “sweet” words with one another. The heart of the conflict is that Pookster, the older sister, is having a snack, when her younger brother, Bubs, comes over with his army guy toys. She wrongly assumes Bubs and his soliders are their to take her pickle. Their loving mother steps in to help Pookster see that she needs to use kind words, like a “sweet pickle,” or she could lose her actual pickle to the mean Mommy Forces!

The message focuses on teaching children to use  kind words instead of fighting with one another and the consequences that go with choosing to be a sweet or sour pickle of a person. A good book with a very clear, relatable message for children ages 2 to 8. My daughter is 2 and really loved the story, mostly because the illustrations told the story very easily for her and she could follow what was going on. My son, who is 4, really loved the illustrations too, but he really enjoyed the telling of the story, the words were written in a way that is funny and relatable all at once. He also liked that Bubs played army guys like he does! In fact, my children have had many a fight involving army guys that take over a dollhouse!

The spiritual message in this book is related with the analogy of the pickle, in that we can choose “sweet” or “sour” words; sweet words bring glory to God and sour words hurt others and cause fights. I liked that the spiritual message wasn’t too heavy in the this book, in that there is not a lot of actual Bible verses or language my children wouldn’t relate to, but that Pookster and Bubs, by their actions, words, and choices, are figures that SHOW the spiritual message. The Bible verse at the end sums it up well, “Pleasant words are honeycomb, sweet to the soul and healing to the bones.” Proverbs 16:24. Just perfect words for my children to hear!  

I highly recommend that you purchase this book if looking for a story that will teach your children to stop and think during a fight, to learn to use their words to bring glory to God and harmony to your house. I will be bringing more Pookster and Bubs books to my house-they are the perfect storybook figures of my own children and the way they relate to one another!

 

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Children's Books with a Message! Come Read About It!

Review done by The Jacobsen Family

 

We are a family that LOVES to read. Growing up, my mom loved to read to us and did so often, instilling in us a love of reading.  Now as a mother myself, I love to read to my own children, and already see a love of reading in them as well.  We love all sorts of books, but as a mother, I am always thrilled to find great books that teach my children a good moral lesson.

I was recently contacted by Bring It On! Communications and asked if I was interested in reviewing some Deep River Books. Of course we were!! We were sent 2 children's books, The Rose Princess and the Special Gift by Mike de Vetter, andPookster and the Unloose Tooth by Rhonda Funk, part of the Pookster and Bubs series of books.

The Rose Princess and the Special Gift is about a princess whose father gives her a package full of gifts with a note encouraging her to use them wisely.  She goes on a journey and meets many people in need, and has to decide whether to keep the gifts for herself, or help those in need by giving them the gifts.

I was very excited to read The Rose Princess and the Special Gift, as our homeschool curriculum had recently touched on the talents and gifts God gives us and the need for sharing them with others.  My kids immediately made the comparison of the king and the gifts to God and the talents/gifts He gives us.  They loved that the princess chose to give her gifts to help those in need, and this opened a discussion of gifts and talents we have, and how we can use them to help others in need. 

Pookster and the Unloose Tooth is also a very fun, entertaining book! This book is about a girl, Pookster, who wants to lose her teeth so badly she prays that she will lose them.  She is unwilling, however, to wait until her teeth (and God) are ready, and with the help of some dental floss, a door knob, and a big sister, takes care of it herself.  Now all she wants is for her teeth to grow back in!  This story teaches us the lesson of waiting on God and His perfect timing.

Logan is at the age where he is losing teeth, so this was fun for all of us as we could relate to the character.  This book also came with a read-along CD, which we love!  The kids love the read-along books, and it's nice for me when I need to do something and want them busy and out of trouble! 

We loved each of these books equally, although my daughter, of course, adores The Rose Princess book.  These books are wonderful in that they encourage your child to learn from the actions of the characters in the stories.  I highly recommend these books for any child in your life!

