God Is Kind. Jamie Calloway-Hanauer. Illustrations by Patrick Brooks. 2023. 24 pages. [Source: Library] [Board book, children's book]
First sentence: Dear little one,
I have good news for you:
God's kindness is in all
That we see and we do.
His kindness is how
he shows us his love,
watching and guiding us
up from above.
Trigger Warning: GLITTERY COVER. GLITTERY COVER. GLITTERY COVER.
This board book is written in rhyme. It features an all-animal cast of characters. (Not that there are characterized characters.) The theme is God's kindness.
This book is serviceable. It isn't awful. It isn't great. I would say the rhythm and rhyme of it is serviceable. I think sometimes sound theology is sacrificed for the rhymes. OR perhaps theological soundness wasn't first priority regardless? I would say the book is theologically generic and written to not offend anyone for any reason whatsoever.
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