Love Is: An Illustrated Exploration of God’s Greatest Gift by Zondervan is a delightful children’s book based on 1 Corinthians 13:4-8. Simple verse with beautiful illustrations. #LoveIsBook #NetGalley

This is a cute little book with Bible verse about how love is always around us and everything that love can be.

Zondervan has created a delightful book illustrating 1 Corinthians 13 set within the context of nature and the animal world. Each page is a visual treat that draws children into each colorful illustration by Paola Escobar. There is so much to see on each page that it will take multiple readings to discover all its beauty.

What better text than Scripture to fill a young child's mind with? The setting of nature offers opportunities to explore the animal kingdom, discussing animals and the natural world. Nature is the perfect backdrop for the "Love" chapter of the Bible for Creation is certainly an obvious expression of the Father's love for us.

I hope that Zondervan will publish more books using Biblical text. Planting God's Word in a child's heart and mind at an early age is one of the greatest literary gifts we can give them. This would make a beautiful addition to any home, school, or church library.

Disclaimer: I received a free digital copy of Love Is from NetGalley for the purpose of review. No other compensation was received.

Review Title: Love in Words and Pictures (Review of Love Is)

Reviewer: Janice S. Garey

***** 5 Stars

Beautiful! The illustrations are a fabulous display of the colors and beauty of God’s creation in the natural world. The pages are what I term “thinkables.” Parents or others reading aloud the wonderful words from Scripture about love can look at the pictures to see what is happening to match the actions portrayed by the words. One example: a leaf shares collected dew drops with a creature to illustrate, ” Love is kind.” Another page illustrates, “Love is not happy with evil,” by showing animals running from a forest fire.

This book has appeal for all ages because the subject of love is timeless and universal. Its words and pictures should in no way offend those in or out of particular faith beliefs. As a Christian, I would want to share with younger children that although the illustrations are of the natural world and only show animals that the words are from the Bible and guide people to know how they are to treat each other.

I received an advance reader ebook copy for review purposes from netgalley and the publisher. I am under no obligation to give a good review. I have given my honest review after reading the book several times. I receive no compensation for posting my honest reviews.

Beautiful illustrations and I like the simplicity of it being strictly the scripture passage. Definitely a very pretty book but I thought some of the images were a stretch wasn't quite sure how it tied into/complemented the passage.

I loved the illustrations paired with the verses. I could see our church kids loving these pictures and book.

The picture book Love Is takes a beautiful look at an important passage of scripture. This is surely going to be one of those books that will be gifted to so many new couples and new parents. The illustrations are beautiful. You can't go wrong with this one!

The publisher made a copy of this book available via Netgalley for review. This is my honest opinion.

I loved this illustrated version of 1 Corinthians 13. I thought it was beautiful and well done. The text is mostly straight from a Bible translation and the artwork is stunning. The art even tells a story of what love looks like as a tree grows.

What a lovely book! The colorful illustrations were really beautiful. I like the idea of using this book to introduce the bible to children. We have storybook bibles, which is great for younger kids. This book will be a great conversation starter not only about the bible, but about the concept of love in all its different forms. I'll be adding this to my kiddos' home library for sure!

This was so cute! The illustrations were perfect for this scripture. This will make it better for kids to learn it too!

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Love Is…. Has incredible illustrations by the talented Paola Escobar. This book brings the passages of First Corinthians 13 to life in a way I’ve never seen. The illustrator uses the beauty of nature, vibrant and fun colors, forest animals, seasons changing, bugs, birds, and a rainbow to show children the beauty of love.

This book would be perfect to give as a gift. It has a beautiful cover, and illustrations throughout. Children of many ages would love the beauty and message of this book. The illustrations are captivating and can be used to help further discussion amongst its readers. This book carries such an important message of love. I will joyfully include this book in my gift giving in the future. Thank you Paola Escobar for such incredible and creative illustrations.

Thank you Zondervan, Zonderkidz-Books, and NetGalley for this e-ARC in exchange for my honest review.

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Such a beautiful way to illustrate such a tender scripture. Everything about this book was everything u hoped it would be if not more. I love this so much. I need my own copy like yesterday!

A beautifully illustrated picture book for 1 Corinthians 13, the love passage. I thought it was so lovely.

A wonderful piece of text from the Bible told in an original and children friendly way. Using the animals of the world to demonstrate what love, patience, kindness and hope is, was pure genius and the illustrations were gorgeous.

This is a very short book. It is based on 1 Corinthians 13. The picture are set in a forest. The pictures are absolutely beautiful. 
Definitely great for any of your Sunday school lesson plans for this chapter or just reading at home to your children or grandchildren.

Brought into brilliant life by the illustrations is New Testament verse 1 Corinthians 13 which is appropriate for any belief system. No preaching, just simple truth made visible by the use of lovely illustrations of the natural world. An excellent asset to any home or library!
I requested and received a free temporary ebook from Zonderkidz-Books via NetGalley. Thank you!

The love chapter known from the bible 1 Corinthians 13 is a simplified picture book for children on what love is. It is easier for children to grasp meaning with the animal kingdom than with just using our words. Not only do we learn what love is but just important is what love is not. Highly recommend.

A special thank you to Zonderkidz and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

This is the sweetest book!! This would be a lovely baby shower gift. I would recommend this for a reading at night with your children. This is the bible verse that says what Love is. Each picture is so gorgeous. It makes you feel like you are outdoors right with them. The pictures alone does so much for the book. This is such a good book and would recommend it to anyone.

Beautiful illustrations in a simplistic book format. It has only a few words per page so it would be good for young children who are learning to read.

What a lovely book!
Simple words to explain what love is and isn't, with beautiful illustrations to accompany it, all set outside with lots of wildlife.