I have seen the previous books from Lisa Tawn Bergren in the
bookstores previously but I never bought one. I always thought that
the drawings were fantastics though.
Imagine my excitement when I had the opportunity to review not one
but two of her latest books; God Gave Us Love and God Gave Us
Christmas.
In God Gave Us Love the children will learn that it is important to
love others no matter what. Little Cub is very frustrated with the
otters and can't seem to find love in him for them. Grandpa Bear
explains the different kind of love that God gave us - love to
share between families, friends and parents. And Little Cub is
reminded that every time we show love to someone - even when they
are unlovable - we show a bit of God's love to that person.
In God Gave Us Christmas, Little Cub is wondering who invented
Christmas. And his mother takes him on a journey so that he can
discover who created Christmas in the first place. As they explore
together their environment, Little Cub will find God in places
where he never thought about. He then concludes that Jesus is the
best gift of all!
My children and I enjoyed the two books. We read them together
while sitting in the living room. We enjoyed the beautiful drawings
and the adventures of Little Cub with his grandpa and mother. We
talked about love and Christmas afterward. The four kids loved
Little Cub and even after reading it, they would pick up the books
just to look at the pictures.
I find these two books very well done and easy to understand for
little minds. They give the basics information about love and
Christmas and the children enjoy the pictures. These two books are
definitively good books to give to children during Christmas.