I Want to Be Just Like Jesus: Bible Storybook, by Stephen Elkins, is a Bible storybook for children. book contains 40 different short stories about Jesus, each dealing with one of
Jesus' characteristics. For instance, some characteristics cited are Jesus Was
Responsible, Jesus Was Sincere and Jesus Was Generous.
Each of
the short stories is preceded by a Bible verse and followed by a section called
"Jesus in Me" that explains what each character trait means and how
children can be like Jesus. Each section ends with a "Prayer for
Today" and a call to action. One reads: "To be just like Jesus.... I
will be sincere."
The illustrations
by Simon Taylor-Kielty and Ruth Zeglin are bright and colorful and very
kid-friendly.
What
I Like: I like
the overall design of the book. Although each section is four pages long and is
repetitious in terms of what it contains and how it is laid out, the
backgrounds, borders and illustrations make each one different and very
visually appealing.
What I
Dislike: Although
I like the illustrations, as the people depicted in them remind me of Precious Moments
figurines, I don't like the illustrations of Jesus. He simply looks like a big
kid with a beard. He doesn't really look like an adult.
Overall
Rating: Very
good.
Age
Appeal: No no
age group is given for the book. It's difficult to determine the exact age
group, as the layout and illustrations would suggest a rather young audience,
say 4-8-year-olds. However, many of the words used in the stories are way above
that age group. I'll say the appropriate age is somewhere between 6 and 10
years.
Publisher Info: Tyndale, 2015; ISBN: 9781496408211; Hardback, 173 pages,
$14.99.
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Info: Read our
reviews of other books by Stephen Elkins.
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