Esther and the Very Brave Plan
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- Create Date：2021-09-19 06:51:21
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- Author：Tim Thornborough
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Summary
In this faithful retelling of a classic Bible story， children 2-4 years old will discover how God used Esther to protect his people from an evil plan。 Children will learn that God's plans to rescue his people never fail。
Contains bright， fun-filled illustrations by Jennifer Davison。
Contains bright， fun-filled illustrations by Jennifer Davison。
Reviews
Aaron Lee
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How can you teach your children about the sovereignty of God？ In Esther and the Very Brave Plan， Tim Thornborough & Jennifer Davison bring to life the Bible story of Esther for young children。Plan and ProtectionWith a faithful yet child-friendly retelling of the story of Esther， Tim Thronborough will help you share God’s plan for and protection of his people。 God is seen as central in this story， and he is seen to be secretly working to make his plans happen。God’s RescueWhat I most appreciated a How can you teach your children about the sovereignty of God？ In Esther and the Very Brave Plan， Tim Thornborough & Jennifer Davison bring to life the Bible story of Esther for young children。Plan and ProtectionWith a faithful yet child-friendly retelling of the story of Esther， Tim Thronborough will help you share God’s plan for and protection of his people。 God is seen as central in this story， and he is seen to be secretly working to make his plans happen。God’s RescueWhat I most appreciated about this book was Jennifer Davison’s beautiful illustrations。 They are cute and fun， and popping with color。 But what most impressed me were the skin tones of the Biblical characters。 These characters are expressive and really come to life。 Your children will be captivated by this story as they see how God’s rescue plans never fail。I received a media copy of Esther and the Very Brave Plan and this is my honest review。 。。。more
Mandy
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As a mother to a daughter it is my hope and prayer that my girl grows up to know God’s word， live for God and stand strong for His principles， with bravery， just as Queen Esther did。 Esther and the Very Brave Plan summarizes the story of King Ahasuerus， Esther， Mordecai and Haman， as told in the book of Esther in the Bible。 This delightful retelling makes this complicated and sinister Biblical history very simple for small children to understand， while also instilling in their hearts that God ha As a mother to a daughter it is my hope and prayer that my girl grows up to know God’s word， live for God and stand strong for His principles， with bravery， just as Queen Esther did。 Esther and the Very Brave Plan summarizes the story of King Ahasuerus， Esther， Mordecai and Haman， as told in the book of Esther in the Bible。 This delightful retelling makes this complicated and sinister Biblical history very simple for small children to understand， while also instilling in their hearts that God has a plan for everything and even if we don’t understand it， it will come true。 It also encourages young hearts that God is always watching， planning and working to care for His people。 Throughout the story， there are repetitive words that make the story fun， engaging and drive home the message God gave us in the book of Esther。 The illustrations are bright and eye-catching with the characters being expressive and colorful。 For me， this book created many additional opportunities to start conversations with my daughter about the wickedness of Haman， the bravery of Esther and Mordecai and the faithful protection God offers His people - a truth I would love to tuck inside my daughter’s heart。 In closing， this is a definite recommendation from me for your little one’s library！ * I voluntarily received a complimentary copy of these books from The Good Book Company and all thoughts below are my own。 。。。more
Josh Olds
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The Good Book Company is my go-to publisher for quality children’s books。 Everything they publish is well thought out， age-appropriate， colorful， diverse， and just all-around quality。 Building on this incredible foundation， they’ve just released two more books in the Very Best Bible Stories series。This series is exactly what it bills itself as: a simple retelling of a biblical story。 Every story begins with “a true story from the Bible，” reiterating that while a lot of children’s books are ficti The Good Book Company is my go-to publisher for quality children’s books。 Everything they publish is well thought out， age-appropriate， colorful， diverse， and just all-around quality。 Building on this incredible foundation， they’ve just released two more books in the Very Best Bible Stories series。This series is exactly what it bills itself as: a simple retelling of a biblical story。 Every story begins with “a true story from the Bible，” reiterating that while a lot of children’s books are fictional， these are real history。 That’s an important distinction to make， especially for children。 The first page always includes a summary and after not being sure whether or not I liked that for the first couple of entries， I’ve landed on enjoying it。 It gives young readers an idea of where the story is going， tells them what to look for， and sometimes gives them hints for application。Esther and the Very Brave Plan is the story of Esther and her decision to save her people。 Immediately， some challenges stand out。 First， this is a bloody tale。 Haman plots genocide and is later executed。 Esther enters the king’s presence even though doing so without permission could lead to her death。 Mordecai prevents the king’s assassination。 Second， there’s the whole thing about how Esther comes to be queen。 It’s not exactly kid-friendly。 Tim Thornborough navigates these tricky waters quite cleverly， using Xerxes’ proud plan to get a new choose to contrast with Esther’s plan to save her people。 Next up is the plan that Mordecai overhears—a plan to get rid of the king。 The theme of plans begins to emerge even as the reader gets hints about God’s plan working underneath all of it。 Then， there’s Haman’s plan。 A very bad plan to get rid of all of God’s people。 I appreciate the terminology of “get rid。” It captures the point without being needlessly violent。 Young ones will come away with more understanding and empathy of the scenario than if presented with genocide。 Being told to go away or being excluded is something they might understand。Then， there is Esther’s brave plan: a plan to talk to the king to save the people。 The final panel talks about how God’s plans always come true—even when we can’t see it or understand how and even when things seem like they’re going wrong。 It’s a beautiful reminder that God’s plans are always working and he calls us to be a part of them。 。。。more
Panda Incognito
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This picture book retells the biblical story of Esther in a way that is faithful to the source material while simplifying details of the plot for young children。 Tim Thornborough writes in a kid-friendly style， and throughout the book， he emphasizes that even though the human characters all had different plans， God had a plan and was working out the details in all that happened。 Jennifer Davison's illustrations are vibrant with rich， bright colors， and she draws elements of Persian culture into This picture book retells the biblical story of Esther in a way that is faithful to the source material while simplifying details of the plot for young children。 Tim Thornborough writes in a kid-friendly style， and throughout the book， he emphasizes that even though the human characters all had different plans， God had a plan and was working out the details in all that happened。 Jennifer Davison's illustrations are vibrant with rich， bright colors， and she draws elements of Persian culture into her visual representations of the story， such as when she portrays characters with cuneiform tablets。 The book ends with a message of encouragement， saying that God will always work out His plans， even when it seems like everything is going wrong。Esther and the Very Brave Plan is a great book for Christian families， churches， and Christian schools， and because the illustrations are so bold and striking， the book can be engaging and eye-catching from a distance， if a teacher is holding it up for a group of kids to look at。 The book also has a solid rhythm to the text that lends itself well to a read-aloud。 This adaptation of the Esther narrative for young readers does simplify some details from the source material， but the text is faithful to the overarching narrative and themes， even as the author drops some nuances from the plot and characters to condense the story to twenty-four pages。 This is a great introduction to the story for young children， especially since it represents the racial and cultural background of the historical events， and parents and teachers can enjoy this as well。I received a free copy of this book from the publisher in exchange for an honest review。 。。。more
Sarah Poling
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