The Horn Book Guide

RELIGION

Delval, Marie-Hélène

Images of God for Young Children

89 pp. | Eerdmans | February, 2011 | Trade ISBN 978-0-8028-5391-2 $16.50

(4) K-3 Illustrated by Barbara Nascimbeni. Over the course of forty spreads, readers get a broad idea of what God may be. Each text page begins, "God is..." ("light," "the word," "our tears," etc.); short lines then attempt to explain the ideas (not always successfully). Modern-looking, at times abstract illustrations are child-friendly. Much of the volume is applicable to many faiths; a few spreads delve into Christology.

Reviewer: Brittany Schlorff