Jesus Is Most Special

by Sally Michael, Fred Apps (Illustrator)

Sally Michael helps parents to share the story of Jesus' birth with young children, placing it in the larger biblical context of what comes before and after it. This book's large, full-color illustrated pages and suggestions for accompanying songs and visuals help children to learn the story by heart, and it further motivates children to teach the story to others.

Genres: Christmas

24 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 2014

About the author

Sally is a co-founder of Truth78 and has authored curricula and books that are all marked by a passion for developing God-centered resources for the spiritual development of children. For 16 years, Sally served as Minister for Children at Bethlehem Baptist Church in Minneapolis, under the leadership of John Piper and her husband, David. Sally and David live in Indianapolis where they serve families at College Park Church. They enjoy spending time with their daughter Kristi, daughter Amy and her husband Gary, and three grandchildren.

Reviews

[DelAnne Frazee · Rating 5 out of 5]

Title: Jesus Is Most Special
Author: Sally Michael
Illustrator: Fred Apps
Publisher: P & R Publishing
Published: 8-29-2014
ISBN: 9781629950297
Pages: 27
Genre: Spiritual
Tags: Biography
Overall Rating: 4.5 Great
Reviewed For: NetGalley
Reviewer: DelAnne


A beautifully told the story of the birth and life of Jesus Christ. Told with scripture to follow and show the truth of the story. There are also songs and short poems to help keep the interest of young readers. This is a book I loved sharing with my nieces and nephews. I have purchased copies for four of their families to share so far and have plans to purchase two more. This is the perfect gift to share this special story with your young readers. Pick up a copy to share today.

[Josh · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is an interesting children's book that I believe will show itself to be quite helpful in a few ways. I have enjoyed Sally Michael's work and it has proven beneficial over and again. This little book is no different.

But it is different. Not that it will show itself to be of no benefit but, rather, that it is simply unique. Jesus is Most Special is designed to inform our children of the Christmas story but also to train them in how to share the true meaning of the Nativity. It is broken into thematic sections in order to aid the children in retelling and Michael suggests, as an option, utilizing a Nativity set to aid in telling and re-telling.

I was not a huge fan of the artwork and the book, to me, just looks a bit odd. Formatting and pictures aside, I think this is a pretty good little book.

*I received a review copy from P&R Publishing.

[Daniel · Rating 4 out of 5]

Summarizes the Christmas story with 8 words, the final one being "Tell" as in to go and tell others about Jesus. Each word is described in a couple paragraphs on the righthand side pages, and the pages on the left have words from a Bible verse or Christmas hymn. Before the story begins there is a word to parents that explains how this book can be read alongside characters from a nativity set. Within the book are reminders of when these characters can be introduced, providing a hands-on reinforcement of the book's message.