Girls Who Choose God (Hardcover) *

The hardcover book is excellent quality, and my girls love the illustrations. I like that it brings out stories that are lesser known. Each story is two pages long and ends with a question to apply the principle. I was expecting more detail from the stories themselves for my daughter to read on her own, but there are scripture references so we can explore the stories from the scriptures after.

My daughters are starting to notice the lack of women in their history books. Certainly they will start noticing the lack of women in their primary lessons soon. So I'm glad to see books like this coming out! For our daughters, and our sons, too. We need to teach our children about the women of the scriptures just as much as we need to teach them about the men.

This is the first children’s book I have seen that focuses on the stories of these notable women. it’s nice to have highlighted for our daughters (and for us!) women who can serve as role models and examples. One of the things I love about this book is that each story ends with a question: “When have you made a choice to stand up for others?” “When have you made a courageous choice?” “When have you chosen to be a true follower of Jesus?” And so on. In addition to highlighting the story of each woman, the book asks readers to liken themselves to these Biblical heroes. It was a good reminder for me, because though I am familiar with nearly all these stories, having read and studied them many times over the years, I don't spend a lot of time actively thinking about how I can be more like these women, how I can use their stories to better myself and make courageous choices to further the work of God. I think this book would be an excellent choice for girls of any age, and for using in a teaching setting to spark discussions about courage, faith and discipleship, among other topics. Oh, and by the way, the illustrations are lovely, too. They are so fitting to the feel of this book.