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Last night, I began to ponder this review.  What makes this book I'm about to review different?  How can I explain why it's different than others I've reviewed before?  Were the others bad?  No.  Would I change my reviews about them?  Maybe, maybe not.  The more books I read, the more I'm challenged to think about what I read, what I read to my children, and what I let them read.  Over the past two years, I've read and reviewed several devotionals for children.  Among them a few stood out... Big Thoughts for Little Children for the preschool set by Kenneth Taylor.  Simple, sweet illustrations.  Language and ideas very appropriate for the 2-4 year olds. God's Mighty Acts in Salvation and God's Mighty Acts of Creation , both by Starr Meade.  Wonderful devotions for middle schoolers and parents.  I was impressed at how she simplified big theological concepts without watering them down. But, I didn't find any devotiona...

Recently, I realized that I didn't find any devotionals for parents to read with their elementary age children last year that I just loved.  I found two for middle schoolers that I loved and one for preschoolers, but none for the ages of my girls.  I recently picked one up off my shelf that I had bought used several years ago by Kenneth Taylor and was disappointed in the first two entries so I set it down.  I do love his devotional for preschoolers, Big Thoughts for Little People, though.  So, I thought I would begin to look for devotionals to read with my girls as they grow older. I found one. Later this week, I'm going to post a review of God's Names by Sally Michaels.  Ms. Michaels is the director, I believe, of Children Desiring God ministry.  This is the arm of John Piper's ministry for children.  My girls and I have been reading it and I have been surprised and pleased with how much I have enjoyed it. Another is on its way to me that I'll b...