Skip to main content
book cover for Doing Something New

Doing Something New

A Prayer for Beginnings

You must sign in to see if this title is available for request. Sign In or Register Now

Send NetGalley books directly to your Kindle or Kindle app


1

To read on a Kindle or Kindle app, please add kindle@netgalley.com as an approved email address to receive files in your Amazon account. Click here for step-by-step instructions.

2

Also find your Kindle email address within your Amazon account, and enter it here.

Pub Date Aug 11 2026 | Archive Date Sep 10 2026

InterVarsity Press | IVP Kids


Talking about this book? Use #DoingSomethingNew #NetGalley. More hashtag tips!


Description

Jesus, now I come to you,

at the start of something new . . .

Children all encounter change differently. And whether a new year, a new school, a new neighborhood, or a new team, change can be hard.

Through Doing Something New, award-winning author Mitali Perkins reminds kids that wherever they go and whatever they do, in all of these changes they are not alone: Jesus is with them. And not only is Jesus with them, but he also understands and empathizes with them because he, too, has experienced new and difficult things.

In Doing Something New, you'll find

  • a heartfelt prayer kids can lift to God during times of newness and change,
  • a charming story brought to life through Andrés Landazábal’s vibrant illustrations of children in new everyday situations, and
  • a note from the author to encourage further conversation about trusting Jesus in the midst of hard things.

Doing Something New is a prayer that offers children—and the adults who read with them—language to pray in times of change or stress. Rooted in the promises of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:3-10, this book provides comfort and reassurance that everything matters to Jesus.

Share Doing Something New with the children in your life and help them see how Jesus is with them in every moment of their lives.

Jesus, now I come to you,

at the start of something new . . .

Children all encounter change differently. And whether a new year, a new school, a new neighborhood, or a new team, change can be hard.

...


Available Editions

EDITION Hardcover
ISBN 9781514013328
PRICE $18.99 (USD)
PAGES 32

Available on NetGalley

NetGalley Reader (PDF)
NetGalley Shelf App (PDF)
Send to Kindle (PDF)
Download (PDF)