"The Glorious Image of God: How Jesus Reveals Who God Made You to Be" by Rousseaux Brasseur & illustrated by Arief Putra

40 pages, Hardcover
Zonderkidz
ISBN: 9780310167396

About the book: Being made in God’s image can be a hard concept for children to fully grasp, but The Glorious Image of God explains how, through the story of Jesus, we can learn to see God’s reflection within ourselves and foster a deeper sense of spiritual identity and self-worth. From ministry leader and children’s book author Rousseaux Brasseur, this masterfully woven, rhyming text dives into stories from the Bible unpacking what it means to be an image bearer of God, helping us to better understand how we can share God’s love and goodness with others in our lives.

Every human being is a wonderful work of art, made in God’s image and capable of reflecting God’s goodness and light to others. The Glorious Image of God is a fun exploration of the story of how God wove his likeness into us humans, where our purpose comes from, and how Jesus reflects who God made you to be. This picture book for kids 4 and up is designed to help grow children’s foundation of faith, guiding them to understand how they reflect the image of God and how God delights when his children fill the world with his love.

The Glorious Image of God: 

• Is an ideal addition to any child’s bookshelf or children’s ministry library, unpacking biblical truths in a theologically sound manner to bring increased understanding for children 4 and up
• Full of colorful, bright illustrations that engage children and help them imagine Bible stories as well as modern day scenes where they can reflect God’s image.
• Perfect for reading together at bedtime, in Sunday school, in Christian classrooms, or any favorite read-aloud times.
• A great gift for Christmas, Easter, and any gift-giving occasion or holiday.

More information about the book: https://bit.ly/GloriousImageofGod

Help your little ones understand the profound concept of being made in God’s image. Through Jesus, they will learn to see God’s reflection within themselves, fostering a deeper sense of spiritual identity, self-worth, and connection to Jesus.

Where you can purchase a copy: https://bit.ly/GloriousImageofGod 

My thoughts: The concept of teaching children that they are made in the image of their creator, God, is terrifyingly deep and complex. The author has attempted to do this starting with having the child view their own image in a mirror and then reflecting on the simple fact that what they see is a copy or image of themselves. This is then somehow translated to our being a copy or image of God similar to the reflected image in the mirror.

Then the author goes on to tell the Biblical account of creation of man by God, the fall of man (sin entering the world), the worship of manmade images or gods, and finally, the coming of the Son of God as redeemer and saviour. All a very expansive and complex explanation to a child of his being created or made in the image of God. 

The children depicted in the illustrations are cute and bright-eyed and other illustrations reflective of the storyline. The story itself is told in a loosely written rhyming method that is somewhat hard to read since the meter is not consistent.

Theologically, the book is sound. 

Author: Rousseaux Benaiah Brasseur is a storyteller born, raised, and still residing in Southern Oregon. He’s an old soul seeking to live with childlike faith and wonder. His beloved Hannah Georgia Rose Pedal and he live by a creek in the most peaceful of all places. Rousseaux finds his deepest delight in Psalm singing, hymn writing, scuba diving, and stargazing by firelight with his innumerable best friends. To the youngsters in his community, Rousseaux is better known as “The Quester”  (the worldview-formation YouTube Kids’ Show he created for children to be discipled through singing, searching, riddles, rhymes, paradoxes, and poems…all of which are among his favorite things). Rousseaux’s life mission is to lead children into the Love of Father, the Truth of Jesus, and the Joy of the Holy Spirit.

Artist: Arief Putra was born in West Borneo in 1984 and now lives in Tangerang, Indonesia, with his wife and two kids. In 2020, he left architecture to pursue his passion to become a full-time children’s book illustrator. Growing up in a small city at the edge of a rainforest developed Arief’s interest in nature, adventure, and magical themes in his illustrations.

DISCLOSURE: I received a complimentary copy to facilitate a review on behalf of the publisher Zonderkidz. Opinions are mine, alone and are freely given.  

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