
God Cares When I am Strong: Friends in the Fire
(Another ‘early reader’ in the series is ‘God Cares When I am Afraid‘, 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 Strong’ for themselves, whilst emerging readers (like my 5-year-old twins) will love having it read aloud. ‘God Cares When I am Strong’ 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 Strong’ tells the Bible story of the fiery furnace, with a focus on how people were feeling throughout. It ends with a question which encourages a child to talk about their emotions too.