Matthew Turner
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When God Made Light
$15.95Add to cartChildren aged three to eight will gravitate toward this affirming, illuminating message about God’s design, and the light of goodness that shines even in the darkest of times or corners.
“Let there be light!” that’s what God said.
And light began shining and then started to spread.”“In flickers and flashes,
In spills and in splashes,
Shine began SHINING across
Nothing but blackness.”Wild and creative illustrations from top children’s illustrator David Catrow pair with Matthew Paul Turner’s lyrical verse in this message of a God-made light that cuts through darkness to bring vision and hope to all young readers. This light radiates, chasing away the shadows, providing the wonder and fun of stargazing or firefly chasing. Most important, this light appears in each child–an inner God-given spark that grows and will be used to change the world.
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When God Made The World
$17.95Add to cartFrom the author of the bestselling children’s book When God Made You comes a rhythmic, whimsical journey through creation–for little readers who love science and wonder and the beginnings of all things.
For spiritual parents who are looking for a different kind of creation book, Matthew Paul Turner’s When God Made the World focuses on the complex way that God created our vast and scientifically operating universe, including the biodiversity of life on our planet and the intricacies of a vast solar system. Scottish illustrator Gillian Gamble brings the natural world to vibrant life with rich colors and poignant detail certain to stretch young minds and engage imaginations.
Planet Earth, God made a blue and green sphere,
And designed it to orbit the sun once a year.God made daytime and nighttime, climates and seasons,
And all kinds of weather that vary by region.God made continents and oceans, islands and seas,
A north and south pole that God put in deep freeze.God carved rivers and brooks, mountains and caves,
Made beaches with sand and huge crashing waves.God made tropics and plateaus, glaciers and meadows,
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When God Made You
$15.95Add to cartDo you know God made you? Heavenly-inspired, but fully one-of-kind?
God imagined your eyes, your head’s shape and size
And knew what you’d look like when you felt surprised.In this brightly illustrated, rhyming book, readers aged three to eight will discover that the wonder of being a uniquely-created part of God’s plan. Young children began to wonder where they fit in their own families, amongst friends, and in the big world. They will be completely captivated by the whimsical wordplay and finish the book encouraged that God knows their gifts and delights in their being fully themselves-unique creations!
‘Cause when God made YOU and the world oohed and aahed
In heaven they called YOU an image of God -
When I Pray For You
$15.95Add to cartFrom the best-selling author of When God Made You and When God Made Light comes a beautifully affirming, deeply meaningful prayer from a parent to a loving God, asking for God’s presence and comfort over the life of a child.
Something about seeing a beloved child come into the world, grow, and experience the wonder and pain of life drives adults to pray for the kids they love. Even people with no religious affiliation will pray for the well-being of a child. When I Pray for You celebrates the dreams, hopes, and longings we pray over our children, and shares with the little ones how much care, concern, and love a parent, family member, or friend feels for them.
From the moment I saw you,
I started to pray.
Big prayers and small ones
I have sent God’s way.I prayed you felt safe,
full of joy and content.
When I whispered “I love you,”
you knew what I meant.