Jesus Loves the Little Children

Cuddle and Sing Board Books

by Debby Anderson (Illustrator)

Cuddle and Sing is the bestselling board book series that teaches the love of Jesus to children ages zero to three. This series teaches biblical truths through brightly colored art and tunes young children know and love. New cover designs add freshness. Ages 0-3.

Genres: Childrens

18 pages, Board Book

First published January 1, 1993

About the author

Debby Anderson is a kindergarten and first grade teacher, mom of 4 kids and grandma of 6! She and her husband, Gordon, serve with InFaith(dot)org where Debby enjoys opportunities to share God's love with children of all different cultures. Debby has written and illustrated more than 25 books.

Reviews

[Ebookwormy1]

Some parents love to sing, some don't. Most babies and young children LOVE to hear their parents sing. Debby Anderson's two books can help reluctant singers (like me!) to sing to and, when they get older, with their children.

This version of Jesus Loves the Little Children contains the familiar verse, which we alter for our family. Instead of:
Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world
red and yellow, black and white, they are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.

We sing:
Jesus loves the little children, all the children of the world
TAN and BROWN, black and white, they are precious in His sight,
Jesus loves the little children of the world.

Because all people come in shades of brown, not red or yellow. I made this alteration in our book with a marker! :)

To this familiar verse, Anderson adds verses about the different environments in which children live such as, desert, ocean, city, small town, etc. The verses are not profound, but rather a simple way to highlight God's omnipresence among ALL the children of the world.

We had this book for two children. One wasn't too interested and gravitated toward other titles, but for the other, this book, and it's companion are a precious keepsake. If you have a musical child (even if you aren't!) this is an excellent book to share/ sing with them.

See the companion title,
Jesus Loves Me, Anderson, 1988
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

For more titles for young children, see
Read Aloud Bible Stories Volume 1, Lindvall, 1982
https://www.goodreads.com/review/show...

[Jeannie]

Did I like the premise of the book? Yes.
Did I like that some of the pictures and lyrics had some undertones I didn’t think were necessary? Also yes.

[Crystal Marcos]

Debbie Andersons books are fun to read and sing along to. They keep my babies attention. This one is wonderful because it shows all the different people of the world.

[Judith]

sing to the tune of the children's song, each verse is about children in a different area of the world --- tropic, mountains, desert, cities, small towns