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When God Made You Hardcover – Picture Book, February 28, 2017

by Matthew Paul Turner (Author), David Catrow (Illustrator)

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YOU, you… God thinks about you.
God was thinking of you long before your debut.

From early on, children are looking to discover their place in the world and longing to understand how their personalities, traits, and talents fit in. The assurance that they are deeply loved and a unique creation in our big universe is certain to help them spread their wings and fly.

Through playful, charming rhyme and vivid, fantastical illustrations, When God Made You inspires young readers to learn about their own special gifts and how they fit into God’s divine plan as they grow, explore, and begin to create for themselves.

‘Cause when God made YOU, somehow God knew
That the world needed someone exactly like you!

Reading age

3 - 7 years
Print length

48 pages
Language

English
Grade level

Preschool - 2
Dimensions

8.71 x 0.35 x 8.77 inches
Publisher

Convergent Books
Publication date

February 28, 2017
ISBN-10

1601429185
ISBN-13

978-1601429186
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'When God Made You' is one of the most beautiful, most compelling, and most life-affirming children's books I've ever read--it's 'Oh, the Places You'll Go' meets the Divine. This book is a gift for kids of all ages!" –Amy Grant, six time Grammy Award-winning artist

"One of the most beautiful children's books I've ever read and the walls of our house are lined with books." –Ann Voskamp, author of the New York Times Bestsellers, "The Greatest Gift" & "One Thousand Gifts"

About the Author

Matthew Paul Turner is a photographer, speaker, and author of numerous books, including the bestselling When God Made You and When I Pray for You.

David Catrow is an editorial cartoonist whose vibrant illustrations have appeared in more than seventy children’s books, including several New York Times bestsellers, such as I Ain’t Gonna Paint No More! and I Like Myself!. He makes his home in Ohio with his wife, Deborah.

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Convergent Books; Illustrated edition (February 28, 2017)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 48 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1601429185
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1601429186
Reading age ‏ : ‎ 3 - 7 years
Grade level ‏ : ‎ Preschool - 2
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 11.5 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 8.71 x 0.35 x 8.77 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #1,295 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #2 in Children's Christian Family Fiction
- #2 in Children's First Communion Religion Books
- #3 in Children's Christian Social Issues Fiction

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Matthew Paul Turner is the author of the #1 New York Times bestseller What Is God Like? as well as When God Made You and When I Pray for You. When the father of three isn’t writing books, he’s photographing interesting people and places, practicing wood carving, and watching his children play soccer. Visit his website at matthewpaulturner.com.

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GrandmaPuma

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 30, 2017

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My goodness, I love this book!!!! My daughter passed away in 2016, she was adopted, the youngest of our four children by 13 years, the only girl, and our only brown skinned child. She was ADORED!!! We loved Sya with all of ourselves, and she loved us back just as complete. What a joy she was! She was born with a heart defect but was placed in our care as a perfectly healthy newborn. We soon realized how sick she was and she had heart transplant at 20 months old. At 6 1/2 she suffered a severe rejection and passed away at 7 years old, unexpectedly. I don't know how I came across this book, but it was the illustrations that caught my eye. I never found many books with brown skinned little girls to read to her...so I looked at this one....I loved the sample text I read and as I read it...I knew I was going to buy it for my youngest niece and nephew...Sya's cousins and best friends. Also adopted....they would not be a part of my brothers family had it not been that Sya was a part of ours. God willing, One day they will grow up and perhaps they will,have questions regarding their adoption, perhaps my girl would have too. I would have read this book to her again and again if she were still here. When I read the part about the dancing....and heaven declaring "you were made in Gods image" I cried. My girl loved to dance and we played a video at her funeral of her dancing and dancing dancing, alone...and She was so full of joy in it. I imagine God was smiling as He watched her, as He smiles at her now that she is home with him.
I was planning on giving this book to my niece and nephew for Christmas but as soon as it came and I read it, I took it to them. I love it! I plan on buying more to give as gifts to her classmates!!!

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AmzStar

Nice illustrations but concerning content

Reviewed in the United States on May 9, 2020

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The illustrations in the book were done well and the rhyming flowed nicely. The content of the book was most concerning and had a lot of red flags. I do believe its the authors responsibility to look into this and be accountable. The girl leaves her home on a bike to go meet a strange man in the park (not her family member or caretaker). Another area of major concern was the symbols being drawn. Although swirls are an innocent thing a child may draw, pedophiles have hijacked this symbol to acknowledge one another. American children are at high risk and this needs to be taken seriously, I employ you to do your own research on this. You can start by referring to Blake Lively's organization called the child rescue coalition.

345 people found this helpful

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Ok

Reviewed in the United States on October 13, 2018

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It's ok. I didn't care much for the illustrations. Why couldn't the book just include the little girl and her sister in the pictures. Or even her family would have been fine. Who is this random weird looking confused white male ADULT stranger she befriends and seems to go on adventures with. Why not illustrate her meeting a new friend her own age? I like the words, however. Even though some parts are a little advanced for my 5 yr old, I like the.message.

