Recently released, God Gave Us Love is the 5th book in Lisa Tawn Bergren’s “God Gave Us…” series.
As Little Cub and Grampa Bear’s fishing adventure is interrupted by mischievous otters, the young polar bear begins to question why we must love others… even the seemingly unlovable.
In answering her questions, Grampa Bear gives tender explanations that teach Little Cub about the different kinds of love that is shared between families, friends, and mamas and papas. Grampa explains that all these kinds of love come from God and that it is important to love others because…
“Any time we show love, Little Cub, we’re sharing a bit of his love.”
This sweet tale will warm the hearts of young children as they learn about all the different sorts of love, while the gentle explanations of each provide a valuable opportunity to encourage children to share with others a “God-sized love.”
After the first read of this book, I knew that it was one that we were going to have to keep reading. This book is packed with a lot of truths in character education as well as life as a follower of Jesus. I know that we didn’t even scratch the surface as most of it went over Bubs’ head. But as we continue to read this book, he will pick up more and more truths. I also appreciate how the author discusses the different kinds of love that are shared depending on the relationship. And then there is the love for the unloveable.
This book has been added to the 4 Year curriculum study of love on Weeks 17 and 25 because this book covers God’s love and how we need to love better than any book that I have read before.
Christianbook.com states that this book is for ages 2-5 while Amazon puts it at a 4-8 age reading level. My suggestion would be ages 4-10 with the understanding that most 4 year olds will miss most of the message of this book. I believe this 40 page book is above the attention span and understanding of most children under the age of four.
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I love this series!! I found the Christmas one last year and really had fun talking with Bubba about the true meaning of the holiday.