Review of Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
Posted: 12 Jun 2023, 11:35
[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids" by Jemima Paul, Arvind Paul.]
Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul is a biblical illustration of what heaven and hell seem to look like. In the story, an eight-year-old girl called Emma tells the story of how she always visits heaven with her younger sister Bella in dreams.
Emma, Bella, and their baby sister are three lovely siblings loved by their parents. They also have everything a little girl could want. Emma and Bella's mommy and daddy love them so much that they teach the girls all about God, always read to them from the Bible, and pray with them before they go to sleep at night. One night, Emma dreamed of how she visited heaven with her younger sister Bella and recounted those beautiful dreams to her family. She described what it looks like in heaven, what people do there, even the way some wild animals relate to humans in a friendly manner, the way the angels constantly sing and praise God, and so on. That must have been a very wonderful experience for her, and she prays to God to give her the grace to always go to heaven in her dream.
Would her prayer be answered?
I hope children will be desperate to know what heaven and hell seem to look like; therefore, I recommend this book for them. This book is a fascinating medium to inculcate biblical morals in children, giving them the idea of how heaven and hell seem to be, thus building their faith in God. It also emphasizes love; the family of Emma and Bella is filled with love, both parental love and care and the intimate love within the siblings (Emma and Bella). This love and care should be found in all families because love is a precursor to a peaceful family.
This book also portrays the essence or importance of prayer as a family. Emma was only graced to have such a wonderful dream because of how their parents read the Bible to them and pray with them every night before they go to sleep. Therefore, this book will help to strengthen children's faith in prayer by making them always try to do the right thing, knowing that there is heaven and there is hell.
For this book, I must commend the author's initiative in attaching Bible verses as regards every scenario in the story, giving the reader an opportunity for a better understanding. And also the use of well-pictorialized views to explain each scenario, making it more interesting for children.
I must say that I have nothing I dislike about the book, and there was no grammatical error I observed in the book. But I want to point out the non-correspondence between the pictorial representation of Hell and what the story tells. During the narration of how hell looks according to Emma's dream, she explained that the people in hell have no hair and no clothes, but the pictorial view portrays a different scenario (people with hair and clothes). I understand that the author might have considered the implications for children, but I insist that it should have been done in a better way that depicts the message.
I rate Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul five out of five stars because it would be a great fit for parents wishing to teach their children about God, heaven, and hell.
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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul is a biblical illustration of what heaven and hell seem to look like. In the story, an eight-year-old girl called Emma tells the story of how she always visits heaven with her younger sister Bella in dreams.
Emma, Bella, and their baby sister are three lovely siblings loved by their parents. They also have everything a little girl could want. Emma and Bella's mommy and daddy love them so much that they teach the girls all about God, always read to them from the Bible, and pray with them before they go to sleep at night. One night, Emma dreamed of how she visited heaven with her younger sister Bella and recounted those beautiful dreams to her family. She described what it looks like in heaven, what people do there, even the way some wild animals relate to humans in a friendly manner, the way the angels constantly sing and praise God, and so on. That must have been a very wonderful experience for her, and she prays to God to give her the grace to always go to heaven in her dream.
Would her prayer be answered?
I hope children will be desperate to know what heaven and hell seem to look like; therefore, I recommend this book for them. This book is a fascinating medium to inculcate biblical morals in children, giving them the idea of how heaven and hell seem to be, thus building their faith in God. It also emphasizes love; the family of Emma and Bella is filled with love, both parental love and care and the intimate love within the siblings (Emma and Bella). This love and care should be found in all families because love is a precursor to a peaceful family.
This book also portrays the essence or importance of prayer as a family. Emma was only graced to have such a wonderful dream because of how their parents read the Bible to them and pray with them every night before they go to sleep. Therefore, this book will help to strengthen children's faith in prayer by making them always try to do the right thing, knowing that there is heaven and there is hell.
For this book, I must commend the author's initiative in attaching Bible verses as regards every scenario in the story, giving the reader an opportunity for a better understanding. And also the use of well-pictorialized views to explain each scenario, making it more interesting for children.
I must say that I have nothing I dislike about the book, and there was no grammatical error I observed in the book. But I want to point out the non-correspondence between the pictorial representation of Hell and what the story tells. During the narration of how hell looks according to Emma's dream, she explained that the people in hell have no hair and no clothes, but the pictorial view portrays a different scenario (people with hair and clothes). I understand that the author might have considered the implications for children, but I insist that it should have been done in a better way that depicts the message.
I rate Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul five out of five stars because it would be a great fit for parents wishing to teach their children about God, heaven, and hell.
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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
View: on Bookshelves | on Amazon | on iTunes
