A Child of God Review

Even with a different name and skin a different shade, everyone’s a child of God. He loves us all the same.

This rhyming, read-aloud book with warm illustrations shares a comforting, faith-filled message from a Black father and mother to their children. Along with the children in the story, your own little ones will think about the ways our skin color, gender, and physical features are all different, as well as the things that bind us all together.

In soothing verse, the father assures his children that everyone can look like Jesus and the angels by the things they do. As the family walks through their neighborhood, the father points out the beauty in God’s creations, from flowers, all unique and different, to all the children in their community. This book will start conversations in your family about appreciating the beautiful differences among all of God’s children, helping your children become better disciples of Christ.

About the Author

Mauli Junior Bonner is a songwriter and film director from Las Vegas, Nevada. He recently completed production on the award-winning film His Name Is Green Flake.

Chantel L. Bonner is a University of Southern California alumna and works as a licensed marriage and family therapist providing trauma-informed care to children in foster care. The Bonners have been happily married for more than ten years and live in Southern California with their two children, Geo and Ari. The Bonners are dedicated to equality and justice among marginalized communities, and they provide resources to underserved children through their nonprofit, Lift Up Voices.

Illustrator 

Morgan Bissant is based in New Orleans. She started drawing as a child by copying cartoons and other things around her. She later attended a professional art school, pursuing a career in illustration and design. She received a degree in fine arts at Louisiana State University. She focuses on characters with various skin tones and distinct features, seeking to bring ideas to life and inspire others through illustrations.

Review

Every time I think of the message of this book, A Child of God, I tear up. We read this book several times. I asked my five year old daughter what she thought of it and she had a lot to say. She liked how the book talked about how there were many different angels with different hair colors and skin colors. She really liked the book.

I loved how the book shared how God loves each of us and how we're each unique. This was one of my favorite parts, "What about the angels will they stop and stare? When they see that I may not have their same color hair?/Maybe you were looking at a picture someone drew./Angels look like all of us! You can draw one too." The message of the book had a profound effect on my daughter and I felt like it was a really good message for my kids. My children are all red heads and I don't know of any pictures in the LDS market where there's a red headed angel or a red headed child besides Jesus. I felt like this book really spoke to my family. It's a book I am glad to have in my home and it addresses issues that aren't really spoken about but my children have noticed that are there. I feel like my words can't really describe how much I liked and appreciated this book. This is an excellent book. I highly, highly recommend having it in your home and reading it to your children. To learn more, click here.

Please note I received a free copy of this book, however, this is my honest opinion. This post contains affiliate links. This post is in coordination with Shadow Mountain Publishing.