God Never Changes
by Carine MacKenzie, Derek Matthews (Illustrator)
DETAILS: Series: Learn About God Publisher: CF4Kids Publication Date: September 2015 Format: Board Book Length: 12 pg. Read Date: April 22, 2023
What’s God Never Changes About?
This is a quick and yet thorough (at least for the Board Book audience) look at the Immutability of God. Each page starts off by saying, “God Never Changes,” and then comparing Him to various aspects of life and nature that a child can understand and appreciate. And learn from.
Let’s Talk about the Art for a Minute
It’s simple, it’s cute, it’s bright, and attractive. It does the job. I liked it—and can see kids liking it, too.
How is it to Read Aloud?
Very simple. There’s no rhyming or anything (which is good, I think it’d be annoying for this subject matter). It works well for reading aloud and then stopping to talk about the ideas, too.
So, what did I think about God Never Changes?
I picked this one out of the handful from this series sitting on our shelves because I’m in the middle of the discourse on The Immutability of God in Charnock’s The Existence and Attributes of God, and I figured I’d stay on theme. It works remarkably well in conjunction—in fact, Mackenzie uses some of the same argumentation and explanations as Charnock does when it comes to this topic. Just much simpler. My inner geek loved that bit.
I don’t know that this is the kind of thing a child will clamor to have read to them again and again—but you never know. I do think it’s good for teaching at a young age, and that’s the whole point of this series. I do recommend it and look forward to using it with my grandcritter soon.
