Bless this Food:
Ancient & Contemporary Graces from Around the World
By Adrian Butash
New World Library, $14.95
Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield
Offering a blessing before a meal is one of the most
practiced form of prayer.
Including the family and friends in prayer before a meal provides closeness
for a group.
There are so many barriers that separate families, and
prayer is one way of bringing everyone closer. Many children enjoy saying a blessing for those present at
the meal. During the holidays, my family
enjoys a prayer led by the host of our dinner, but we say a daily pray thanking
God for blessing us in so many ways, especially food.
In BLESS THIS FOOD: Ancient & Contemporary Graces from
Around the World.
there are 161 blessings for all religions. I hope that you will enjoy the book as
much as I have. I believe that
there is something here for everyone.
Adrian Butash is the author of Bless this Food: Ancient
& Contemporary Graces from
Around the World. He studied history and culture of the
world at Fordham University and resides in Santa Barbara, CA.
AND...
OUTSIDE THE LINES:
An Artists'
Coloring Book For Giant Imaginations
By Souris Hong-Porretta
Perigee Books,
Reviewed by Teresa Hatfield
This creative coloring book kept me busy for some
time! At first I was questioning
why I was doing this, but before long I was having a blast and actually shocked
myself. It is fun to see that our
juvenile training guides us in our grownup artwork. Proof positive that you don’t have to be a child to love
coloring and drawing!
The author’s daughter inspired this coloring book. Read
her words on her inspiration for this work. “My daughter, Lulu, directly
inspired Outside the Lines. The kid has dozens of coloring books from
all over the world, yet she kept going back to her Moebius and Andy Warhol
books. Lulu seemed to love to color art by established artists. Watching her, I
wondered, ‘Wouldn't it be cool for Lulu to color her dad and our friends'
artwork?' At that moment, I conceptualized a coloring book filled with art by
our creative cabal. Thus began Outside the Lines.”
The book is a creative coloring book featuring original
and recognizable line drawings, most of which were commissioned especially for
this book. If you are up for a little fun and surprise add this book to your
list. It will be on the market
September 3, 2013.
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