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Miller Family
Prudence and the Millers
Join the Miller children as they learn about health, safety, and courtesy... from the Bible! Each story includes a Scripture passage and illustrates various aspects of prudent living. Read about the foolish joke that ended in tragedy; the embarrassing consequences of not getting enough sleep; how Timmy gets lost in a big store, and the Mother's Day fire!
190 pages, Paperback
First published November 1, 1993
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January 12, 2016
This might have been my favorite of the Miller Family books, maybe because the cover is purple :) but there's plenty of good stuff on the inside as well...like a lesson about "judging a book by its cover"--or, as you might guess, a person by skin color. No, really, it's a good story about a family who visits the Millers' church one Sunday.
The first chapter is an overview of the whole book: the Millers will be studying the concept of prudence during their nightly family devotions, sharing what the Bible says about manners, healthy and unhealthy habits, safety, "stranger danger," and courtesy in public AND at home.
Enrichment alert: meaning, when the book you're reading mentions other books that you decide to read. Like LITTLE WOMEN references PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, some Shakespeare plays. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, THE PICKWICK PAPERS and other Dickens works, and a few 18th-century plays or novels. In PRUDENCE, a chapter in which eldest Miller sibling Sharon starts spending her nights reading in bed by flashlight names several of the books she devours by night, and two of them I hadn't heard of until then, and later I ordered, read, and loved them!
PRUDENCE introduces a few Miller relatives, presents chapters "Play the Man" and "Laura Learns to Be a Lady" back-to-back, and ends "Sharon Does the Cooking" with a Miller-family recipe and "Timmy's Trip to Town" with some tips from Timmy. And every so often Sharon offers an instructive little rhyme. To be precise: PRUDENCE is primo.
Thanks for reading.
The first chapter is an overview of the whole book: the Millers will be studying the concept of prudence during their nightly family devotions, sharing what the Bible says about manners, healthy and unhealthy habits, safety, "stranger danger," and courtesy in public AND at home.
Enrichment alert: meaning, when the book you're reading mentions other books that you decide to read. Like LITTLE WOMEN references PILGRIM'S PROGRESS, some Shakespeare plays. UNCLE TOM'S CABIN, THE PICKWICK PAPERS and other Dickens works, and a few 18th-century plays or novels. In PRUDENCE, a chapter in which eldest Miller sibling Sharon starts spending her nights reading in bed by flashlight names several of the books she devours by night, and two of them I hadn't heard of until then, and later I ordered, read, and loved them!
PRUDENCE introduces a few Miller relatives, presents chapters "Play the Man" and "Laura Learns to Be a Lady" back-to-back, and ends "Sharon Does the Cooking" with a Miller-family recipe and "Timmy's Trip to Town" with some tips from Timmy. And every so often Sharon offers an instructive little rhyme. To be precise: PRUDENCE is primo.
Thanks for reading.
December 31, 2015
We love the Miller books. Really enjoying reading 1 chapter a day and really letting the topic of that chapter soak in. Put this book into our Morning time basket..krb 2/19/16
Looking forward to reading this over and over..krb 4/21/16
Looking forward to reading this over and over..krb 4/21/16
October 22, 2013
I didn't think my son would love this devotional as much as he did! I gave it a 3.5 star rating and he wanted to give it a 5! LOL!! So we settled on 4...
The Miller books espouse very traditional values - its getting harder to find books that do....
This particular volume covered our Health subject for homeschooling as it discusses health and safety issues, as well as etiquette.
The Miller books espouse very traditional values - its getting harder to find books that do....
This particular volume covered our Health subject for homeschooling as it discusses health and safety issues, as well as etiquette.
March 10, 2009
I used this book and its accompanying workbook during our unit on the human body. My favorite chapter is "Hot-Shot Henry" and my boys find me reminding them of his fate often.
July 19, 2011
I read this book when I was 8 years old. My Mom has also read this series out loud to us, reading a chapter each night to go along with our family devotions.
July 4, 2012
The younger ones love the Millers series.
January 1, 2016
Very good read. Lot's of good, things the the Mom and Dad said in this book.
May 17, 2026
I have a hard time giving up books that I remember enjoying as a kid, even if I can recognize their failings and have better books that I want to share with my own kids. So sometimes, books will languish on my shelves, never being read, but never finding their way to a new home either.
The Miller books are, unfortunately, some of those books. They're didactic and moralistic, with each chapter designed to teach a specific lesson, from telling the truth to what to do if you get separated from your mom in the grocery store. The lessons are valuable ones, and I don't hate having so many good topics of conversation all wrapped up in a book.
But. I am protective of the limited reading time I get with my kids. I want that time to be focused on the good, the true, and the beautiful. These books have "true" pretty solidly locked down, but they're missing the "good" and the "beautiful" parts. So, rather than hope that somehow, magically, time will slow down so I can fit in ALL the books with my children (and also that I'll find a time machine so I can go back a few years to when the books would have been most age-appropriate), I will officially put these books in the Rehome Pile and wish them the best.
The Miller books are, unfortunately, some of those books. They're didactic and moralistic, with each chapter designed to teach a specific lesson, from telling the truth to what to do if you get separated from your mom in the grocery store. The lessons are valuable ones, and I don't hate having so many good topics of conversation all wrapped up in a book.
But. I am protective of the limited reading time I get with my kids. I want that time to be focused on the good, the true, and the beautiful. These books have "true" pretty solidly locked down, but they're missing the "good" and the "beautiful" parts. So, rather than hope that somehow, magically, time will slow down so I can fit in ALL the books with my children (and also that I'll find a time machine so I can go back a few years to when the books would have been most age-appropriate), I will officially put these books in the Rehome Pile and wish them the best.
July 28, 2023
We have some different standards but we just talk about them. I love the Miller books!
April 25, 2025
Good way to introduce certain topics of health and wisdom.
Some topics need further discussion as we may not be in full agreement with how they are presented.
Some topics need further discussion as we may not be in full agreement with how they are presented.
February 21, 2026
Very good book for the whole family.
Learn about prudence from the Bible!
Learn about prudence from the Bible!
August 3, 2026
We have some differences with them theologically and our standards, but just gives us opportunities to discuss how different families do things differently. My kids really adore these books though!
December 31, 2023
This was a very practical children's book. It goes through a family who has family devotionals each night on Proverbs. It talks about prudence; things like cleanliness and neatness.
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