Who Is Jesus?

(Little Blessings)

by Kathleen Long Bostrom, Elena Kucharik (Illustrator)

The Little Blessings characters by illustrator Elena Kucharik are now available as eBooks. Who is Jesus? includes full-color contemporary illustrations and questions that kids might ask about Jesus. Each answer is worded as if Jesus himself were speaking and is based on what Scripture teaches us about God's Son.

Genres: Christian, Childrens

32 pages, Kindle Edition

First published March 20, 1999

About the author

Kathleen Long Bostrom is a full-time writer who lives in Carlsbad, California, with her husband and little dog, Sophie Grace. She served as an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (USA) for 30 years but now focuses on her writing. She has published over fifty books, most of them for children. Her books are published in 30 languages around the world, with well over two-million copies sold since her first book, What is God Like?" was published in 2008.

Two of her books—Stories from the Bible, and Since the Baby Came (2023), received first place honors from the Northern Lights Book Award. Her book, "Who is Jesus?" was a finalist for the 2000 Gold Medallion Award, awarded to the outstanding books in Christian publishing,."What About Heaven?" was nominated for the People's Choice Award. She is included in a 2003 and 2021 edition of "Something About the Author" and "Contemporary Authors," two of the premiere reference sources for information on children's authors.

Kathy is the recipient of the 2014 David Steele Distinguished Writer Award, the highest award for writing awarded by the Presbyterian Church. She was named the Distinguished Alumna of Princeton Theological Seminary in 2013, most because of her books for children. Over the years, she won awards for preaching and is often requested to speak for groups at the national level. She has published numerous articles in various journals and newspapers as well.

Kathy served on the board of the Presbyterian Writers Guild and served two terms as president. She is also a member of the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators and The Authors Guild. She earned a master of arts in Christian education and a master of divinity from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, New Jersey, and a doctor of ministry in preaching degree from McCormick Theological Seminary in Chicago.

Kathy and Greg have three children: Christopher, Amy, and David, all living in LA and in the film business.

Reviews

[Anna Friggeri · Rating 4 out of 5]

This book contains two different points of view, one of the children's and their questions about Jesus, and another of Jesus answering those questions. The tone of the story is very happy and light, while also being informative. There is also a rhyming pattern to the story that helps children become more engaged with the story. The illustrations are very well done, colorful, and portray to the point of the story. At the end of the book there are bible verses that back up what "Jesus" had said to answer the children's questions about what he liked and what he used to do while he was alive. A reoccurring theme in the book is to love everyone equally, which is a very important lesson for a child to learn. Overall, this book is very nice and informative while also incorporating sources in the back pages.

[Tia · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great Illustrations and Story

I like the way children can ask Jesus questions and the answers they receive.

This book provides great ways to share who is Jesus.

It also provides scriptures for further information.

Amazing way to put things together.

Thank You to the Author Kathleen Bostrom.

[Courtney · Rating 5 out of 5]

My children love these little books. They thoroughly enjoy each and every story, as if they are all unique and individual without any cause for similarity among them. Even though sometimes, they might seem tedious and repetitive to me as a parent, I do enjoy being able to read short-stories to my children that are clean and respective.

[Joel Smith · Rating 5 out of 5]

We Know JESUS

This is a fun and sweet book showing how Our Loving Lord JESUS took naps, eat sweets, and had friends and family like you and me. This book: "Who Is JESUS" shows children in rhyme, how he feelings are like ours and why Our Jesus died for us in a sweet and caring way.

[Sheornay Thomas · Rating 5 out of 5]

Loved this book

Lovely read for small kids to understand without losing the storyline from the bible. Each page also has the relevant book and chapter it was adapted from. Loved reading this to my daughter.

[Morgan Groth · Rating 4 out of 5]

Literary Elements: Point of view- told from the children's point of view, than Jesus'; the mood is positive and happy; the theme of the story is how Jesus is like the little children. He prayed and played with his friends and got upset, like they all do. I would use this book with my kindergarten to second grade students to introduce who Jesus was. I would first ask the students what they know about Jesus to help build background information and knowledge. I would want the readers to discover how they are similar to Jesus so they can feel a personal connection with him. I would want my students to walk away from the story with understanding that Jesus did things just like them when he was a child. He prayed to the Father, loved his mother, played with his friends, and learned just like the students do.

[Deanna Stevens · Rating 5 out of 5]

“Who is Jesus?” I found to be a beautifully illustrated children's book. The colorful pictures portrayed the questions & answers very nicely. I think any of my grandchildren would love hearing the story, learning the Bible verses and picking out the relevant illustrations on each page. I think they would have a very good idea of "Who Jesus Is" quickly. I liked that each page was short, to the point and well illustrated. I'll be reading this to my grandchildren over and over.
I was gifted this precious little book from The bookclub network, ( Bookfun.org ) for my honest opinion which I have given.

[Amanda · Rating 3 out of 5]

I won this book through a Goodreads' Giveaway for my nephew. I'm not religious, but his parents are, so I figured we'd all read it together. Even his highly parents were not enthused with this book. It doesn't say anything about being the best person you can be or the golden rule, "do unto others as you would have them do unto you." It said that Jesus would fix ALL of your problems without you having to lift a finger or sending up a prayer.

The pictures were pretty. The print was large. Everything was broken down into easy to read pieces.

[Amy · Rating 3 out of 5]

The illustrations are wonderful. They feature modern kids of various ethnicities in every day situations. My son seems to prefer these over Biblical era illustrations in other religious books--you know, the ones with bearded men in tunics and sandals.
The writing style is a little stiff. I wish it flowed a little better.