"Penny Preaches" by Amy and Rob Dixon is a charming children's book that explores themes of faith, friendship, and the joy of sharing one's beliefs with others. Through the endearing character of Penny, young readers are invited to embark on a journey of self-discovery and spiritual exploration.

The narrative centers around Penny's passion for thinking about "big things" and her desire to share her thoughts with others. Inspired by the sermons she hears on Sundays, Penny decides to preach from her front porch to her friends. However, when her attempt doesn't go as planned, Penny begins to doubt herself and wonder if she was wrong to want to teach others about God.

Amy and Rob Dixon's storytelling is gentle and relatable, capturing the innocence and earnestness of childhood faith. Penny's journey of self-discovery and learning to navigate disappointment and doubt will resonate with young readers who are grappling with similar questions about their own beliefs and desires to share them with others.

The illustrations by Jennifer Davison are delightful and whimsical, bringing Penny's world to life with vibrant colors and expressive characters. Each page is filled with warmth and charm, inviting readers to immerse themselves in Penny's adventures and reflections.

While "Penny Preaches" offers a heartwarming exploration of faith and friendship, some readers may find the book's message to be somewhat simplistic, and the resolution may feel overly tidy. Additionally, the inclusion of a note from the authors to encourage further conversation about the topic is a thoughtful touch that enhances the book's educational value.

Overall, "Penny Preaches" is a sweet and uplifting story that celebrates the joy of sharing one's beliefs with others and the importance of embracing our unique gifts and passions. Whether read independently or shared aloud with adults, this book is sure to spark meaningful conversations and inspire young readers to explore their own faith journey.

It’s cute and illustrations are lovely. I think it’s dated. There are many many female preachers today. I sure hope folks don’t still feel that way.

There were several messages in this story. Penny is a young girl about age 6 who enthusiastically loves Jesus. She loves Sunday and everything about it, especially church. Throughout the story the authors capture her raw emotions and I could feel them vividly. It was so refreshing to feel her passion. The illustrations were amazing, bright and colorful. High faith content and not overbearing. I was blessed with a free ARC, and I’m leaving my review voluntarily. Highly recommend.

Penny Preaches is a beautifully designed book with poor doctrine. Unfortunately no matter how big our dreams are or how much our hearts want to do something, when those things contradict Scripture they are sinful. Should young girls be encouraged to dream, yes. Should they be trained in theology? Yes. Should they be pastors? No. Why? - Because Scripture says they shouldn't.

This was such a sweet story of a little girl that has BIG dreams about telling everyone about Jesus. As a little girl that grew up preaching to my stuffed animals, I wish I had this book when I was little. Girls are called to preach too!

Penny absolutely loves going to church and her favorite part of the service is the preaching. Penny dreams of becoming a preacher one day and tries to practice on her friends, only to be told that she couldn't preach because she is a girl. Penny's family goes to a new church and she meets Pastor Sarah who encourages Penny and gives her the chance to preach. Such a great story for kids about God's gifts. Would be a great book for a kid who loves the church or who just loves telling others about God.

I received an eARC of this book from the publisher via NetGalley. All opinions expressed in this review are my own.

This is a beautifully illustrated book that reminds our girls that they can follow their dreams and be whoever they want to be. As a person who hasn't had the best experience with organized religion, I wasn't sure about this one when my daughter picked it out. However, it was such a lovely book with a beautiful message. We need many more books like this to encourage our kiddos to be kind and follow their dreams.

What a precious book teaching children that no matter how small you are you can share Gods words! I also love how it bridged the gender gap. When I was growing up I also believed only men could preach. Pennys story is so important for our little girls to hear!

The "Preaches' gives away the content of the book. The story is good as well as the art. However, I have to disagree doctrinally to the message this book is trying to say: women can be pastors or preachers.

I wasn't sure what to expect going into this since my experience with religion is limited to when I was a whole lot younger and I'm not religious now, but I do feel that this would be a good book for younger children interested in religion and sharing what they know about it, I just feel like my lack of religion spoiled my enjoyment of this book, however the art style was beautiful

I was sent this e-Arc on Netgalley in exchange for a fair and honest review.

This book was amazing to read with my kids and especially my daughter. God’s voice is not just limited to a certain person to be preached by all, whether male or female, old or young He’s word will be shared! Thank you for this beautiful story and message. My kids were inspired by Penny to share God’s word and His love to those around them.

This Christian themed book is sweet and beautiful to look at. I really loved how her family paid attention to why Penny was sad and took her to see for herself that girls can be amazing pastors.

An ADORABLE book perfect for raising the confidence of younger Christian girls! This is one of the best portrayals of Christianity, the ones where God is clearly shown to be bestowing the responsibility and honour of spreading the gospel to every sex! Honestly such an easy to understand read, with beautiful and bright illustrations and an excellent message! Highly recommend!

Beautiful illustrations help share this wonderful story of what God can do to help us share his voice. I loved reading this with my kids and will definitely buy this book when it’s out to read again and again

I really love this kind of bright artwork. This is a fantastic story about Penny, who knows she has important things to share and learns how to find her voice. Along the way, she has her doubts, but she gets the help and support she needs.
Thanks to NetGalley for letting me read this adorable picture book