The second book from a new series, each book is a Story of God, and a young girl.
What I Like About the Book:
- These characters are young girls and different ethnicities, so more children can read books that have people that resemble them.
- The concept is that God and Kiki are like each other because God made it that way and the comparison threads throughout the book in delightful ways sharing truth from God's Word.
- The Artwork has personality, style, and life, and definitely builds style in the text and concepts of the book.
- The author's perspective and tone share Kiki's perspective (a very imaginative kid).
- The concepts communicated through the book are that there are differences between Kiki and God, and the book communicates the truth about who God is, as well as how God thinks Kiki is awesome and Kiki thinks God is awesome
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 connection is that God writes 'stories' like Kiki when her stories are obviously fiction and not quite true, but God's writing shares the joy, light, and a new heaven and earth. So not all adults will appreciate this element, as the growing awareness in children's ministry is that the bible is a book of historical events that really occurred and that show us who God is. This aspect is leaned into in this book, but the word 'stories' bothers some as a child thinks of stories as fiction and not true.
Thankful to partner with Waterbrook and read a pdf copy of the book.
