A few weeks ago, my wife and I had the opportunity to attend the Florida Homeschool Convention. It was a great convention, with lots of incredible workshops and great resources. While we were there, we took a walk through the vendor’s area (actually, we took several walks through there…). My son was drawn to one particular table, holding a display of books… and swords.
My kids looked at the swords, I looked at the books, but we didn’t buy either. we had just moved to Florida, and extra funds were simply non-existent at the moment. As we browsed, though, I struck up a conversation with the guy behind the table, Chuck Black, author of Kingdom’s Dawn, and several other books.
A year ago, I read and reviewed Sir Rowan And The Camerian Conquest, the fifth book in Black’s Knights Of Arrethtrae series. That series is the follow-up series to The Kingdom series, of which Kingdom’s Dawn is the first. Chuck handed me Kingdom’s Dawn, asking if I would do the same again.
As Chuck and I talked, explained to me that The Kingdom series, and Kingdom’s Dawn, is written as an allegorical series of novels, attempting to capture the incredible story of the Bible. Kingdom’s Dawn covers the book of Genesis, describing Leinad’s adventures through life, including hearing about Creation, experiencing Noah’s Flood, and living through the stories of Abraham, Isaac, Jacob, and Joseph.
Black has done an excellent job of capturing the essence of these stories, and inserting them into a storyline that captivates the minds of young boys. This is a series of books that I will be completely comfortable allowing my son to read, as he strives to understand the Bible, his faith, and his role in this world.
Chuck Black has developed and incredible resource with these books. The rest of the series will soon join them on my shelf. If you have younger children, especially boys, you should pick one up. It will be worth the cost, and whether your kids read it on their own, or you read it to them, it will be time well spent.
I really enjoyed this book. It brought me back to my childhood, when knights and swords were commonplace in my dreams. And this weekend, I plan to begin reading it chapter by chapter to my boys. And in the process, teach them a little bit more of what it means to be a man, with such qualities as chivalry, compassion and faith.
And it will be fun as we do it.
What resources have you enjoyed reading to your kids? You can leave your thoughts in the comments section below.
If you are interested in reading Kingdom’s Dawn, the first book in The Kingdom Series, by Chuck Black, you can purchase it at Amazon.com.
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