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The “God’s Daring Dozen” book sets:
- Encourage biblical literacy
- Make the minor prophets accessible
- Fill a big gap in the children’s publishing industry by sharing about stories your child may not have read before

These books help kids learn about lesser known Bible characters and the lessons we can learn from them.

You’ll find lots of quotations in these books because many of them are truly just paraphrases of the biblical text. Depending on the book, it can be told more like a story summary (Hosea, Jonah, etc.) while others are almost entirely a paraphrase chapter by chapter (Nahum).

These books stress the importance of the whole Bible, not only in their subject content of sharing the minor prophets but also in their inclusion of the full story: for instance in Jonah, many other children’s books end with Jonah delivering the message to the Ninevites and their repentance but this one also includes what happens after the message where Jonah is angry at God in his encounter at the shaded plant.

One note: the pastor at my church has comedically said in sermon recently “you won’t find this in a children’s book or a veggie tales episode” when teaching on difficult passage… These ones challenge that statement with lots of depictions of God’s judgment, people’s sin, etc. that I would recommend a pre–read to make sure you determine an appropriate age in your home.

I received a review copy of this set. All opinions are my own.

Lexi @agoodbookhunt

Too many people—kids and parents—miss out on the rich truths of the Minor Prophets. So I am happy to recommend God’s Daring Dozen by Dr. Wright and Pastor Brown as a rich resource for young and old alike. This fresh look at an overlooked book will bless you and your children.

Dianne Jago
Mother of three, founder of Deeply Rooted Magazine, & author of ‘A Holy Pursuit: How the Gospel Frees Us to Follow and Lay Down Our Dreams’

Brian Wright and John Brown provide beautifully crafted and compelling renditions of the Minor Prophets in ways that we and our children can understand better the powerful message of these books of the Bible. They carefully uncover the ancient context of these messages while bringing them forward to our day, and in ways our children can understand. I have no doubt of the tremendous benefit these will prove to be for countless Christian parents and churches.

Bruce Ware
Professor of Christian Theology, The Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, Louisville, Kentucky & author of ‘Big Truths for Young Hearts’

The entire Bible, even the section called the Minor Prophets, is relevant for God’s people, including children. Kudos to the authors for making the Minor Prophets accessible to children through these illustrated, engaging summaries of each of the twelve books.

Robert B. Chisholm, Jr.
Chair and Professor of Old Testament Studies, Dallas Theological Seminary, Texas & author of ‘Interpreting the Minor Prophets’ and ‘Handbook on the Prophets’