Imago Dei by Ryan McKenzie

 This book by Ryan McKenzie is the first in the series which provides a very basic introduction to Christianity for children. The writer attempts to introduce them to this difficult concept to help them grow as Christians from a young age who know that they are made in the image of God and that God loves them.

I like this picture book as it is the first book of its kind which I have seen which breaks down Christian concepts to young children. There are obviously some concepts more suited for older children but this is an ideal book for those very young children to help them understand the religion a bit more. The simple language and pictures present in this book make it ideal for the younger audience and even if they do not read the words they will learn a lot from just looking at the pictures which is very much ideal for a children's book.

The few things I disliked are, to begin with, the very simple description. This book is made for young children but it would have been nice to see the writer go into a bit more detail, especially for the older children, unless this is an idea for another series for older children because if so that would be great. Also, in this book the writer seems to favour some Christian ideas which other Christians would disagree with. For example, in the book the writer mentions the idea of Dominion and Stewardship, (obviously at a much basic level), but he only describes one of these ideas. Yes, the one he does look at is the right one but it fails to show how the religion can differ from different people.

Altogether, I rate this book 2 stars making it an alright book, ideal for younger children and toddlers. It makes the effort to try and introduce younger children to Christianity and it's ideas which is great and will help children develop a friendship and love with God. It would be lovely to see more books in this series including but not limited to; Worship, Prayer, Celebrations and much more. It would also be nice to see another two series one for the older children and one for teenagers which all progress gradually harder introducing new concepts.