Adorable book! Can’t wait to purchase to share with my little ones. Illustrations are beautiful. Great book to share!!

Lovely book that assures children God will love them as they grow and change. Teaching them that His love will remain with good choices or less than perfect choices and that each child was uniquely created. A sweet reminder that parents are part of their life now and will continue to be there throughout eternity in heaven. Beautifully illustrated!!

This Is a very sweet book about how a parent will always be there for there child. It also emphasizes how God wants the parent teach the child about Him. I will be sure to get this book whenever I have a child of my own.

It’s always been a beautiful story, perfect for a religious family wanting to ensure god is brought into the family unit.
However, with this addition, the illustrations couldn’t be more perfect. It takes the story and illustrates it with teddy bears which allows a little one to engage further with the book.

In heaven you are so close to God that He will hug you, just like I hug you. It's going to be wonderful. I will be there too. I promise. We will be there together, forever. Remember that...
just in in case you ever wonder. 

Little ones can be full of wonder, always learning and delighting in new things. Love, security and acceptance is a love story to our children from the breath of God...just in case you ever wonder tells that story. I love this book and I love it even more that I can share this with my grand children.

A story of love that will cause children to thrive and grow in the love of God. Highly recommend.

A Special Thank you to Thomas Nelson and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

Max Lucado's new book, "Just in Case You Ever Wonder" is a delightful children's book teaching them about God and about his love and the family that he put them in. It helps kids see and understand their fears and then understand their parents' roles in their lives with those fears.

It also deals with success and failure and how no matter what your child does, their parents still love them unconditionally. The illustrations in this book were beautiful and I loved the message. I would definitely recommend this book.

I received this eBook free of charge from Thomas Nelson via NetGalley in exchange for a fair and honest review. I did not receive any fiscal compensation from either company for this review and the opinions expressed herein are entirely my own.

What a beautiful, perfect book to read to your children or grandchildren. I was so excited to see the re-publishing of this children' classic. The new illustrations by Eve Tharlet are so well done. Children will be drawn to the pictures and the story of our love and more importantly God's love for them. My grandchildren grew up on the original version of  this beautiful story. It was always the one they chose to be read to them. They too found Max Lucado to be their favorite author. Every home that has small children needs a copy of this book. I received a complementary  copy from Thomas Nelson Publishers through NetGalley. The opinions expressed in this review are my own.

I am a fan of Max Lucado's works but this picture book has created very mixed feelings for me. On the one hand, it is a very beautiful story about family, love, caring, and belonging told through equally beautiful illustrations. On the other hand, there are certain areas that just don't sit right. Yes, the characters are bears and not humans, but humans are the ones reading the book. If this book were in an emergency family shelter, hospitals, or many classrooms where children from different households than the story's characters, the words used would be like twisting daggers in an open wound. Part of me thinks that picture books, above all other books, should be able to be enjoyed by all readers and I just don't see that with this book. It speaks of a perfect, loving, relationship between mother and child in a way that is lovely but exclusionary. It's a great book for some, but I can see it causing pain to others.

Lucado is a master of making you feel loved. This book is yet another reminder of the love a parent has for his/her child as well as the love God has for all of his children. It could be read every single day, and the overall message would still resonate. Tharlet’s illustrations are a perfect match for Lucado’s comforting words. Share this book with everyone who has a little person. Add it to your ‘must-haves’ for baby showers. 

Lucado always reminds me to make moments special. My children are almost grown now, and so I try to recapture special moments for prosperity’s sake as I blog at www.Patch405.com

I received an advance digital copy of this book from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. The thoughts and opinions expressed here are my own.

Just in Case You Ever Wonder is a great story to read with little ones. We absolutely loved this book! Reread it often as well. 

Thank you Netgalley and the publisher for an arc copy of this book in exchange for an honest opinion.

This book was so sweet! My kids and I absolutely loved it. The message it sends is powerful and prompted a great conversation with my kids. Highly recommend!

Beautiful story but my biggest problem with this is that it talks quite highly about the afterlife in the end. Painting a picture that death aka heaven is wonderful. I wouldn't want my child wanting to get to heaven quicker and I feel this, in fact, encourages that. Not appropriate.

Max Lucado writes accessibly about faith for adults and, in this book, demonstrates the same ability in a children’s book.  The illustrations are lovely and the writing is beautiful.

Just in Case You Ever Wonder is clearly written for a Christian audience and is done well.  Lucado shares something special in this text.

I loved the non religious aspects of this book. How special and loved the baby bear is. How much love the momma bear has for the baby bear. I also really w noted the soft colors and illustrations. 

Beyond that this book wasn’t really for me.

I received an advanced copy of this book from NetGalley and the publisher in exchange for an honest review. 

I really respect Max Lucado and have many books by him for children and adults. However, I found this book to be a little “over the head” of its intended audience. While reading it, it seemed most appropriate for children who might have been adopted.