What Did Jesus Do?

Obedience, friendship, forgiveness, honesty, kindness, trust, humility, and thankfulness-how do young children learn these important concepts? Author and mother Dr.Mary Manz Simon paints word pictures of dilemmas young children face every day. Using stories of Jesus' actions,complete with Bible references, she blends question and answer. Cole: Must I practice the piano until the time Mom and I agreed on? Why not slip out early and play ball with Jason and friends? Who will know? Kate, Cole, Amanda and Jason: Should we keep the box of ice cream treats that the delivery truck driver left behind? Kate: Should I pass the soccer ball to Jason, the ball hog, and let him score the winning point in the championship game, or keep it for myself? Blended into her skillfully written stories are the stories of Jesus,facing the same sort of choice. Anne Kennedy's illustrations of modern children and biblical events help make the stories real and the connections dynamic. I was going to send this book across the country to my grandkids. After reading it I got selfish and decided to wait a couple of weeks and take it to them. I want to read it with them. We'll explore the stories and I'll watch their faces as the try to figure out what they would do in a similar situation. We'll ask the questions which Cole, Jason, Kate, T.J., and Amanda, ask. We'll talk about the answers and about what Jesus did.