The GOD contest
The True Story of Elijah, Jesus, and the Greatest Victory
By Carl Laferton, Ilustrator: Catalina Echeverri
From the series: Tales that Tell the Truth
This is quickly becoming my favorite series of children's books. True Story. I love this.
What I like about this book:
- It has humor. Kid humor. Relatable, laugh out loud funny. So needed!
- It shares about who God is.
- It is a relatable book, that is kid-appropriate. It really talks about contests- a GOD contest. This will connect with children.
- The illustrations and even the print are just plain fun.
- Concept to discuss who believes and supports each god: Team Baal or Team YAHWEH. Another connection that kids get- which team do you support.
- For big experiences in the story- the pages turn to be a double page image and you turn the book for full effect: FIRE! and a few more.
- It also connects Jesus as God- and tells His true story with the God contest theme. Allowing for the Good News to be shared.
- And the references for the true story in the Bible are shared at the end page of the book.
Teaching tie-ins:
- Jesus is in the water when He enters the story- Baptism.
- Jesus is Human and God.
- Jesus died, rose again, and lives forever! Good News!
- The Team Jesus page- has a whole host of people pictured and their names are under their pictures, a whole history of famous believers-so much possiblity!
What I wonder:
- the fun font will not be the best choice for all readers- with some letters bold, others not, and some different sized letters. Not sure who would be affected by this.
- Will kids recognize the Emu's in the contest on the opening pages, my oldest says that it what it is, and it really caught his attention. Will it be fun for all? a distraction.
Thankful to be provided a beautiful hardback copy of the book with durable pages, great size for a read aloud book by the goodbook company to review.
More information about the book from the goodbook company
View inside a few pages. Lesson Plans for ages 2-4 children and 5-11 year olds.
