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  1. Great story, thanks for sharing it!

    In the Christian market, at least, books specifically for boys simply don’t sell nearly as well as books for girls or books aimed at both. Some publishers do risk it sometimes and deserve our support for sure when they do.

    The same is true, sometimes, for how God’s angels are portrayed. What publishers and producers believe appeals to and sells to the broadest spectrum of adults tends to dominate. Parents then need to decide if the overall message of a book or video has worth for their children, boys especially, despite the cherubic angels.

    But I do love knowing that God’s angels are mighty and agree with you that children need to know this. With the variety of depictions in children’s product, perhaps providing a mix in our homes can lead to conversations with our children and grandchildren about what the Bible says angels really are like.

    • Diane,

      Your insight and publishing expertise are greatly appreciated and well taken.

      I can only speak from my personal parenting perspective and preschool teaching experience. I find choosing Christian children’s books for boys a challenge. From my experience, most boys simply aren’t interested if the characters aren’t believable or the illustrations overly feminine (Christian and secular books alike).

      While I understand publishers are in the business to make money, I believe we would better serve our sons’ faith by nurturing their masculinity in literature as much as we nurture our daughters’ femininity.

  2. Love this…God had me teach my son to put his armor on every night..and to hide the Word in His heart in that way..he was having nightmares..Now He wants the Word everywhere for His eyes to see…he knows it’s alive and active!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Enjoyed the post!

  3. I love this story. Thanks for sharing it. Maybe the same people who design clothes write books. It seems the girls get all the good clothes too. 🙂

    I love Rose is Rose too. I definitely think we should portray the warrior angel side more often when we talk about them with our children.

    • Ha, ha! The clothes have gotten a little better since my son was little, though. More choices of stores and brands.

      It’s been fun sharing this story and that same exact comic strip with my grandchildren this year. The comic strip is a bit yellowed and tape-mended but it’s still hanging on our refrigerator.

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