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Maybe God Is Like That Too Spiral-Bound |

Jennifer Grant, Benjamin Schipper (Illustrated by)

★★★★☆+ from 101 to 500 ratings

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In this award-winning story, a young boy learns that God can be found in all kinds of moments--all you have to do is look at the people around you.

Every child wonders where God lives or what God is like. In Maybe God Is Like That Too, a young boy asks his grandma where God is in their city. She invites him to pay attention to where he sees the fruit of the Spirit. Where love, joy, peace, patience, kindness, goodness, faithfulness, gentleness, and self-control are, there too is God. The boy sees God in the kindness of a doorman holding the door for a man using a wheelchair, in the patience of his teacher helping him tie his shoes, and in the love, faithfulness, and gentleness of his grandma. An ordinary day in his city opens this young boy's eyes to God's Spirit at work all around him.

Publisher: 1517 Media
Original Binding: Hardcover Picture Book
Pages: 32 pages
ISBN-10: 150642189X
Item Weight: 0.7 lbs
Dimensions: 8.5 x 0.1 x 11.0 inches
Customer Reviews: 4 out of 5 stars 101 to 500 ratings

I'm always looking for ways to talk with my children about who God is, and this book gives me a sweet, warm, relatable way to do it. I love the way Jennifer Grant's prose and Benjamin Schipper's illustrations show God at work all around us, in the city, in the classroom, and in our homes. I will share this book with many friends! --Amy Julia Becker, Author of Small Talk and A Good and Perfect Gift

This book gives me a warm fuzzy feeling that is rooted in the truth about who God is. I will read it with my kids over and over." --Amy Julia Becker, Author of Small Talk and A Good and Perfect Gift

"A wonderful story to help illustrate the humanity of Christ Jesus as told to us in Philippians." --Lectionary Links

"An ordinary day in his city opens this young boy's eyes to God's Spirit at work all around him. For ages four to eight. Enhanced with the charming artwork of Benjamin Schipper that will have special appeal to children ages 4 to 8, "Maybe God Is Like That Too" is very highly recommended for family, preschool, elementary school, Sunday School, and community library picture book collections." --Midwest Book Review

"I love how something so simple as reading a beautiful children's book has become a great conversation starter for my kids helping them to recognize Christ all around them. It is also teaching them to value these attributes as part of the way we choose to live ourselves." --Youth Pastor Jenice Baker, Parenting as Discipleship

Jennifer Grant is the award-winning author of picture books for children and books for adults. Her books include Maybe God Is Like That Too, Maybe I Can Love My Neighbor Too, and Dimming the Day. Grant's work has appeared in Woman's Day, Chicago Parent, Patheos, and Chicago Tribune. Grant holds a master's degree in English literature with concentrations in creative writing and critical theory from Southern Methodist University in Dallas. A lifelong Episcopalian and mother of four, she lives in Chicago with her husband.