Thursday, October 26, 2017

It’s all about family

4 STARS
REVIEW: God Gave Us Family by Lisa Tawn Bergren and art by David Hohn

As someone who is preparing for an adoption, I was excited to read this book.

It is a sweet story, with magnificent artwork, told through the eyes of a wolf pup. He wonders why his family looks different than all the others since he is the only “child.” He notices that some animal families are small, some big, some have adopted children, some families have parents who are divorced/separated, and even some children are raised by their grandparents. But even though the families look different and come in all sizes, the little wolf pup learns that God is the one that brings families together.

Since children are so curious, and ask lots of questions, I can see this being a powerful book to use with children (the book’s recommend age is 3-8 years old) to explain why their family might look different than other families.

One thing that possibly could have been added is a nod to a single person, or single couple without children. Because aren’t there many different ways to define family? The book even says: “Whenever somebody is loving and caring to another, that’s family.” So couldn’t a couple without children be considered a family? Every person’s relationship situation is different. Some people consider life-long friends their family or their church community as family. There are so many ways to define family. So just know that this book doesn’t hit on all of them.

Overall, the message is clear and sweet: God makes each of us a part of His family.

*I received this book for free from Blogging for Books for this unbiased review.

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