God Is with Me through the Night
Mississippi author Julie Cantrell uses apt and funny pictures of the animal kingdom to convey simple yet prevalent truths about growing up: a child goes to sleep afraid of the dark; a child feels small in the big world; a child likes to wrestle with a sibling; and a child longs for love, support, and safety. In the midst of all these emotions and desires of a child, God is there: a foundation of comfort, companionship, and strength. Put simply, God is with Me through the Night reveals and reminds a child that God will keep you…through the night and always. A short but appropriate Scripture verse ends the book, reinforcing God’s words of care to little ones.
God Is with Me through the Day
In God is with Me through the Day, Julie Cantrell again incorporates sparse writing with expressive pictures from the animal world to explain to a child the nearness of God amidst such emotions as fear, lonelinesss, happiness, and playfulness. Cantrell’s correspondence between animal behavior and human emotion is perfect and even hilarious at times. The length of both books is appropriate for very young little ones as Cantrell’s writing is short and simple but profound and truthful. What meaningful and fun books for parents, grandparents, aunts, and uncles to read to our children!
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