Princess Charity's Courageous Heart
Princess Parables Series, Book 2
Jeanna Young and Jacqueline Johnson
Illustrated by Omar Aranda

Zonderkidz
September 2012 / 0310732484
Children 4 and up / Christian / Fantasy
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Reviewed by Willie Elliott

Jeanna and Jacqueline Johnson, with the help of illustrator Omar Aranda, have produced three wonderful books for children four and up that tells stories to illustrate parables from the Bible. The authors take a slightly different approach to introducing the parables. They give the story first and then present the reader with a parable that makes both the story and the parable more meaningful. Each of the three books teaches a different parable. The stories are straightforward and to point and the illustrations bring the story to life and will be appreciated by young readers.
In this story, the author tells about a princess who helps a boy who has with him a boy who has been injured in a buggy accident. Other people passed the boy by even though it was evident that he needed help. The authors then made the connection between their story about the injured boy and the parable of the good Samaritan as found in the Bible in Luke 10:30-37.

The is an excellent way to introduce young readers to the parables.

Reviews of other titles in this series

Princess Charity's Courageous Heart, 1
Princess Faith's Mysterious Garden, 2
Princess Hope and the Hidden Treasure, 3