When God Made You Hardcover – February 28, 2017
This is one of those Christian picture books that challenges social issues by not making a big deal about it.
There really isn't a story per se. The book follows a little girl on her creative adventure through the park. She has a little sister whom she loves and the story begins in the world as we know it, then her creativity connects to the entire universe....as creativity is wont to do. After the creative adventure, it returns to the bedroom of the two siblings with the older sister reading to the younger sister.
It's a picture book that celebrates creativity and individuality. Let's face it, although we Christians often go about saying that God made us all different, the truth is that often the artistic spirit is not celebrated in some homes because many people can be quite rigid and they like having their children conform to normalcy. The story reads like a blessing given from a parent to a child, or as a blessing given from an older sibling to a younger one.
I liked this book. The little black child on the cover is also a treat. We need more books with Black characters, even if the artist and writer are white.
The illustrations are vivid, and --like the story itself-- rhapsodic. The language is accessible although there are a few words (such as cyclone, and glory) that will need to be explained to younger kids. It's written in rhyme
One of the best lines:
'Cause when God made you, thus much is true
The world got to meet who God already knew.
I highly recommend this book. I received this book free in exchange for a free and honest review.
