Schrotenboer, Eric and Meridith. This Special Blessing for You. Illustrated by Denise Hughes. Grand Rapids, MI: ZonderKidz, 2024.

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Summary

God is full of love for your children, and This Special Blessing for You empowers them to live out who God wants them to be in the world. Encourage the kids in your life to spread love and kindness with this engaging rhyming picture book.

Today is the day the world gets to see,

the beautiful person God made you to be.

Wherever you go, it’s God’s love you’re expressing,

so God sends you out with this special blessing.

This Special Blessing for You uses words and phrases that help children better understand what God wants to communicate to them. Each promise and declaration is based on the Aaronic Blessing found in Numbers 6:23–27: “The Lord bless you and keep you; The Lord make his face shine on you and be gracious to you; The Lord turn his face toward you and give you peace.”

Children ages 4–8 will delight in these spiritual takeaways:

• God loves you so much and delights in your presence
• Every child is God’s beautiful creation.
• God fills you with power and strength to be who God calls you to be.
• You carry God’s name wherever you go.
• You show the world what God is like by how you love and serve one another.

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My Kid Review

Eric and Meridith Schrotenboer used the Aaronic Blessing found in Numbers 6 as the basis for this picture book. Children are encouraged to be a blessing to those around them as they shine the light of God to their friends and neighbors. 

Denise Hughes illustrations compliment the text well. They show children with a variety of skin tones and abilities. They also show a wide variety of ages of both children and adults. The illustrations go beyond the text to tell even more of the story. 

This Special Blessing for You would be a great addition to the picture book section of a K-12 Christian school library. The book is aimed at primary-aged children but could be used as an example for how to write a story that is based on a Biblical concept. It could also be used as an example of a book that tells part of the story through the illustrations. 

I received a complimentary copy of This Special Blessing for You. This is my honest review. 

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