Will, God's Mighty Warrior

Will, God's Mighty Warrior #1

by Sheila Walsh, Meredith Johnson (Illustrator)

Will is a fearless, loveable superhero . . . well . . . at least in his imagination. He can leap tall buildings . . . from his bed . . . and he can rescue his sister from the jaws of a ferocious beast . . . his dog, Ralph! Complete with cape and sword, Will's adventures take him on dangerous missions through the jungle . . . his backyard. But when he gets confused by the meaning of God's armor, his dad teaches him that he can do anything with God's strength and protection. After all, he is Will, God's Mighty Warrior!

Meets national education standards.

Genres: Picture Books, Childrens, Christian

32 pages, Hardcover

First published February 29, 2000

About the author

Librarian Note: There is more than one author in the Goodreads database with this name.

Sheila Walsh (05-07-1956) is a powerful communicator, Bible teacher, and best-selling author with more than 4 million books sold. A featured speaker with Women of Faith®, Sheila has reached more than 3.5 million women by artistically combining honesty, vulnerability, and humor with God's Word.

Author of the best-selling memoir Honestly and the Gold Medallion nominee for The Heartache No One Sees, Sheila's most recent release, The Shelter of God's Promises, has also been turned into a DVD curriculum and in-depth Bible study. The Gigi, God's Little Princess book and video series has won the National Retailer's Choice Award twice and is the most popular Christian brand for young girls in the United States.

Sheila co-hosted The 700 Club and her own show Heart to Heart with Sheila Walsh. She is currently completing her Masters in Theology.

Twitter @SheilaWalsh, facebook.com/#!/sheilawalshconnects

Reviews

[Yibbie · Rating 5 out of 5]

In this book, Sheila Walsh uses a child’s confusion over Ephesians 6:10 – 18 as an opportunity to explain our need for God’s Armor. It’s not a complete discussion of each piece of armor; instead, it’s a way to introduce the whole concept to young children. It will open up a wonderful teaching opportunity.
The illustrations are perfect. While they are simple, they capture the exuberance and energy of a young boy searching for adventure.

[Brianna · Rating 5 out of 5]

Will is a superhero in his own right; he can leap over tall buildings from his bed, and he can rescue his little sister from ferocious beasts, like his dog, Ralph. With his sword, cape and his best friend, Josh, fighting by his side, Will can conquer several missions through the "jungle" that is his backyard. However, when Will becomes confused about the armor of God, his father teaches him that he can do far more as a mighty warrior with God's strength and protection. The author is popular for writing children's Christian books and uses appropriate language for young children to understand. The illustrator uses simple but realistic images that relate to the text and that engage students in the reading. The text is simple enough for students to be able to follow the reading on their own. The text can be used to teach children self-awareness and self-confidence. However, because the story is religiously biased, it may not be a tool to use for classroom instruction. It may not be a good book to have in a classroom at all. Nonetheless, I do think that the book can help students with their self-confidence as well as teach them basic reading comprehension and writing skills if using the book to write sentence stems, book summaries, book reports, etc.

[Karen · Rating 4 out of 5]

Jacob read for the Family Christian Store summer reading program..krb 6/9/16

[Evan Teter]

This book is about a mighty warrior named Will who finds out that there are more battles that we face other than tangible battles. There are battles in our hearts everyday that we need God's help to conquer. This is not a book I will likely be able to read to my class because it is religious, but I would recommend it as a read aloud for early to middle elementary school students.

[Cecile · Rating 4 out of 5]

3.9. I wish the girls version were as lovely.

[Christal Eldridge · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Oct 27, 2012 Brianna Graves rated it
Shelves: cultural-awareness-and-acceptance, multicultural-diversity-books
Will is a superhero in his own right; he can leap over tall buildings from his bed, and he can rescue his little sister from ferocious beasts, like his dog, Ralph. With his sword, cape and his best friend, Josh, fighting by his side, Will can conquer several missions through the "jungle" that is his backyard. However, when Will becomes confused about the armor of God, his father teaches him that he can do far more as a mighty warrior with God's strength and protection. The author is popular for writing children's Christian books and uses appropriate language for young children to understand. The illustrator uses simple but realistic images that relate to the text and that engage students in the reading. The text is simple enough for students to be able to follow the reading on their own. The text can be used to teach children self-awareness and self-confidence. However, because the story is religiously biased, it may not be a tool to use for classroom instruction. It may not be a good book to have in a classroom at all. Nonetheless, I do think that the book can help students with their self-confidence as well as teach them basic reading comprehension and writing skills if using the book to write sentence stems, book summaries, book reports, etc.(less)

[Gwen · Rating 5 out of 5]

As a working mom of two, I barely have time to read. So most of my reading is for the boys. But this book was a real gem. Sheila Walsh does a good job of keeping a little boy's attention and still keeping God in center of things. I highly recommend it for other moms of boys. Sheila also has books called "Gigi" for girls.

[Amy · Rating 5 out of 5]

my boys love these books

[Sara · Rating 5 out of 5]

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