Say & Pray Bible Author Interview and Giveaway!

Posted by abakersp in Spotlights / 5 Comments

Welcome to the Celebrate Lit Blog Tour for Say & Pray Bible! What a cute way to introduce the bible to your little ones!!

ABOUT THE BOOK

Book:  Say & Pray Bible

Author: Diane Stortz

Genre:  Bible stories, board book

Release Date: 2015

Curl up together and experience the Bible in a fresh, new way. Young children will enjoy pointing to and naming objects on each page for early learning. Most important, they’ll discover favorite, age-appropriate Bible stories, with Scripture verses and short prayers that also hide God’s Word in young hearts.

Click here to get your copy!

ABOUT THE AUTHOR

Diane Stortz is a multipublished author who writes to make God’s wonders known to the next generation. Her children’s releases include the best-selling Say & Pray Bible and I AM: 40 Reasons to Trust God, both from Tommy Nelson. Diane’s books for women, A Woman’s Guide to Reading the Bible in a Year and Encountering God’s Heart for You, both from Bethany House, encourage women to get to know God through His Word, the Bible. Diane and her husband have two married daughters and five grandchildren—all boys! Visit her at www.DianeStortz.com.

INTERVIEW WITH DIANE

What was the inspiration behind this book?

My grandson Reed when he was very little. He loved pointing to objects in the pictures of his books. I wanted him to have an age-appropriate Bible storybook, and I couldn’t find one with short enough text. I decided to try to create one myself and include labels in the illustrations to encourage kids to point and name the objects, animals, and people.

What’s in your current TBR pile?

Talking to Your Kids About God and Talking to Your Kids About Jesus, both by Natasha Crain. These are really useful books for anyone who wants to help others (kids or adults) learn to think critically about Christian faith.

If you weren’t an author right now, what would you be doing?

I always have thought it would be fun to be a camera person at live, televised events.

Favorite Bible verse?

I have many, but one is Psalm 78:4: “We will not hide these truths from our children; we will tell the next generation about the glorious deeds of the Lord, about his power and his mighty wonders.”

What do you want readers to gain from reading this?

I hope parents, grandparents, and caregivers will enjoy giving little ones a head start at becoming lifelong readers of the Word.

Thank you for taking the time to speak with me today!

BLOG STOPS

For Him and My Family, May 23

Texas Book-aholic, May 24

Through the Fire Blogs, May 25 (Author Interview)

deb’s Book Review, May 25

Older & Smarter?, May 26

Debbie’s Dusty Deliberations, May 27

A Baker’s Perspective, May 28 (Author Interview)

Abba’s Prayer Warrior Princess, May 29

Inklings and notions, May 30

A Reader’s Brain, May 31

Spoken from the Heart, June 1

Simple Harvest Reads, June 2 (Author Interview)

Southern Gal Loves to Read, June 2

Aryn the Libraryan ?, June 3

Splashes of Joy, June 4

Artistic Nobody, June 5 (Guest Review from Donna Cline)

GIVEAWAY

To celebrate her tour, Diane is giving away the grand prize package of a signed copy of the book, a signed copy of the companion book (Say & Pray Devotions), and a $10 Amazon gift card!!

Be sure to comment on the blog stops for nine extra entries into the giveaway! Click the link below to enter.

https://promosimple.com/ps/fa0a/say-pray-bible-celebration-tour-giveaway

Do you like using picture books with young ones?

5 responses to “Say & Pray Bible Author Interview and Giveaway!

  1. Julie Waldron

    Yes, we enjoy picture books but I do like to have words in them because I have no imagination to make up a story.

  2. Lelia (Lucy) Reynolds

    My nephew would enjoyed this. Thank you for sharing.