Leading Little Ones to God: A Child's Book of Bible Teachings

I don't remember exactly why I purchased this book, but I'm glad I did! It can be very difficult to explain difficult doctrine to adults, much less small children, but it is no less important. All believers need to know what they believe and why. Once you realize that, it can be hard to know where to begin. I use Starr Meade's book, 'Teaching Hearts, Training Minds' which is a catechism devotional book. Leading Little Ones to God is a very nice addition to my children's daily teaching because while it is geared towards smaller children, older ones can also benefit from an alternate look at the same concepts. This book is not a catechism book, but it still follows the Westminster Shorter Catechism's explanation of Christian doctrine.So, instead of asking a question and giving an answer, the concepts are presented in a conversational fashion. While I do agree with one reviewer who balked at certain word choices like 'happy', if the adult will read the material first, those words can be substituted with more appropriate ones. In other words, it shouldn't be a deal breaker. I've also found that some of the Scripture readings at the end of the section aren't the best ones. Again, with a little prep work, the adult, using their own Bible concordance, can find Scriptures that relate to the section a little better and use the same verbiage. This is a good thing because you are studying right along with your children.Moving along. The questions after each reading are great and while not always terribly thought-provoking, ensure the child/children were listening and grasp the main concepts. The hymns are strange to me because I only know the tune of a few of them. We usually skip them or sing the ones we know that speak of the same things. If I were really on top of my game, I would use iTunes or something to play the song.So honestly, the only thing I don't like is that I think that in certain sections, there are better memory verses and Scriptures that could be used to drive home the point. We also use the Hide'em in Your Heart music CDs and some of those verses are in this book too, so that makes it easier.In short, there are so many options out there to systematically and logically teach young children key Biblical doctrines. I've found this to be one of the best for young children because you don't have to spend time stopping and explaining things or substituting difficult vocabulary. This sometimes happens when the children are of different ages. My five year old really enjoys this book because she understands the way the material is presented and she is able to answer the questions. Ultimately, we as parents are commanded to train our children and bring them up in the ways of the Lord. To do this in a haphazard or inconsistent manner can be disastrous. This book is a wonderful tool to lay a solid Biblical foundation for your children.

Some have commented that this book doesn't speak to our sinful nature and they don't want to have to sit with their children and clarify things they read. This is not supposed to be a book kids pick up on their own. You are more than welcome to add commentary as you teach, I often do. If possible, I relate it to something that my children know/understand/have been through-to make it even more personal. This is by far one of the best books out there for describing our just and perfect God, sinful man, and Jesus our Savior, "everything" you need to bring the Gospel to your littles.As another commented, it stinks that you have to buy her song book as well, which I didn't even know existed. I'd be happy with a CD of the songs. However, I go on Youtube, and when I can't find her songs, I get one with the same/similar message.If you want to go straight to God's word anther option is The Child Training Bible. Or the Virtue Training Bible. Both are a list of verses based on topics. You add colored coded tabs to whatever Bible you desire, marking specific Bible verses to use for certain topics. Awesome resources, though the actual Gospel presentation is much shorter.[...]Someone mentioned that A Child's Book of Character Building is better, BUT it does NOT go through the plan of salvation as Leading Little Ones to God does, but rather helps teach and train in proper actions/responses for living a Christian life.Another mentioned that the lessons were too long. They may be long for some kindergartners. Mine have done pretty well. Maybe that's because we always do a youtube video afterward. I don't know. BUT if you want a book for REALLY little ones, Everything A Child Should Know About God has EXTREMELY short lessons that should satisfy your preschooler/kindergartner. They are seriously REALLY short, 2-4 sentences tops for each lesson/page.

I love this book! I am using it as a devotional with my kids in the morning while they eat breakfast and we are all really enjoying it. I often struggle to answer my kids questions about God in a way that they can understand. This book does an exceptional job of addressing the types of questions children have about God in a way they can understand. It takes some really profound Christian truths and makes them simple enough to talk with children about. It's a very easy, conversational read that takes about 5 minutes. Each "lesson" briefly covers the topic and then includes a few questions about what was read, a suggested reading from the Bible (to look up in your own Bible, not written out in the text), a hymn, and a prayer. I read the first part to my kids, ask them the questions, have my oldest (7) look up and read the passage (with help), read the hymn (I don't know any of the tunes!), and say a modified version of the prayer (it's written in KJV style with "thee, thou" etc). So far I haven't noticed any denominational bias. It's geared toward younger children, 3-6 years old is probably the target audience, but I think older siblings as old as 9 would probably be ok with it (too old and they are going to feel it's cheesy and too simplistic). The only possible complaints I could have are that the pictures seem dated to me (but my kids don't seem to notice) and the old fashioned language of the prayers, but I just modify it.

Mi hijo realmente se interesó con este libro, y aunque cada sección o capítulo es largo, me sorprendió que mi esposa se lo lee cada noche y mi hijo si pone atención y no se aburre o desespera.

Been using this for years to teach Bible doctrine to the very young. Highly recommend!

Good for children to understand easily

Trying to put the things of God across to small children is a serious job. This book is a very good spring board for doing that. It helps explain the big things in life to a child. My son has asked some deep questions after we have sat and read a chapter of this together. Would definetly recommend to the Bible Believing parent.

My toddlers love hearing me read this book at the dinner table. It's very much written in a style they can understand. Very hard to find anything non-denomenational these days that's not Reformed pretending to be unbaised.