"This Is the Gospel" A Kids Read Truth Book. My Review

 This little hardback book is ideal for kids. It summarizes the Gospel from the good creation through the guilt of the fall to the gift of redemption to the grandeur of the new creation. The illustrations are full-paged but not overly busy. It's written for at least two different levels of listeners. There's the big-lettered part on every page for the youngest and younger kids. But then, for a little older children (and for the readers themselves) there are printed out Bible verses.

I only have one little nitpicking item. Even though the authors talk about the death and resurrection of Jesus (thank God!) they don't show how his resurrection is just as essential as is his death. But the Scripture is clear about the resurrection's value on multiple levels, and should be made a bigger item than it is. For example, Christ "was delivered up for our trespasses and raised for our justification" (Romans 4:25). And, "Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ! According to his great mercy, he has caused us to be born again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead" (1 Peter 1:3).

All-in-all, this is a fine children's book. It even has a helpful parent section at the back with sample questions to ask your little ones, and a guide for daily family devotional habits. I like it, and think grandparents and parents need to snag a copy quick and start reading it to their kids, and read it often.