Buy It: You can purchase The Rose Princess and The Special Gift for $12.99, andPookster and the Unloose Tooth for $11.99 from the Deep River Bookstore.

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Pookster and the Unloose Tooth - Review!

Review done by Rambles of a SAHM

My son and I really enjoy reading together and I think it is important for him to read books that teach a lesson as well as being fun to read. We received two books from the Pookster and Bubsseries to try. The first was Pookster and the Unloose Tooth and second was Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle. I have to say these books are cute, funny, and have a clear message.  My son loves the illustrations. What I loved was that each story came with a CD of the story. It was great to take this in the car and listen to the CD while my son flippedthrough the book. I loved that at the end of both stories there was a Bible verse to go along with the story. The Pookster and Bubs series would be great for ages 6 and up. It can work for younger children to if you read it out loud or listen to the CD (We did both!) I love it when I can find a book series this is fun to read and has a great lesson too. I would give these books 4 out of 5 stars! Author Rhonda Funk has written a third book called Bubs and the Pursuit of Puppiness! We are looking forward to reading it too. If you want to find more information on Pookster and Bubs you can visithttp://www.pooksterandbubs.com/Pookster_and_Bubs/Welcome.html or The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs on Face Book!

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Pookster and Bubs Review

On The Back of Pookster and the

 Practically Perfect Pickle

Pookster is very protective of her pickles. So when her brother Bubs brings his toy soldiers to the table during her pickle eating break, she thinks they are there to swipe her green treat and take it to their leader. Planning for the battle of Kosher Dills, Pookster assumes the worst, and does what any normal little girl would do….

Pookster’s choice of sweet or sour words will mean the difference between keeping her pickle….or losing it to Mommy forces!

This silly story about an over-protective pickle eater teaches a valuable lesson on kindness and how our sweet words glorify God, but our sour words hurt people.

On The Back of Pookster and the

 Unloose Tooth

Meet Pookster- a little girl who just happens to think that teeth are highly overrated and keeping them in too long can be hazardous to your health. Meet Bubs- her big brother who would be perfectly okay if a tooth NEVER came loose! Too bad Pookster has to learn the hard way that sometimes it’s better to wait on God than it is to do things on your own!

It’s funny – she wanted so badly to loose them…now she just wants them back!

This lesson on patience will make the young reader laugh and the old reader recall the days of loose teeth, dental floss, and a doorknob….need I say more?

My Thoughts on The Pookster Books
By: Rhonda Funk

I laughed the entire way through both of these cute books. What a fun way to teach children the stories of God!

Pookster reminds me of my little girl. Very strong willed and learns everything the hard way instead of just listening and thinking before she acts she just does what she wants. She has thinking all her own but no matter what at the end of the day (or the story) she is taught that the glory of God is a much better path. Each Pookser book is filled with a powerful lesson! I was able to review two Pookster books and my daughter was taught a lesson on patience (which she needed badly) as well as a Lesson on Kind Words! Those are not the only Pookster books available! You can also find Bubs and the Pursuit of Puppiness: A Lesson on Prayer!

If you are looking for a fun, creative way to teach your children the lessons of God than I encourage you to look into Pookster and Bubs books! They are cleverly written and no kid can resist the fun loving stories!

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I did receive a product for the purpose of this review, However my opinion was used in this review and was not influenced in any way! All thoughts are my own and may vary from others. 

Pookster and Bubs Review!

Pookster and Bubs Review!

I was lucky enough to review these two lovely books for children by Rhonda Funk.  Pookster and the Unloose Tooth and Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle, teach valuable lessons on using kind words and patience.

I love that they are written by a christian mother and the audio book is handy in the car.  My girls laughed while I read the book, but they could also pick out the important lesson the story told.  The illustration are delightful and the each book ends with a Bible verse.

This book series is a creative way to teach your children about the fruits of the Spirit.  To learn more about this new series check out their website here.

