Why Do We Say Good Night?
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- Hardcover: 32 pages
- Publisher: New Growth Press; 1 edition
- (October 21, 2019)
- ISBN-13: 978-1645070306
Going to bed and turning out the light can be a hard time for many children. Award-winning author Champ Thornton wrote this beautifully designed and illustrated book to help parents comfort their children with three truths about God. As a mother and her little daughter talk, they remember together that God made the night, he sees in the dark, and he watches over them just like a shepherd protects his sheep. Children and parents will want to start a new nighttime tradition of reading together about why we can say that the night is good.
In this important, engaging children's book, parents can bring comfort and encouragement to their children, reminding them Jesus is near.
My thoughts: WHY DO WE SAY GOODNIGHT is a well-written bedtime story for children who are afraid off the dark. It reminds them that like a shepherd, Jesus watches over us while we sleep. A great reminder.
The pictures are dark, spooky, and may scare small children, but they are realistic to what we imagine we see in the dark.
This would be a great bedtime tradition to remind children Jesus watches over us.
I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.
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Hardcover: 32 pages
Publisher: New Growth Press
(September 23, 2019)
ISBN-13: 978-1645070276
The Moon Is Always Round
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Even young children want answers to the hard questions about God and suffering. In The Moon Is Always Round, seminary professor and author Jonathan Gibson uses the vivid imagery of the moon to explain to children how God’s goodness is always present, even when it might appear to be obscured by upsetting or difficult circumstances.
In this beautiful, two-color illustrated book, he allows readers to eavesdrop on the conversations he had with his young son in response to his sister’s death. Father and son share a simple liturgy together that reminds them that, just as the moon is always round despite its different phases, so also the goodness of God is always present throughout the different phases of life.
A section in the back of the book offers further biblical help for parents and caregivers in explaining God’s goodness to children. Jonathan Gibson reminds children of all ages that God’s goodness is present in the most difficult of times, even if we can’t always see it.
My thoughts: THE MOON IS ALWAYS ROUND made me cry. A sweet book to help children understand that even when it doesn't seem like it, the moon is always round and God is always good. The subject matter is about a stillborn baby so children not wrestling with that might not comprehend. However, if you or someone you know had a late-term miscarriage it'd be a good book. Recommended for children's pastors or counselors.
I was given a copy free. All opinions are my own.
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