Does God Know How to Tie Shoes?

by Nancy White Carlstrom, Lori McElrath-Eslick (Illustrator)

Overview

Katrina wants to know ore about God: "Mama, what does God wear? Does God like to paint? Does God ever cry, Papa?" Her parents' responses, based on the Psalms, help Katrina to know God in ways that are very real to her.

Poetic text and bright impressionistic illustrations combine beautifully to make this a gentle and affirming picture book that will encourage a child's exploration of God. Ideal for reading aloud.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780802851253
Publisher:	Eerdmans, William B. Publishing Company
Publication date:	05/02/1996
Pages:	32
Product dimensions:	10.50(w) x 9.50(h) x (d)
Age Range:	4 - 8 Years

About the Author

Nancy White Carlstrom has written over sixty books for children, including Before You Were Born (Eerdmans), Mama, Will It Snow Tonight? (Boyds Mills Press), and the bestselling Jesse Bear series (Scholastic). Counting Winter was shaped by the nineteen years Nancy and her family called Alaska home. She currently lives in the Seattle area and enjoys seeing Alaskan wildlife—and her grandchildren—on trips back to the state. Visit her website at nancywhitecarlstrom.com.


Lori McElrath-Eslick is a freelance illustrator whose work appears regularly in Ladybug magazine. She has illustrated several picture books for children. Lori lives in North Muskegon, Michigan.

Editorial Reviews

School Library Journal

"The questions raised are typical of those posed by young children, and the result is a book that presents the concepts in an understandable, concrete way."
 
Booklist
"In this lovely picture book, a small child questions her parents about the nature of God with a reassuring simplicity. . . . A graceful, quiet book to share on a lap or with a small group."
 
CBA Bookstore Journal
"Carlstrom understands children's minds and her answers both comfort and stretch those minds."
 
Children's Bookwatch
"A warm and delightful picture book."
 
Publishers Weekly
"Deftly juxtaposes an adult metaphysical sensibility against a child's hands-on approach to spirituality."

From the Publisher

Deftly juxtaposes an adult metaphysical sensibility against a child's hands-on approach to spirituality.

Publishers Weekly

A warm and delightful picture book.

Children's Bookwatch

Carlstrom understands children's minds and her answers both comfort and stretch those minds.

CBA Bookstore Journal