Thank you to netgalley and the publisher for this e-ARC!

The art in this is really good, and there were so many cute animal moments captured. When reading this to my nieces, I think the art is what really captured their interest. There was a lot of "awwws" when they say the animals all nice and cozy. The prayers had a nice rhythm to them that could help children as they're going to sleep, and they're just overall feel good and nice. So yeah, if you're a parent with a kiddo you want to read prayers with, this would be a good book to use!

Thank you so much to NetGalley and Tommy Nelson for this eARC in exchange for an honest review of it. Fantastic.

4 out of 5 stars.
Hear me out.

At first view the childrens book 'God Bless This Child' by Max Lucado and illustrated by Denalyn Lucado is a beautiful book of adapted prayers for children.

As you know, I am not religious, although I do seek God and belief in something, it's in my own way, but it's there loud and clear.

When I picked this up, I was so worried that there would be some sort of underlying constraint and/or idk agenda? But the prayers are modern and truly sweet. They remind me of this little book of prayers I used to read as a child, the golden treasury ones with the gold spines and the blond child on the front praying with her eyes closed. Anyway, this book gives me the same feelings.

I like how every separate page her or she is used, but it could have been a bit more inclusive with a them or they, but we can't press for things, religion is such a slow moving structure and so easily ruined by the greed of man.

The art is so beautiful, not going to lie. Soft images.

Beautiful bedtime prayers paired with bright illustrations of animals that exude hope, this is a great prayer book to add to your child's library.