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Good News! God Made Me!

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Very cute, feel-good Christian story for young children. The illustrations are lovely and colourful, accompanied by nice little rhyming verses. A nice book for young Christian families.

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God made me! That is definitely good news. But this book leaves out why God made me: to worship Him.

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A rhyming book where these kids tell of the joy of who made them and the things that delight them so. A wonderful way of expressing the presence of God in their lives and the enjoyment they get from knowing about him. A simple cute fun educative bedtime or anytime story which your kids would enjoy.

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Bright and colourful story about who made us?
The illustrations are vivid and full of details that will prompt your child to have lots of discussion and pointing. From fingers and toes to eyes and nose.
It introduces the idea that God made us and watches over us. How we express ourselves with arms and hands and give hugs and blow kisses.
The pictures are of a family and their neighbours with creative activities to talk about build up the story.
This is a happy book within the Christian Faith.
It does not preach but shares the writer’s beliefs in a Creator God. It hangs the story on Psalm 139 v14 but a parent can share other parts of the bible to reinforce this teaching. The book does not provide these cross references but it serves well this basic Christian value and introduces young children to God as a caring, personal creator.

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A cute story to share one-on-one or in a Sunday school class or other Christian group for children. Good for babies, toddlers, and preschoolers.

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I loved "Good News! God Made Me!" by Glenys Nellist. It is a beautifully illustrated children's book about the story of them. How God loves them and intricately wove them together in their mother's womb. It is an empowering story telling of each child's worth and unique attributes that make them who they are.

I received this as an eBook from Discovery House Publishers via NetGalley in exchange for an honest and unbiased review of the title. I did not receive any compensation from either company. The opinions expressed herein are completely my own.

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This is the second book I've read by this duo, the first being Good News! It's Easter! While Christian books aren't really my thing, I wanted to see what this one was like (particularly because I liked the illustrations in the Easter book).

This is fine for very young children who'll accept the answer "God did it" for pretty much every question they throw at you, but I'm afraid it wouldn't really go far enough for older children (unless they've already accepted that God is the answer to everything). In this sense, it's pretty much a "preaching to the choir" book; it's not going to offer much to non-Christians, especially those past the age of 4 or 5.

The illustrations are adorable, though. They're highly appealing and show a nice amount of diversity. (I'm not sure they really have much to do with God, however. They're basically just scenes of a family doing everyday things; the text could easily be swapped out for something else and the pictures would still work.)

So this is a nice book for very young Christian children. I just have to say, though, that I really don't like the part of the synopsis that talks about being "fearfully and wonderfully made". I realize that's a Bible quote, but I don't like the idea that people are teaching children to be afraid of a God that supposedly loves them. (Talk about confusing!) Thankfully, that quote isn't actually used in the book. (The book uses the New Living Translation of Psalm 139:14, which leaves out the part about fear.)

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Thank you for making me so wonderfully complex! Psalm 139:14

It is wonderful news that God made me and you! And the best news ever is God's son Jesus. I am just throwing that in there! This is a delightful book to read to your kiddos. The book illustrates the diversity of us all and that makes each of us unique and special because we are loved. This book is all love and we need more of that starting in our families. Highly recommend.

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