Waterbrook Partner Review: The Inventions of God (and Eva) by Dave Connis Art by: Amy Domingo

 

What I Like About the Book:

• The concept- that God invented Eva, and Eva invents things too, I believe an attempt to build STEM education with a biblical worldview perhaps?  
• The Artwork has personality, style, life, and definitely builds style in the text and concepts of the book. 
• The book connects how God views Eva and the reader/listener. 
• The author's perspective and tone to share from Eva's perspective (a creative kid). 
• The concepts communicated through the book- God made Eva to be like Him, God makes all things new, even the hint at what makes God happy.  
• The book has a good kid perspective with fun words like "whirligig, loofapus, dazzle, pizzazz,...) As well as the character's facial expressions that sell her thoughts. 

What I Wonder About the Book:

• The art on some pages is so bright and busy, it distracts me, will it distract the littles who are the intended audience?  I think the style of the book will encourage re-reads, and noticing the details, so I'm not sure. 
• The 'third' comparison is a bit awkward to me, we hear about God- He's compared to Eva- and Eva's compared to her creations, repeated in what she likes, what God likes, etc.  I'm just not sure that it doesn't need a different transition- I can't quite put my finger on it, but there is an element that is a bit awkward to me.  

Thankful to partner with Waterbrook and read a physical copy of the book.  It was released in November, but my new job has distracted me a lot from reviewing books.