God Loves You Very Much

as a new mother and new to veggie tales, I really enjoyed the book and I'm looking forward to reading it to my son.

This book, by Cindy Kenney and Brian Ballinger is a very honest book. It doesn't get into Jesus or faith or scripture. It could be used by anyone that believes in a God that takes a personal interest in your life. Each character recounts a few of the things that are right and wrong with them and says that God loves them anyway. The French Peas say "We once were fish slappers, we've even thrown shakes. But God loves us even though we make mistakes." Laura Carrot talks about her parents taking care of her when she's sick and God being there, too. And yes, Junior Asparagus is in this one. It's a page per character and simple to read. It's fun to do voices, if you know them or just make them up, if you don't. We started reading this one before our kids started watching Veggie Tales and some things were confusing, because they didn't know the characters, but they quickly accepted that the characters were each unique, but God loved them that way. I will say, though, now that my kids are watching Veggie Tales, they get more out of the characters.

As a parent and Sunday School teacher, I have used this book over and over to communicate the simple message of God's love in a fun way. The author does a great job of communicating this and the illustrations are bright, colorful, and children are drawn to this book.

My son likes reading this book. He's 3. He's not crazy about the movies, but he likes the books and CDs. I think he likes this one because it really talks on a kid's level. I also think he likes looking at the "kid" artwork of the characters.

My four year old loves this book. He likes the look of the overall pages, the color, the veggies. He likes that the pages rhyme. All in all, you could not ask for a beeter book that explains how much God loves you. We do devotion time at our home each evening and this book works its way in almost everytime even though new books have been bought. I love it and I know that you and your family will also.