Description: A gentle, gospel-centered story that helps children face shyness and find courage in Jesus, showing that God is with them when they feel nervous and can help them speak with confidence in new situations.
Brief description:
Joe Hox was raised on a farm in southern Iowa where he doodled whenever he wasn't spading thistles or bottle-feeding calves. Everyone knew by his crooked hay rows that he would choose art over farming. Joe taught art for twelve years before becoming a full-time illustrator. He is the illustrator for the Good News for Little Hearts series, as well as Who Is Jesus? 40 Pictures to Share with Your Family, written by his wife, Kate.
Review Quotes:
"Sadie will give your child words to talk about feeling shy and introverted, and it will give you direction for a profitable and memorable conversation. A fine resource."
Ed Welch, Faculty and counselor, Christian Counseling & Educational Foundation (CCEF); author of Someone I Know Is Grieving
"I am a shy person, as was my husband. When we first met, he struggled to speak in front of twelve middle school students at a camp. Then he learned to speak to thousands at conferences. This book would have helped him with his fears as a child. It shows how God can give words and courage to navigate the roadblocks that come with shyness. Be sure to read the comments for parents at the end before reading the book to your child. It will help augment your understanding of what fuels shyness and how God's Word speaks to us about it."
Nan Powlison
"From their earliest years, our children are being nurtured by a culture which convinces them that their identity is to be found in how others see them. Believing this lie, they grow up living in fear of man. In this little book with a big and necessary counter-cultural message rooted in the gospel, Aaron Sironi gives parents an effective tool for teaching their children to overcome their shyness and fear by learning the trustworthy promises of God, taking their eyes off of themselves, and serving others."
Walt Mueller, The Center for Parent/Youth Understanding