Homeschool Friday - Seth and Beth

Homeschool Friday is a feature here at Somewhere Only We Know that showcases books my family reads during homeschool and provides a mini-review for each.

Seth and Beth

By: Jenny Phillips

Illustrated By: Alessia Ray

Publication: January 1, 2019 by The Good and the Beautiful

91 pages

Genre: Children's, Picture Books, Christian, Level-2

Source: Personal Library

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Goodreads description--Seth and Beth are the best of friends. They love to spend time together, going on adventures in the woods. However, trouble seems to follow them everywhere they go. Become a part of their tales of fun and mishap as they find out that as long as they have each other and God, they can get through anything.

Seth and Beth is a Level-2 reader from The Good and the Beautiful. It is 91 pages long, broken into three "books" with three chapters each. Each book begins with a list of challenging words included in that book. I like this because you can go over the more difficult words with your child beforehand, and hopefully, they will recognize them as they come upon them in the story.

Seth and Beth are friends who live next door to each other. In the first book, they ride their bikes to the pond, but Beth gets hurt on the way home. Seth has to go home without her to bring help back. Seth prays to God for help. Book 2 is about Seth's family's bake shop catching on fire. Seth and Beth devise a plan to pick and sell apples from Beth's apple tree to help pay for the repairs to the bakery. In the last book, Seth and Beth build a raft. They come back the next day to find a boy has commandeered their raft. They decide to behave like Jesus and treat the boy with kindness. All three kids end up as friends and play with the raft together.

This is exactly what I love about books from The Good and the Beautiful. All of these stories carry wonderful messages and morals. The first focuses on relying on God for help. The second shows that we can all step in to help out in times of trouble. And the third shows that by treating others with kindness, we can all win. Early level readers don't have to be pointless just because they use smaller, easier-to-read words. They can still have a moral and a message.

Seth and Beth gets 5 Stars from me for the messages and morals included in each story. My son read this without arguining or freaking out. And I love how these readers are slowly introducing my son to chapters and longer books so he can see that it's possible for him to read longer books. Have you or your child read Seth and Beth? What did you think? Let me know!