God Loves Me More Than That (Book Review)

 

God Loves Me More Than That by Dandi Daley Mackall, Illustrated by David Hohn

This is a sweet book about God’s love and its greatness being explained to a child. A question about the expanse of God’s love is asked and then answered with comparisons that a child may be able to grasp. Wider than a prairie, heavier than an elephant, higher than the moon, etc. This is a short book with only one sentence per page, but the pages are full of colorful pictures. I read this with my 4 1/2 year old son and he enjoyed it, especially the ‘wider than a semitruck from side to side’ page, because he likes all things truck related! After reading this, he talked a lot about us loving each other and God loving us, in the same form as the book (ie. larger than, higher than…). A cute book for children and good to discuss Gods great love for them.

I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review, but my opinion is completely my own.

Then Sings My Soul (Book Review)

This is a collection of 150 hymns and the stories behind the songs. The left hand page has the sheet music and the right hand page has the history of the song and/or author. Broken down into Christmas, Easter and All time favorites, this is a beautiful book with the edge of the pages rough like in an old hymnal. The stories are uplifting, informative and encouraging. It’s always so inspiring to read about what some people went through and to see how they never lost faith and were still able to praise God in everything to the point of writing a wonderful song that is still sung today. The inspiration that lead to some of our favorite hymns is interesting and being able to read the words and the stories behind them give them a whole new meaning. I know that when I hear some of these songs again I will be thinking about the situations that the author was in when he/she penned these powerful words and the song will have more impact.

This would make a wonderful gift to a pastor, choir member or hymn lover.

This book was provided to me by Booksneeze in exchange for a review. The opinions are completely my own.

God Gave Us So Much (Book Review)

God Gave Us So Much by Lisa Tawn Bergren art by Laura J. Bryant

This is a three book treasury, including God Gave Us the World, God Gave Us Love and God Gave Us Heaven.  This book has delightful illustrations that fill the pages and compliment the story. Little Cub is told about God and the world He created, His love for us and heaven in a way that is easy for a child to understand. I read this to my 4 1/2 year old son and he enjoyed it and seemed to understand the concepts that are being portrayed. It was a great way to introduce these ideas and open up further discussions about them. Little Cub asks many of the questions I’ve already heard from my son and the story explains and answers them very well. I think this would be a great fit for a child around the age of four on up. It would even work well for an older child who may not have been told about God and His love for us. The writing, while understandable for a young child, is not childlike that an older child might object too. A great book to read and discuss with children. Very sweet, yet honest, relatable, and so important.

I received this book from WaterBrook Multnomah in exchange for a review. The opinion expressed was in no way influenced by the publisher.