The Lord Is My Shepherd

This is a great book for a baby gift - sometimes I give this paperback version but I also like to give the hardback version for baby showers.

The author did a masterful job in combining warm, heartfelt illustrations together with the verses from Psalm 23 in a way to make the story clear to most any child. The illustrations alone provide a sense of serenity and peace while the text completes God's message. Bravo!

Psalm 23 is one of the most beautiful and comforting passages in the Bible, and now Hans Wilhelm's The Lord is My Shepherd makes the full text to this Psalm readily accessible to children. The greatness of Wilhelm's version is its simplicity. The text is paraphrased in kid-friendly language that clings closely to a modern translation. It is complete and accurate. The illustrations are delightfully simple, sweet, and revealing. Throughout, we see a white sheep being cared for by a shepherd whose face we never see. The lamb runs merrily through a meadow, looks content in the arms of his shepherd, and is unafraid as he passes wolves. Text and illustrations, hand in hand, reveal the simple yet profound truth of the Psalm. What I Like: Everything. I believe in exposing young children to the Word of God, and this book accomplishes that in a delightful way . What I Dislike: Nothing. Overall Rating: Excellent. Kristina Seleshanko, editor of Christian Children's Book Review ( ccbreview at blogspot dot com )

This is my new favorite gift book for baptisms. It's a beautifully illustrated book, and my children love to hear it again and again- it's a spoken lullaby.

I bought it for my children, but as we read it before bedtime, I was struck by the beauty of this gentle book. The illustrations are watercolor renderings of the little lamb and his Shepherd. It takes each line of Psalm 23 and presents it in a manner that my three year old understands. Yet, the images combined with the words made me think of this familiar psalm in a whole new understanding. While it is easily a pre-school age book, it would also be a meaningful gift for any age, right up to adult, serving as a lovely reminder of God's unfailing love.