I am so excited to do my first book review for the blogging for books program!!! Woohoo, I received a free copy of God Gave Us So Much: A Limited-edition three-book treasury by Lisa Tawn Bergren and the art was by Laura J. Bryant.
The three stories within this book are God Gave Us The World, God Gave Us Love, and God Gave Us Heaven.
Each of these are written as a conversation with the child polar bear, Little Cub. I really like that Bergren includes scripture into the text; she is clearly building on a strong Biblical foundation. The conversational format is sometimes choppy, especially in God Gave Us Heaven where the question-and-answer dialog doesn't always have a natural continuity. In several places in these stories, the response, or answer is so conclusive that my kids thought the story was over.
In God Gave Us the World, Little Cub is interacting with her mama. It is basically one conversation discussing topics like God's creativity and taking care of the world. Little cub learns about the different bears in the world and that she is unique and special. It is doctrinally sound. I love that it has scripture embedded into it - God made the world and everything in it!
In God Gave Us Love, Little Cub is interacting with her grandpa. This story discusses the different ways we can love one another: the love between mamas and papas, friends, family, and others. We may not always want to show love to others but God always gives us love to show. It is great illustration for kids in being nice.
In God Gave Us Heaven, Little Cub is interacting with her papa. It is set up as question and answer format and dicusses the possibilities of heaven.
I think the artwork is great and these books are engaging to children! I would recommend this book!!
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