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God's Very Good Idea Board Book
by Trillia Newbell
A simple, beautiful board book that teaches children about God's love for all people. Perfect short read for bedtime.
Updated August 2026
Key features of this book.
- Short, simple read-aloud
- Teaches diversity and inclusion
- Beautiful illustrations
- Perfect for toddlers
How to use this book.
For bedtime reading
- Read one story per night for a calming routine
- Use gentle, soothing tones
- Point out illustrations and ask questions
- End with a simple bedtime prayer
For family devotions
- Read together and discuss the story
- Ask: "What did you learn about God?"
- Connect the story to your child's life
- Draw or act out scenes together
This one is worth owning. When you want a book that could only belong to your child, the keepsake we print ourselves has their name on the cover and a blank dedication page waiting for it.
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Recommended for ages 1-4 years.
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What we checked against Scripture.
We read the passages behind the stories in this book and note where a retelling compresses, paraphrases or adds. We compare editions and read what other parents report. We have not tested this book with a classroom.
The arc it borrows
The book runs the creation, fall, redemption and new-creation shape of the whole Bible through one theme. That arc is biblical; the application to how we treat people who are different from us is the author's, drawn largely from the New Testament letters.
What is not retold
No individual Bible story is told here in full. It is a single-theme picture book, so a child learns an idea from Scripture rather than a passage of it.
Questions parents ask.
What age is God's Very Good Idea for?
The Good Book Company lists it for ages 3 to 6 and Christianbook repeats that. It is a 32-page picture book, so the text runs longer than a board book and a very young toddler will not sit through it. Four and five-year-olds are the sweet spot, especially read one to one rather than to a group.
Is it a board book?
Not the edition we link. Christianbook and Amazon both list it as a hardcover picture book of 32 pages, roughly ten inches by nine, published by The Good Book Company in 2017. Several formats share this title, so if you specifically want board pages for a one-year-old, check the format line on the listing before you order.
What is the book about?
One idea rather than a collection of stories: God made people different from one another on purpose, sin spoiled the way we treat each other, Jesus makes a new family, and the reader is invited into it. Trillia Newbell wrote it for the Tales That Tell the Truth series, and the gospel outline is explicit rather than implied.
What does it leave out?
The rest of the Bible. This is a single-theme picture book, not a storybook Bible, so there is no creation-to-Revelation arc and no other stories in it. It also handles sin briefly and gently, which some parents want and others find thin. Buy it as a companion to a storybook Bible rather than as the replacement for one.
Does it replace a storybook Bible?
Different job. The Beginner's Bible and The Jesus Storybook Bible teach the story; this teaches one truth from inside it. Families often reach for it when a child starts noticing that people look different from one another, or before a new sibling or a new class. At 32 pages it is a single sitting.