It’s a Jungle in Here, is the third book in the Joyful Creation Series, by Kristie Wilde and Is now available!

Many children think something’s wrong with them if they’re different than everyone else. Maybe their skin color is different, or perhaps they’re smaller or bigger than most of the kids around them, or some other difference.

Using creation, I direct children to the God of Creation to find an answer for the question, “Is it ok to be different than everyone else? Did God make a mistake?”

It’s a Jungle in Here, approaches this question by taking children on an adventure of exploration through the great variety God made in the Jungle, where we find huge elephants and small chameleons, loud birds and quiet okapi, butterflies that stand out and others that blend in, and monkeys of all shapes and sizes. Concluding with the message that God is pleased with all this variety, and He is especially pleased with how He made each of them (the children) – helping them understand that God never intended for everything or everyone to be like everything or everyone else.

Most of us have heard the old adage, “a picture is worth a thousand words.” I have found that to be very true. Detailed illustrations can reveal whole worlds of information and insight that would take many words to convey, and children love exploring pictures. This book is a fun journey, cultivating an appreciation for variety.

It’s a Jungle in Here, is full of animals that are easy to find and a few that are somewhat challenging for searching out. In the back pages there are some scriptures about how God is pleased with His creation, and some animal facts for each animal represented in the book. You can find more in-depth information for each of the animals in the Joyful Creation Series books on my website at: http://wildeartpress.com/knowing-jesus–animal-tidbits.html  I’ll be adding a new animal fact each week or so.  There’s also a section on this webpage about knowing Jesus, too.

Each book in the Joyful Creation Series draws children to Jesus as the God of Creation, from a slightly different angle. They are all available online at Barnes and Noble, Amazon, through my website at wildeartpress.com and my Etsy shop at https://www.etsy.com/shop/JoyfulCreationShop

May you find evidence of our God all around you and help open the eyes of your little ones so they can share the awe.