Where is God? [Board book]

Lawrence Kushner (Author), Karen Kushner (Author), Dawn Majewski (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 2 and up

To young children the world is full of things to see and touch. And by using those very examples, this enchanting book gently invites children to become aware of God’s presence all around us.

Abridged from Because Nothing Looks Like God by Lawrence and Karen Kushner, Where Is God? has been specially adapted to board book format to delight and inspire younger readers.

Editorial Reviews

Review

“A beautiful little doorway into a lifelong conversation about God, about wonder, about our place in the universe.” -- Anita Diamant, author of

From the Author

Lawrence Kushner is widely regarded as one of the most creative theologians in America. He is Hebrew Union College--–Jewish Institute of Religion's first Rabbi-in-Residence and former spiritual leader of the Congregation Beth El in Sudbury, Massachusetts. He has also been a frequent commentator on National Public Radio’s All Things Considered. He is the author of Invisible Lines of Connection: Sacred Stories of the Ordinary, The Book of Miracles: A Young Person’s Guide to Jewish Spiritual Awareness (both Jewish Lights), and other award-winning books.

Karen Kushner, a clinical social worker, specializes in the healing power of family dynamics. She has spent many years working with children in religious education programs. She is co-author of How to Be a Jewish Parent: A Practical Handbook for Family Life (Schocken/Random House).

Dawn Majewski holds a B.F.A. in Illustration from Moore College of Art. She has been staff artist for several corporations; her illustrations and paintings appear in corporate and private collections. She lives in Bucks County, Pennsylvania.

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 2 and up
  
• Board book: 24 pages
• Publisher: Skylight Paths Publishing (September 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1893361179
• ISBN-13: 978-1893361171
• Product Dimensions: 5.1 x 5 x 0.7 inches
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (8 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #75,247 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #4 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Religion & Spirituality > Religious Studies > Comparative Religion
  • #7 in Books > 4-for-3 Books > Children's Books > Religions > Fiction > Jewish
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6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Bittersweet and Poignant, December 19, 2006

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This review is from: Where is God? (Board book)

Never thought you'd hear someone say that about a board book? Check this one out. This book is a great introduction to the concept of God for small ones. Rather than a man in the clouds or a grandpa-like buddy, God is presented in a poetic, pantheistic way. The illustrations are sweet too.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautiful book for little ones about God's immanance, January 9, 2007

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B. Keeper (Keller, TX USA) - See all my reviews

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Kushner's Where Is God is a wonderful introduction to the concept that God's presence infuses nature and all human exchanges and experiences. I actually prefer this board book to the full-size, older-children's book it is drawn from (Because Nothing Looks Like God), because the board book forces one to linger on the poetry of the text and the tenderness of the cropped illustrations. I get choked up almost every time I read this little book to my two-year-old son, simply because it is so simple and so true, and because I feel it expresses exactly my belief about God's immanance and the joys of being human here on earth.

4 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simple is best, August 10, 2005

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Sharon McCommas (Woodland, CA) - See all my reviews
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This book is a great way to introduce preschoolers to the concept that God is everywhere. I bought the book to use as part of a children's sermon and will keep it to read to my grandchildren.