Review of Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids

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[Following is a volunteer review of "Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids" by Jemima Paul, Arvind Paul.]

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3 out of 5 stars

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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids is an adorable book written by Jemima Paul and Arvind Paul that follows the journey of 8-year-old Emma and her younger sister Bella as they learn about God, Jesus, heaven, hell, and angels. This is done through the dreams that Emma has, wherein she and Bella have several adventures together in heaven.

This is a short book that is almost perfect for children who are just starting to explore religion and the ideas of heaven and hell. It contains adorable illustrations that would hold a child's attention. Additionally, the book did not sugarcoat what hell may be like and explained the concept of hell perfectly for young minds. I also liked the Bible verses that accompanied what Emma saw in her dreams. I noticed no typos or grammar errors in the book.

Despite the aforementioned qualities of the book that I liked, I have given this book 3 out of 5 stars. One thing that made me hesitant to give this book 5 stars was Emma and Bella's language skills. Children that age are usually not able to quote Bible verses from memory. I also did not like how the parents mindlessly went along with the idea that the dreams that Emma was seeing were real, as if she physically went to heaven every night. This may give kids the wrong idea. It may have been worth including a scene where her parents explained to her that her dreams are just that: dreams. Although I understand that this was a children’s book, I still had to wonder why it took so long for the parents to ask Emma to describe heaven in detail; it feels like this would be the first question a parent would ask their child if said child claimed to see heaven in their dreams.

To sum it up, this is a short children’s book that does a good job of being an introduction to the concepts shared by many religions, such as heaven, hell, and angels. It contains illustrations that are perfect for kids to enjoy when reading the book.

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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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