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Esther and the Very Brave Plan is one of the latest titles in the Very Best Bible Stories series by The Good Book Company. There are many things I appreciate about this series including the lovely illustrations and the simple storytelling. All children’s Bibles and story Bible books are paraphrases so I’m extra grateful when I come across resources that clearly communicate God’s word to my children. This retelling of Esther encourages children to pay attention to the events of the story so they can learn about how God is at work even when we can’t see it. It was encouraging to read how many times the name of God was used in the story because the actual book of Esther doesn’t include God’s name at all. The introduction helpfully states, “This is a true story from the Bible about some horrible men who made a horrible plan to get rid of God’s people. But it’s also a story about how God had a secret plan to rescue his people. As you read this story, try to spot how God is secretly at work to make his plan work, and the other plans fail.”
I really enjoyed the emphasis on how God was at work in the account of Esther to preserve and protect His people. I know that reading Esther and the Very Brave Plan will train my children to look for God at work amongst His people in the storyline of Scripture and I’m thankful that they’ll have such training early on. I really enjoyed this book as did my children and we really look forward to reading more in the Very Best Bible Stories series.
I received Esther and the Very Brave Plan compliments of The Good Book Company in exchange for my honest review.