Two lucky followers can win one of The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs!   Just leave a comment below and a way for me to contact you.  You can win extra entries by liking Sippy Cup Central and Pookster And Bubs on Facebook. The giveaway ends on the 12th....good-luck!

Pookster and Bubs Review!

Completely and utterly adorable!  Pookster and Bubs are an adventure waiting to happen!  The stories are fun, easy to read and tucked inside each book is a biblical truth that is like a seed waiting to be planted into the hearts of your kids. 

I am blessed to run our Kids Ministry at church and I can not wait to bring these books in so that I can share Pookster and Bubs with the kids in our community.  These books will make a great addition to our church library or to any home that has kids underfoot!

The audio CD is a nice bonus to the book as well.  Hearing the author and her children share their books in their words make it even more special! The illustrations are bright, fun and engaging...the kids at my church are going to l.o.v.e these books!

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Meet Pookster and Bubs in this delightful new children series that makes learning the fruits of the Spirit loads of fun! Turning real life lessons into practical life applications-author Rhonda Funk brings to life God's Word in a way any young child can relate. 

In The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs - Pookster and the Unloose Tooth, children learn patience and what it means to wait on God's timing. Pookster is a little girl who just happens to think that teeth are highly overrated and that keeping them in too long can be hazardous to your health. Bubs is her big brother who would be perfectly okay if a tooth NEVER came loose! 

Pookster prays each night that God would help her lose her teeth, but apparently He has something different in mind. Taking matters into her own hands one crazy night, Pookster and her big sister decided that her un-loose tooth COULD come out with a little help. What happened next, (to the horror of Bubs) was a tooth extraction of a slamming door kind- and a real life opportunity to sing “All I Want For Christmas Is My Two Front Teeth.” 

Spring has sprung, Easter has come and gone, but Pookster hasn't seen much of her two front teeth. She's TIRED of eating apples and leaving rows, or eating her spaghetti noodles and not being able to cut them off. Now she's begging for God to bring back her chompers. It's funny, she wanted so badly to lose them, but now she just really wants them back! 

Too bad Pookster has to learn the hard way that sometimes it’s better to wait on God than it is to do things on your own! 

The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs is a new fantastic way to encourage children to apply God's Word to their lives. Lesson by lesson kids will learn from the mishaps of Pookster and Bubs, and what it means to make good choices and how to practice obedience.

We're all looking for fun ways to teach our children about God. We're also looking for something to play in the car that won't drive us crazy! Singer/Songwriter and Publicist Rhonda Funk has opened up a whole new door to learning that even parents will find entertaining. Sunday school teachers will love the practical application and the way kids relate to the stories, and parents will love the adventures as they relate to their own children and household. The 5-9 year old will most enjoy this series. 

Complete with an audio narration by the author, this series features the voices of Rylee and Ryan Funk (Rhonda's own children-the original Pookster and Bubs) as they tell one hilarious story after another. Such a likeable series-you'll be waiting on the next release!

Author Rhonda Funk has done it again with book two of The Adventures of Pookster and Bubs-Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle, a delightful new children series that makes learning the fruits of the Spirit loads of fun! In this story, Pookster learns that much like a pickle, her words can be sweet or they can be sour. 

Pookster thinks that pickles are a wonderful treat-they are nice and crunchy, sort of sour and nearly perfect, (other than they're a vegetable and look like they're covered in frog skin!) Never-the-less, she is very protective of her pickles. So when her brother Bubs brings his toy soldiers to the table during her pickle eating break, she thinks they are there to swipe her green treat and take it to their leader. Planning for the battle of Kosher Dills, Pookster assumes the worst, and does what any normal little girl would do...however, Pookster's choice of sweet or sour words will mean the difference between keeping her pickle…or losing it to Mommy forces!

