God’s Love Is Like Sunshine – a children’s book review

God’s Love Is Like Sunshine, written by Sarah Parker Rubio and illustrated by Dream Chen.

Reading Age

1-4 years old                         

Grade Level

Preschool+

Language

English 

Do you find it hard to explain the vast love of our God to your little ones? God’s Love Is Like Sunshine is a sweet, cheerful, easy-to-read board book that creates relatable images and ideas for children to understand and feel God’s love. Through experiences or tangible objects like sunshine, pancakes, and orange juice, children begin to understand the joy of God’s amazing love. 

Within the colorful and diverse pages, children are introduced to the concept of asking Jesus into their hearts, and how His love can overflow within you and unto others through generosity and kindness. 

This book is a great reminder to find joy and love in the things God provides us. God’s Love Is Like Sunshine will surely bring a ray of joy to your day. 

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About the creatives: 

Sarah Parker Rubio edits children’s and young adult books by day and writes them by night. She was born in the United States, grew up in Costa Rica and Ecuador, and now has a bilingual and bicultural family with her husband, Colombian composer Gary Rubio. They live in the Chicago area with their two sons, Gabriel and Adan; two sassy cats, Perry and Bono; and a giant white dog named Finn.

Dream Chen is an artist with a background in both illustration and animation. She received her BFA in animation at the Communication University of China and completed her MFA in visual art at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design. She worked as a freelance illustrator with clients, including publishers such as Reading A-Z, Room to Read, Scholastic, etc. Her illustration and animation work has been awarded by competitions and festivals worldwide. Dream prides herself on creating colorful and imaginative dream worlds utilizing a variety of mediums and tools. She has experimented with photography, stop-motion animation, printmaking, illustration, paper making, bookbinding, and much more.