Friday, August 7, 2009

The Jesus Book, by Stephen Elkins is TRULY the ultimate question and answer book. Broken up very nicely in the five question words of Who, What, When, Where, Why and How. The book uses color coding as well as an easy to follow table of contents and scripture index for just in case your little one comes to you with a question about what you believe and why, or maybe you'd like to spend some family devotion time talking about who Jesus is and what He did for us on the cross and how we can better serve Him. Either way, this is a great resource. The book is definitely written for parents to read to their children or for young readers (say 5-7) to sit and read by themselves. The illustrations are colorful and very appealing. The book highlights key words in each section as well as giving Scripture references for each of the passages being referenced. I think my favorite resource (for older children, definitely) are the maps and timeline in the back, showing how Jesus fits into history and geography. I would definitely recommend the resource for families of younger children. I was a little disappointed that there are no stories. THIS IS NOT A STORY BOOK for little children. This is a family resources to be used in conjunction with family Bible time or devotions. If you're looking for a story book, I would go elsewhere, but if you want a very nice resource for teaching your children who Jesus is, what He did, why He died, and how they can love and follow Him, then this is an excellent purchase!