Review of Jesus, Who Are You? by Janna Arndt & Kay Arthur

A Beginner Inductive Bible Study on the Names of Jesus

From the authors and ministry of the bestselling Discover 4 Yourself Bible study series for kids (over 850,000 copies sold) comes an all-new study series for beginning readers ages 4-7. Each book is designed to help children build a familiarity with and love for God's Word at an early age.

Kids will have a blast following the many adventures of Cooper and Callie and their faithful canine companion Kate as they go on a quest for Bible knowledge. This unique series makes use of all learning styles—visual, auditory, read-write, and kinesthetic—to create a fun and memorable experience for every child.

The study of Jesus’s names is an understandable and foundational topic for young believers. When kids understand who Jesus is, they take the first step toward believing in Him.

Also, look for Who Created It?, a Beginner Inductive Bible Study on Genesis 1.

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**My thoughts**

This book is geared toward ages four to seven, but I felt it was more appropriate for slightly older children. It claims to be a way for children to study the Bible on their own. But I felt like it was very abstract in spite of its best efforts to teach kids about who Jesus is. Later in the book, the stories and examples started to make a bit more sense in a more concrete, relatable way, but that didn't start until about halfway through.

The directions that they have to follow will have to be read to them by an adult, or at least require some adult guidance. I felt like the effort of drawing certain colors and shapes over words kind of detracted from the topic and would thus make the text harder to read. But that could also be my natural Montessori resistance to such traditional teaching methods. I am flashing back to a homeschool-type program that was used in a religious school I worked at for a while, and even some Sunday School classes. 

There is a cute storyline that introduces each lesson, where the kids are excited about learning about Jesus and even make some new friends along the way. Sometimes I could see how it tied in, and then other times not so much. It took some time to build up their story to make sense in the greater context of the book and with the lessons being taught.

While this type of instruction is not necessarily my cup of tea, there is definitely an audience out there for this kind of book, who will enjoy working through it every day. And perhaps it will inspire some desire to look into other stories from the Bible.

Thank you to the publisher for fulfilling my review request via NetGalley.