Review of Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids

[Becca Olsson]

[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids" by Jemima Paul, Arvind Paul.]

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5 out of 5 stars

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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids, by wife and husband duo Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul, is the retelling of this couple’s two children’s experience of visiting Heaven in their dreams. Emma and Bella go to their parents one morning and excitedly tell them how they were visited by angels who flew them to Heaven and they describe all the animals, people, and beauty they saw. Of course, this includes other angels and Jesus and God, as well. The parents take Emma and Bella’s dreams seriously and compare their descriptions to the descriptions of Heaven in the Bible. Amazingly, Emma and Bella’s stories match up and Emma and Bella are so excited about it that they pray to God for Him to send more angels so they can visit again and again.

I found this book to be adorable and entertaining. It’s especially interesting because I read the original version of “Snatched up to Heaven” that is much more in depth and goes deeper into explanations and comparisons with the Bible. This children’s version is much more simplified, but keeps the same overall themes. The authors cite their references within the Bible while keeping it simple enough for children to understand.

The illustrations are very cute and colorful. They’re very simple and two-dimensional, but almost have a texture to them which I thought made them more capturing. One thing I thought was interesting about the illustrations is that, while the girls describe all the people and Jesus and God, the illustrations don’t show God’s face. His figure is cut off at the shoulder, which I thought was a subtle way for the authors to point out that no one can look upon God’s face.

I found no negatives to this book. Overall, I rate this book five out of five stars. There’s no inappropriate content and I found no errors. The paragraphs seem a bit long, but not too far out of a child’s reading comprehension.

I recommend this book for any young child, whether they’re reading it themselves or their parents read it to them. It’s a cute way to get the message of Heaven across and remind children they can talk to their friends about it.

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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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