Love Does for Kids

This book is wonderful, inspiring, and full of great stories with deep biblical truths! I've read this with my 5 year old while my teens listened along too.

Brief reminders of Bob’s stories from the adult version ofLove Does. Works very well at helping anyone connect with what God wants for us.Thanks Bob!

Great, easy to read and understand

The book Love Does for Kids is a great devotional for kids ages 4-12. It has fun stories and gives inspiring and Biblical lessons through the stories. This book is an excellent buy. I highly recommend this book.

My 7 year old loves reading this! Great stories!

My first surprise was, a wonder, do I like this book even better than the version for grown ups? And I think my answer is yes. The tone of the stories, the integration of how Jesus and God fit into every type of experience and stories from the Bible seem more connected, more frequent, and deeper in this book. It totally could be me, but this book is amazing.The illustrations are warm and beautiful. It's been a while since I read Love Does- but it seems to me that this kids version seems to be more directly connected to the Word of God and who God is, how He shows himself through His Son Jesus, and how it affects our lives. And it is obvious that his daughter, Lindsay, the co-author is an educator and has a therapeutic approach- the sense of people is spot on.What I liked about the bookwarm, child friendly colorful illustrations.references to different bible stories and events.Love makes the difference message connected to a message of God's work and love.Chapters are short, quick, focused reads.People of different races are depicted in the images.Bob Goff's attitude and mindset is one that the world needs to emulate, and somehow he gave it to his children with such a spirit of love and joy, it seems natural, and I wonder why all of us can't always be this open minded, and open to seeing the world as a group of our friends.What I wondered about the bookwhy not share or link the references to the biblical concepts. I really like the for further study or connections that some authors do.transitions between stories were abrupt feeling at times, but the book is about love, not a sequential life story, and as the book moves on the pattern appears.Some stories seem unbelievable- but then again the way the Goff's approach things is counter cultural- and that makes these unbelievable stories- all that much more believable.How I might use the book:To discuss how mindset affects everything.To teach a lesson on how we see someone, an event, our neighbors- is all an opportunity for fun, ministry, and inclusion, instead of a mindset of that's impossible, that won't work, etc. The can do attitude developed by the Goff's is biblically driven and that's why it works.One chapter teaches the definition of restore and justice- so a lesson intro or background info for a topic that uses one or both of those works- this could be a great hook.Pick a chapter and use is as a writing prompt- share a similar experience you have had.Pick a definition or connection to God and seek out verses from the Bible that show that this concept is true- or contain the same phrases. If you can't find a verse- is there a hymn, a teaching, or someplace you've understood the same concept about who God is, and how He loves us, gives us grace, and helps us?As a read aloud in a Sunday School class, lecture, family, it would work in many scenarios.Discussing character development, inferences, visualizing, connections, things all great readers use to comprehend a story, as well as some solid analytical skills.Inspiration and encouragement for what a God centered, love driven mindset can do for a person. Growth-God mindset.

A few years ago I had seen this on a list of Christmas gifts for kids. I bought it for my daughter and she loved it. Somehow we lost the book and I bought another one recently for my son, he also loves it. The chapters are each 2-3 pages long and an relatively easy read for kids ages 7-10. I also purchased the adult version of the book and can't recommend that enough.

My kids have heard Love Does and Everybody Always audiobooks in the car so they were already Bob Goff fans. When I let them know a book JUST FOR KIDS and with pictures was on the way they were very insistent they would each need their own book. I am so glad I bought one for each because this is the kind of book you save to read to your own children and their copies have a home now next to their beds. I'm actually getting one for our family library so they can keep their copy and I'll have one to read to small visitors and family later in life. The book itself is designed to be extremely kid-friendly. It's about the size of a grown-up chapter book with a hardcover so it fits in small hands easily. The cover is very durable and lacks one of those ridiculous dust jackets that kids hate and instantly lose. The stories are about 5 pages each with lots of beautiful colorful illustrations & language that kids can understand. When you read it you feel like you're sitting at Bob Goff's feet and he's telling you a story. My kids are 6 & 8 and have managed to read the entire thing. More than once they've come running to read us a funny bit or retell us a story or show us a picture. They've started drawing fan mail to Bob & Lindsey and are using the word caper in conversation so I'd say the message is landing well. The stories show a character trait of Jesus in a way kids understand and help them want to be more like him without being overbearing or using guilt in any way. Whether you are considering this for your home or to use in a Children's Ministry setting you won't regret buying this one!

This book is cheerfully illustrated and the stories are inspiring and simple. My children loved it.

The book I received is damaged. Not because of transport as scratches are under the sealing and stickers of the book. Disappointing.

My Daughter could not put the book down and the lessons and application of what love does was just superb!

Bought this for my 8-year-old son and he absolutely LOVES this book! In Love Does For Kids, Bob Goff brings the entire family joy-filled, adventurous stories about Jesus’ love and how we can love others like He did. Highly recommend it!

I Love how it is religious for Christians and has some extra things like pictures and sad and happy moments it is one of the best books ever!