Poor Bubs, caught in the crossfire is stunned at her response! After all, he was just playing soldiers! Pookster decides she should tattle on her big brother, but Mom has already seen the whole thing. Pookster is about to learn a valuable lesson when it comes to her Pickle Protection Program, and how a pickle can disappear, just like that!

This silly story about an over-protective pickle eater teaches a valuable lesson on kindness and how our sweet words glorify God, but our sour words hurt people. 
 

Disclosure of Material Connection: I received these two books from Bring it On! Communications free as part of their Blogger Review program. I was not required to write a positive review. The opinions I have expressed are my own. I am disclosing this in accordance with the Federal Trade Commission’s 16 CFR, Part 255: “Guides Concerning the Use of Endorsements and Testimonials in Advertising.”

Pookster and Bubs REVIEW

Pookster and Bubs REVIEW

The Adventures of Pookster And Bubs
· Author: Rhonda Funk
· ISBN: 1935265407 (Pookster and the Unloose Tooth) 1935265415 (Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle )
· Publisher : Fish Pond Kids; Pap/Cdr edition
· Publishing Date: September 1, 2010
· Price $10.19

Pookster and Bubs are brother and sister on some silly everyday adventures that turn into lessons well learned. In Pookster and the Unloose tooth, Pookster is impatient to loose her tooth and finds a way to get it out before it’s really time. In the end she finds out that things happen when they should and patience although hard, is something she must learn. After all the hard work to loose her tooth, she’s left with an even longer wait till her next teeth come in. 

   Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle is too funny to get through and not laugh about a battle between a green sweet and sour dill pickle and the thought of Bubs stealing away her practically perfect pickle. Choosing sour words and assuming the very worst, Pookster ends up loosing the green treat when she over reacts. 
Left with no pickle at all she’s realizes that she over reacted when her brother wasn't even after the pickle but just trying to play. In the end Pookster learns that using her sour words instead of sweet ones can hurt someones feelings, and lose something she loves.  Apologizes for over reacting to her brother Pookster gets her pickle back and learns a valuable lesson on how to treat others. 

These two books were too cute!They each come with a CD so the kids can listen to the story while looking at the cute colorful illustrations. My kids love these books, a funny adorable story yet powerful lesson for the kids to learn. I’d recommend any young children to have these around and enjoy. I know I got a kick out of them, so parents would enjoy reading them right along with the kids. 

There’s two more books in the Adventures of Pookster and Bubs you can find them at Amazon.com
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Bubs and the Pursuit of Puppiness  and Bubs and the Out-Of- Control Arm

**Disclosure-I received the books mentioned above from Bring it on Communications, to read and review. No monetary compensation was received for this post. I did not have to write an honest review, Any and all opinions are and will always be my own. **

After Mommy reviewed their poems, the girls had some books to review!

Annalise read Pookster and the Unloose Tooth by Rhonda Funk.

Which was made all the more fun because this newly 6 year old has her very first 2 loose teeth this week!

Elayna read Pookster and the Practically Perfect Pickle by Rhonda Funk. 

They both LOVED these books! They were easy to read and Abby loved listening to the accompaniment CDs. The colors were bright and the pictures big and fun to look at. They learned about having kind words and being someone who shares with others. Two Thumbs Up from these two girls!

Mommy also had a book to review. I have been reading The Real Prince Charming by Michelle Raftery. I enjoyed this book and as a mom to 3 girls, I know it will be a great resource over the years! The topics are perfect and each chapter is full of godly information. The back of the book says, "They (girls) long for a fairytale ending and cling to unrealistic expectations, past hurts, and guilt, turning the most toward romantic pursuits. However, the secret to finding The Real Prince Charming is becoming the woman that God has called you to be and learning that He longs to have an intimate relationship with you." I couldn't agree more! It also asks, "Why would you settle for less when you could have God's best?" What an important truth for young girls growing up in our world today!

Thanks to Arielle at Bring It On! Communications for providing these great books for our review!

Now, it is time to clean up, clean up... hopefully everyone will do their share!