Defenders of the Family by Benjamin Hyrum White -- Book Tour Review

About the Book

Defenders of the Family, assemble! God’s magnificent plan for us rests upon the strength of the family. In this engaging children’s book, discover the roles and teachings needed to unite your family, from devoted parents to extended members, all centered on the power of the gospel. Help your children see their families as they can be: incredible, empowered, eternal followers of Jesus.

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About the Author

Ben began an epic comic book collection as a boy and always cheered for the good guys like Spider-man. He developed his superpower of dancing and met his beautiful wife Keenan at BYU while part of the International Folk Dance Ensemble. They now live in Utah Valley with their five children where he teaches seminary. Ben enjoys dates with his wife, cheering on sports teams with his sons, and having dance parties in the driveway with his girls. He is also the author of the children’s book “I Hope They Call Me on a Mission.” He has also authored two more books: “10 Questions to Answer While Preparing for a Mission” and “10 Questions to Answer After Serving a Mission.”

About the Illustrator

​As a young boy, Jay Fontano loved to watch cartoons on TV and read comic strips in the newspaper.  Now he works as an illustrator drawing funny pictures for t-shirs and illustrations for books.  Jay and his wife have six children and a dog named Nacho.  They live near the mountains in Utah and love to go camping and have fun together.  He still watches cartoons and reads comic strips whenever he can.

Review

Author Benjamin Hyrum White and illustrator Jay Fontano have come together and created a book that is perfect for teaching young children basic LDS gospel principles.  With easy to read text bright and colorful pictures in a graphic novel and super-hero style, this book is perfect to capture the attention of young readers.  This book would also be a good Family Home Evening tool as well.  I would recommend this book to LDS families with young children.
 
Genre: religious, inspirational, LDS, Christian
Publisher: Cedar Fort
Publication date: October 11, 2016
Number of pages: 34
Category: Kindergarten+
Content Rating: G
Book Rating: 5 stars

A print review copy of this book was provided by Cedar Fort. A review was not required and all views and opinions expressed are my own.

Tour Schedule

​October 11: Myself as Written
October 12: Rockin’ Book Reviews
October 13: My Book a Day
October 14: Brookie Cowles
October 15: A Little Too Jolley
October 16: Brooklyn Berry Designs
October 17: The Write Path | My Little Sunshines
October 18: I Am a Reader
October 19: Singing Librarian Books
October 20: Reidhead Random-ness
October 21: Mel’s Shelves
October 22: Eccentric Eclectic Woman
October 23: Katie’s Clean Book Collection
October 24: Bookworm Lisa
October 25: The Morrell Tale | Sweetly Made
October 26: I Love to Read and Review Books
October 27: Bloggin’ ‘Bout Books | Little Red Reads
October 28: Making Life a Bliss Complete | The Things I Love Most