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Jonathan Stephens

Best Children's Book I've Ever Come Across

Reviewed in the United States on October 10, 2017

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As a pastor and a father of a young daughter, I deeply care about the books she “reads” (she’s only 2½) and has read to her, especially the books that speak of God. I want my daughter to have an understanding of God that reflects the beauty, love, wonder, passion, and creativity we see of God in scripture. I also want her to see herself and her neighbor in compassionate and grace filled ways, as seen in how Jesus loved and called us to love.

So it matters to me what books will fill her bookshelves and be found on her nightstand. If I’m being honest I approach most Christian children’s books with an expectation that they are going to be just awful. The thing that bothers me the most about many of the Christian children’s books I have seen is the poor theology they contain and the dumbing down of the message of the Bible.

When I received this book, When God Made You to review, the gloves were off. I was ready to mercilessly pick it apart and tell you why you should never read it to your children. But instead, after reading it I couldn’t wait to read this with my daughter and I hope it becomes one of her all time favorites!

When God Made You is written by Matthew Paul Turner who has written numerous books, including: Hear No Evil, Churched, and The Coffeehouse Gospel and is illustrated by David Catrow who has illustrated more than 70 children’s books.

This book is beautiful in every way. The writing is poetic, the theology is rich, and the illustrations are absolutely gorgeous. Visually this book is stunning and unlike any other children’s book I have seen. My daughter couldn’t take her eyes off the pages as we read the story together.

The main theme of the book is celebrating and holding onto the fact that we are all uniquely created by God and we are to live and create and love in the fulness of our God ordained uniqueness. Turner writes in a way that inspires. Not only does my daughter love the story but as an adult I was taken aback by the depth of the writing. This is a book that young ones will enjoy and even as my daughter gets older I want to continue to unpack more of the beauty found in these pages.

I so badly want to quote the entire book for you, but since that breaks way too many copyright laws, here are a few of my favorite lines:

‘Cause when God made you, this much is true, the world got to meet who God already knew.

Discover. Explore! Have faith but love more.

‘Cause when God made you and the world oohed and aahed, in heaven they called you an image of God.

A you who views others as sisters and brothers and lives by three words: love one another.

Buy this book for your son or daughter, your niece or nephew, your grandson or granddaughter, your neighbors kids, or your friends who just had a baby. When God Made You is a rare find in Christian children’s literature. It’s a perfect combination of excellent writing, really sound theology, and unbelievable artwork.

* Publisher recommended age range for this book is 3-10 years old.

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JoNi

Cute story. But protagonist does some no-no's we dont want kids doing.

Reviewed in the United States on October 29, 2018

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My 3yr old daughter liked it. I let her choose the book each night and she chose this several nights in a row. Couple things I didnt like was the little girl seemingly left the house on her own without her guardians. But I told my duaghter that it was just her fantasy as she created that story to tell her little sister. That might have been the authors intention too I just wished it was stated. Also was uncomfortable with her approaching a strange man in the park alone. So I cautioned my daughter throughout. Overall cute story.

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Teesh

Beautifully written and illustrated book celebrating our beUty

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on August 7, 2018

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Beautiful written and a fantastic way to start cultivating a love of the Lord in your child. It is also so wonderful to see a child of colour as the main illustrated character of the book. Regardless of race, this delightful and heartwarming book speaks to every child (in fact it speaks to every adult too!) but I feel so encouraged seeing diversity and representation in books of this kind. It is so important. There are not enough books like these out there and it simply makes my heart sing to see this. I feel so happy when I read this loving, joyful, Godly book to my mixed race son who sees someone who looks like him and mummy on the page. I am buying a bunch of these as gifts to give friends (both of colour and white) to expose their children to the LOVE of God and to diversity. God loves us ALL. We need to see that as children so that is sows the seeds of love and acceptance in us, for all races, from an early age.

16 people found this helpful

Mzammie88

When God made the Author and Illustrator...

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on May 17, 2020

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When God made the author and illustrator he definitely dreamed a dream about them :-)
This book is a fine capture of how precious we all are to God. It is a source of inspiration to little ones who have often felt invisible to the world. Many children will be reminded that the only label worth sticking to themselves are that they are God's masterpiece. Thank you to everyone involved in making this book known!

6 people found this helpful

Amazon Customer

Which God are they talking about?

Reviewed in Canada on February 27, 2021

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This book really emphasizes “You” and how special “you” are. I thought this Book would have told us about who we are and our need and relationship with God through the Lord Jesus. Not a mention of Jesus in this book and a very tiring theme of how great and special we are. The book ended up in the rubbish bin.

15 people found this helpful

Madhat1026

Every child needs this book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on September 8, 2017

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I literally started crying while ready this book. Such a wonderful and inspiring book for young children, to teach them of the unending and unconditional love that God has for them and how beautifully unique they are. A story for all children to hear and believe.

10 people found this helpful

h fofanah

great book

Reviewed in the United Kingdom on June 19, 2019

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I bought this book thinking it was for both girls and boys as I have a 1 year old who likes book. As great as this book is, in comparison to the other books he has, he does not have that much interest in reading this book nor the pictures. However would recommend for a little girl and not a boy

3 people found this helpful

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