I Will Follow Jesus ~ Children’s Book Review

I hope you have had a chance to enter the two other Tommy Nelson resource giveaways for February!  Visit these links to read the reviews and enter:  Good Night, Little Love is especially for toddlers and preschoolers (giveaway ends 2/20/2016). Jesus Today – Devotions for Kids was written for early elementary aged kids (giveaway ends 2/28/2016).

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, but was given a free book to review. I am an affiliate of Amazon, and will receive a small commission if a link on this page is used to make a purchase.

Engaging Stories and Artwork

The I Will Follow Jesus Bible Storybook was written by Judah and his wife Chelsea Smith for parents who desire to help their children follow Jesus.  (Judah is the New York Times bestselling author of Jesus Is: Find a New Way to Be Human).  It features 29 Old Testament stories and 31 stories from the New Testament, beautifully illustrated by Alexandra Ball.  The artwork features multi-cultural families from today’s time, as well as traditional Bible story pictures.  I believe artwork is so important in children’s books to help kids understand the story.  The illustrations in this book should also aid in applying the story to today’s circumstances, too.

…we centered our efforts on helping kids see a loving Jesus who is smiling at them. Our desire is to translate the gospel for children in a way that they can grasp, to help them grow in their faith from a young age, and to inspire them to follow this Jesus for the rest of their lives!  ~ From the Letter to Parents, by Judah and Chelsea Smith

Helping children trust and love God were two of the author’s goals in writing this book.  The I Will Follow Jesus Bible Storybook can also function as a devotional – many of the stories have practical applications written into the text.  Written for children ages 4 – 8, this book can be a wonderful way to introduce young children to the stories of the Bible and Biblical truth.  How comforting it is – for both children and adults alike – to know that our Creator God loves us and cares what happens to us!

At the end of the book is a simple paragraph to help you lead your child to Christ.  This is a beautiful book, and I recommend it for families with young ones!

Purchase Information

I Will Follow Jesus Bible Storybook a gift-quality hardback book with heavy pages and ribbon bookmark.  It is available for $12.15 (at the time of this post) and is recommended for ages 4 – 8.

For better pictures of the inside pages, please scroll down below the giveaway form.

Giveaway

Tommy Nelson publishers has generously offered one of my readers a copy of I Will Follow Jesus Bible Storybook!

The giveaway is open to U.S. residents and will run through midnight on March 1, 2016. Must be at least 18 years old to enter. The winner will be contacted via email and will have two days to claim the prize. If unclaimed, a new winner will be drawn. The winners’ entries will be verified. Please enter the contest using the Rafflecopter form below. All entries are optional.

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Images and Text Copyright 2016 Kathryn Depew (except for publisher’s image

Disclosure: I was not compensated for this post, but was given a free book to review. I am an affiliate of Amazon, and will receive a small commission if a link on this page is used to make a purchase.

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