I was disappointed with this book. I think the premise could have been great but it wasn't what I was expecting, a bit problematic and my kids found it boring.

There are other books (such as those by Matthew Paul Turner) that are more captivating and truthful.

Thank you to #NetGalley, the publisher and the author for an advance e-copy of the book in exchange for an honest review.

Nice story for children on how language came to the earth. It was cool how the angels first didn’t want humans to have words, and then changed their minds after a while.

Unfortunately, this book deals in entirely false story of God giving language to humans. It features a fairy tale- like plot that involves angels that argue and loudly disagree with God wanting to give words to humans. The angels also have a negative view of God's image bearers and voice to God how humans are not worthy of God's words and will misuse them. While the book does show both negative and positive use of words, the entire premise of argumentative angels delivering words to humans in sacks filled by God so badly overshadows what could have been an amazing story of how words are important and powerful.

When God Gave Us Words by Sandy Eisenburg Sasso was a beautiful book! The illustrations by Darcy Day Zoells were stunning. I read this with my 7 and 10 year old kiddos and they both stayed engaged and asked to look at the pictures a little longer.

God always has our best interest in heart and even something as seemingly simple as the words we use can break His heart. God gave us all of our words; silly, long, strong, and hurtful but it’s up to us to know when to use the words God gave us in a glorifying way. When man kind starts to use words to lie and hurt and curse, the angels ask for God to take them away. Can God change the hearts of humans and can humans make better choices?

Great conversation on why what we say and how we say it holds power in both a positive and negotiable way.

*Thank you NetGalley for the opportunity to view and review. All opinions and reviews are my own.*

This book was interesting. I do not like the part where the angels are arguing with God.
That said, I enjoyed the story development and the angels eventually agreeing that God knew best.

I tried to read this book to my 5 year old, who loves storytime, but he got up and walked away after about a third of the book.

I'm sorry, I really wanted to like this!

Since I can't give it three stars or more I will not be mentioning it on my blog but I will share with Amazon.

When God Gave Us Words by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso is an imaginative origin story. The story is that God wants to give humans words, the angels resist, wanting that ability to be theirs alone. God persists, so the angels distribute words throughout the world and watch what happens.

There is humor to be found in this book; such as, why dictionaries and spelling lists are necessary, how the angels tire of all of our relentless talking while God is still content to listen. The story covers how humans use language in a negative way through ugly words, gossip, and curses. Just as there could be regret, we see songs, lullabies, poetry, jokes, prayers, and stories redeem the hurtful parts.

The illustrations are different yet interesting. This book shows the readers the impact of our words and how stories can compel might extend beyond the pages of this book. While the idea of the book is there it is a tonal issue of how the ideas are presented. 

I give this book 3/5 stars

Thank you to Netgalley via Flyaway Books for this ARC in exchange for an honest review.

This is an imaginative origin story; the premise is that God wants to give humans words, but angels resist, wanting that ability to be theirs alone. God persists, so the angels distribute words throughout the world and watch what happens.

There is humor to be found in this book (why dictionaries and spelling lists are necessary, for instance, or how the angels tire of all of our relentless talking while God is still content to listen). We also see the negative ways we use language -- through ugly words, gossip, and curses. Just as there could be regret, we see songs, lullabies, poetry, jokes, prayers, and stories redeem the hurtful parts.

The illustrations are whimsical and engaging, and the message of the power of our words and how stories can compel might extend beyond the pages of this book.