God Gave Us Love
That brings me to my critique of the book. In effort to make the subject understandable to small children, it minimizes God. For instance, the line "He always hopes for the best in us." God is not sitting up in heaven crossing his fingers that we do the right thing. Also, the poor theology of the line "Because God loved us that much, we won't ever be separated from him." You won't be separated from God if you have a saving faith in what Jesus Christ did on the cross, God loving you is not enough (this lines has the feel of 'everyone ultimately ends up in heaven because God could never send anyone to hell).
I do recommend this book because it is a cute story that tackles practical issues for a youngster, like loving your siblings, not getting upset when things don't go your way, and being thankful for your family and those around you. Just make sure that you are teaching your child sound theology so they don't get any wrong ideas from a couple of questionable lines in the book =)
*I received this book for free from WaterBrook Multnomah Publishing Group for this review
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Hi I am so happy you left a comment on my blog so I found yours....I love book reviews! My girlfriend Kathy has a book review blog. Great Idea to do a children's book review. I love your honesty in it. Many blessing to you I will be back for more reading
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DeleteThanks for your honest thoughts on this book and your review. Have a great week! :O)
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