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Leading Little Ones to God

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I am so impressed with this children's devotional! The language is written to capture a child's attention and hold it. The power and wonder of God is displayed and portrayed throughout the entire book, in every lesson. It is easy for a young child to understand, and deep and meaningful enough to inspire thought in an older child. We are halfway through and will be repeating it again after we are finished.

It begins with Part One: Looking for God, and Part Two: God is Very Great. Each "part" consists of about 5-8 individual lessons on the subject, using people from the Bible to learn from, in how God uses them. Then we are taken through the introduction of sin, God's law, what Jesus did for us, prayer, and several others, ending with Part Fourteen: Things That Are to Happen. Each lesson includes "something to talk about" (questions for the children to answer about the lesson), a related Scripture from the Bible, suggested Bible reading, a hymn to sing that relates to the lesson, and a prayer to say, asking the Lord to help us with those things we learned that day in our lesson.

Needless to point out here, I can't say enough about this devotional. It is a wonderful way to teach your children about God in a thorough and consistant way, and help them to love learning about the Lord and his nature, and what he does for his children. You'll love going through it with your little ones and watching their love and understanding for God grow.

I had a hard time trying to find a book that could easily communicate, in a child's language, the truths about God and the bible. As a parent, sometimes it's difficult to explain to a small child what we already know. This book does an exceptional job explaining different truths in each story. My children loved hearing the stories each night, and the simple questions at the end of each story stimulated their thinking. I read this book to them each night as they were toddlers and small children. Today, they are teenagers and have an excellent foundation with knowing right from wrong and biblical truths. I highly recommend this book to any parent who wants their child to know God.

"Leading Little Ones to God" by Marian M. Schoolland is a tremendous book for teaching small children basic bible truths. It answers typical questions little children would ask about God, what God requires of us, how one gets to heaven, etc. This book is great for bedtime reading. Originally published in 1962, this is a timeless classic for children's books about the Bible.

My boys, ages 5, 7 and 9, and I went through this book over the last year, with each son taking turns reading the associated scripture, reading or singing the hymn (we knew about 1/3 of them) or praying through the closing prayer. It really did cover the basics of the Christian faith and life in more depth than we would normally discuss. I consider this a classic and highly recommend it.

I have used this to put together a Sunday School lesson at the last minute. Very conservative, traditional, fundamental view of doctrine. I love it. I am buying copies for all my nieces and nephews whose...parents don't know how to answer their questions about God.

My only (big) beef with this book is that the author consistently paraphrases the Bible, then puts the paraphrase in quotes. Perhaps that sounds nit picky, but then again we are talking about God's Word.

As an introduction to basic Christian theology for children 8 to 12 years of age, this book is outstanding! For younger children, I recommend Marion's Big of Bible Stories, also written by Marion Schooland

This is an excellent book to introduce children to God; who He is; what He does; and what He has done for them; it includes short Bible stories and hymns; and the KJV quotes can easily be changed to another version if you wanted (though I can't believe someone could find that much fault with that...many Christians, myself included; still read and study the KJV!). It would be an excellent book to use for a beginning Sunday School class or Missions group; in fact I am becoming involved with a Missions group in a disadvantaged section of town where many of the children are unchurched; and plan to use this book as the backbone to draw my lessons from (along with the guidance of the Holy Spirit, of course).

For those with small children or who are teaching children who know nothing about God; this is an excellent resource.

This wonderful book overviews the entire scope of Biblical teachings, from a topical rather than an historical perspective. It is well-organized and explains Bible truths using illustrations and language that are very clear yet accurate for young children. Also, it explains Biblical doctrines in a way that is very oriented toward life rather than just an intellectual exercise.

It would be preferable if the artwork were slightly more up-to-date and the Bible verses and hymn excerpts were in easier language for younger children. But these are certainly not show-stoppers.

I was looking for a book to help me explain the basic truths of the Bible to our 6 and 5 y.o. in a way they could grasp clearly. For this purpose I don't think I could have found a better book than this.

I have purchased this book as a family devotional for the evenings. I have three little ones ages 7, 5, and 3, whom look forward to hearing the stories each night. It is an older book, however like many things, and oldie but goodie. Each chapter contains a story, scripture, memory verse and questions. I would highly recommend it, especially for those whom have kids ranging in age, as this book has something for everyone!