God Cares When I am Afraid: Jesus Calms the Storm

(Another ‘early reader’ in the series is ‘God Cares When I am Strong‘, and more advanced books in the set include ‘God Cares When I Feel Down’ and ‘God Cares When I am Anxious’). Aimed at 5s-8s, confident readers in this age group could start to read ‘God Cares When I am Afraid’ for themselves, whilst emerging readers (like my 5-year-old twins) will love having it read aloud. ‘God Cares When I am Afraid’ does include colour illustrations on every page (unlike the older two books in the series), so plenty to keep a young child’s attention.

Designed to build emotional resilience in children, ‘God Cares When I am Afraid’ tells the Bible story of Jesus calming the storm, with a focus on how people were feeling throughout. It ends with a question which encourages a child to talk about their emotions too.