Glimmer Girls~London Art Chase by Natalie Grant~A Zonderkidz Review

     Written by Natalie Grant this book is the first in the Glimmer Girlz series.  London Art Chase takes place in London.  It is about a family and the nanny traveling to London for the mom’s concert.   They get to stay in a fancy hotel, like princesses and travel around the city with their father, mother and mostly the nanny.  The author uses real sites in London to explain abit of history to the girls.  I had to laugh a little to my self when the girls see a red telephone booth.  They question what it is and why they would have telephone booths when people carry phones in their pockets.  This is a conversation we have had in my household!  Julia, the nanny, looks up the history of the phone book and explains or educates the girls that they used to be included with the post office.  There was a competition to see what color and red one!  Julia also looked up things like the money exchange or Big Ben and taught the girls the history behind the city.
     The book is wrapped up with alot of history and sibling rivalry.  I love how the authors portrays the girls with the normal every day issues that we have in our lives between siblings.  At one point when the girls are having tea comments are made and it is evident that an argument will break out, so the topic is changed.  Something that happens in many families, includind mine many times.  This book relies heavily on prayer and asking for God’s help.  In the beginning, for example, when the girls get to London and are getting their baggage at the airport the youngest (LuLu’s) bag of toys hasn’t come down the baggage claim.  Dad says that we should pray about it, to which the girls question praying for things like that.  The dad explains that God wants to hear everying that is good and bad in our lives.  So they pray that the suitcase finds their hotel soon.
  When the girls (older twins, Mia and Maddie) and younger sister (LuLu) are at the art musem, Maddie things that she sees a theft.  The story goes on the adventure of the girls seeking out the theif, if it really was a theft.
    This a cute, fun Christian book that would be a great read for the 8-12 year old girl in your life. 
Thank you to ZonderKids for the opportunity to review this book.
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