Centering Your Family’s Hearts on God this Valentines Day through Books

“Jesus loves me, this I know, for the whole world tells me so.”

Have you noticed the fingerprints of God in the world around us? Creation tells us about its Creator: His beauty in the trees and His power in the thunder and His eternity in the night sky.

Join a young girl and her family on an unforgettable road trip. Witness the wonder of God’s world and see how all of creation confirms what the Bible tells us: Jesus loves me, this I know.

*This is one of my top Christian Valentines books for kids!*

Show children how big and wide God’s love is with this charming picture book. A family favorite for generations, Rick Warren approached the thoughtful message with the wonder of a child and encourages us all to rest in God’s peace and hope.

In Wemmickville lives a Wemmick named Punchinello. Each day the residents award stickers―gold stars for the talented, smart, and attractive Wemmicks, and gray dots for those who make mistakes or are just plain ordinary. Punchinello, covered in gray dots, begins to feel worthless, but one day he visits Eli, his creator, and he learns that his worth comes from a different source. 

Max Lucado’s beautiful story reminds us that we are special to God just the way we are. Parents and children alike will enjoy this touching portrayal of an eternal truth.

One of the greatest gifts parents can give their children is the assurance that Mom and Dad love them just as they are, apart from anything that they do. But telling them once won’t make it sink in. Kids need to be reminded of it over and over, until those words get inside their hearts.

In the same way, children need to hear again and again that their Heavenly Father loves them and wants to spend time with them—even if they’re not wonderfully talented or extremely smart or exceptionally popular.

That message of God’s unconditional acceptance and deep desire to enjoy a friendship with His children is at the heart of this book.

Mostly what God does is love you.

What if we shared this simple, beautiful, Biblical truth with our children from the youngest of ages—how different would we be? How wonderfully could this shape our perspectives from childhood on, knowing that the God who made all the wonders in creation—who hung the stars in the sky, who tells the wind where to blow—knows your name and loves you oh so very much? This #1 New York Times bestselling picture book—Mostly What God Does is Love You—does exactly that and so much more!

One in a series of three books from award-winning children’s author Melody Carlson, presents children with typical situations they may face every day but shows how the child should conduct themselves by illustrating what Jesus would have said or done.

Would you send God a valentine?

Dive into the Scriptural meaning behind saying “I love you” written in easy-to-understand rhyming verse. “I Sent God a Valentine” encourages young readers to consider the true source of the love we profess to one another on Valentine’s day. And why not send a Valentine to God – and everyone else to celebrate that love!

Accompanied by Scriptures, readers learn the how’s and why’s of God’s great love and why it’s important that we share that love, not just on Valentine’s Day, but every day!

As Little Cub and Grampa Bear’s fishing adventure is interrupted by mischievous otters, the young polar bear begins to question why we must love others . . . even the seemingly unlovable — part of the bestselling God Gave Us series!

In answering Little Cub’s questions, Grampa Bear gives tender explanations that teach Little Cub about the different kinds of love that is shared between families, friends, and mamas and papas. Grampa explains that all these kinds of love come from God and that it is important to love others because . . .
“Any time we show love, Little Cub, we’re sharing a bit of His love.”