I recently received the children's book The Flowering Cross, by Beth Ryan, through a program called BookSneeze, which provides bloggers with free books in exchange for honest reviews.
The Flowering Cross is about a little girl named Katie who helps lead her neighbor, Mean Old Jack, to Christ. Jack grows beautiful flowers in his garden, but mostly he’s known for being mean and scary. Every Easter, Katie picks some of Jack’s flowers for church, and one year Jack decides to go to service with Katie’s family. Once he understands the true meaning of Easter and the Cross, he is a changed man.
This was a very sweet book, and I look forward to reading it to my daughter as she gets older. I think it will be a nice little tradition to read this book each Easter. The book contains “Faith Imprints” paired with Bible verses to help teach children about the Word of God. I thought this was a nice little touch and it adds a little something extra to an already cute story.
While this book does not go seriously into depth about Jesus’ death and resurrection, it does a good job of showcasing the impact that a child can have on an adult.
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