Monday, November 13, 2017

Question a day for your child

365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids: An If I Could Ask God Anything Devotional by [Slattery, Kathryn]



















Kids are packed full of questions.  While God call each of us to have the faith of a child, that faith doesn't come without questions.  Starting with "Who Invented Time" and why Christians celebrate holidays, to "What is the difference between a Jew and a Gentile?" to questions about advent and Santa Claus, 365 Bible Answers for Curious Kids contains Biblical based answers to so many of those questions, one of every day of the year.  A few are broad enough that they spill over into a couple of days but most of the questions are addressed through a brief scripture and Bible story, very brief prayer and then suggestions for further reading and where to turn if you want to know more.

While designed for children, as adults we have questions as well.  The depth of answers provided in this children's edition are definitely designed to satisfy a child's curiosity but what a wonderful platform for parent and child to learn together and discover the Truths in God's Word.  Slattery has come up with questions that I had never thought of.  I absolutely loved the breadth of questions and wish I had a resource like this to use with my own child. The back of the edition contains an index of questions divided by topics such as Christianity, prayer, the Church, Famous Christians, and holidays just to name a few.

The only criticisms I have of this book is that the prayers are so very brief, almost what I would call arrow prayers and the colors and cover just didn't appeal to me, almost keeping me from picking up for review purposes.  Aside from that, I think it fills a needed void in the area of children's devotional.  It is unique and, again, came about 20 years too late for use with my own children but strongly recommended for children from three of four years of age and older.

I did receive this book free from the publisher in exchange for an honest and review and was in no way obligated to write a positive one.

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