Thank You, God, for Blessing Me by Max Lucado

ADORABLE!  That is the first word that comes to mind when I read this book.  Geared toward toddlers and preschool age children, this book hits the mark.  It has a good rhyming flow and colourful pictures.  It's message is to be thankful for all the blessings that God has given such as food, shelter, and friends and family...I especially appreciated that the book mentions that being kind and obeying are ways of telling God that we're thankful.  I highly recommend this book for anyone with young children or anyone who reads to young children!  And even if you have no young children to read to, it may be a good book for everyone to add to their shelf as a reminder to be truly thankful God's blessings!

I received this book from Thomas Nelson's Booksneeze program and am under no obligation to provide a positive review.

Hermie, a Common Caterpillar by Max Lucado

This is a beautiful story about a caterpillar, Hermie, who just feels like he has nothing that makes him stand out from the crowd.  He feels like he's just common, like he has nothing special.  Whenever he was feeling especially "common", he would hear God telling him that God loved him just the way he was and that God wasn't finished with him yet (a message we all need to hear, yes?).  Well, one day Hermie finds out what God meant when he said he wasn't finished with him yet.  It was beyond his wildest dreams.  This book is a good reminder to children and parents that just because we don't always feel like we have anything special to offer the world, that God isn't finished with us yet and we just need to be faithful and patient.