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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Overall, I would rate this book a 3 out of 4. This piece was a child-friendly detailing of not only heaven and hell, but how to disseminate God’s word. As a parent myself, I would recommend this book for those aiming at teaching their children more about Christian beliefs or the bible as it accurately achieves this goal. If one has differing religious beliefs than one of Christianity, then this book may not be for you as the goal of this book was to educate and encourage believing in God. A minor detail that impacted the story for me was that Emma traveled through her dreams with her sister each time showing a positive sibling relationship between the two girls. This model of a quality relationship between siblings also plays into the theme of being kind to others. I appreciated that they frequently cited their sources throughout when using details from the bible. I would caution readers and parents that the storyline may backfire when reading this to their children. For instance, the idea that all dreams are real, including nightmares could be a troubling path for families after reading this title. As an author, I would have found a way to address this concept within the text to prevent that negative reaction from young readers. The illustrations that accompanied the story were of a pleasant art style and provided a great addition to its telling. There was one discrepancy between the imagery of those individuals in hell having hair, while the paragraph states that they don’t have hair in her dream. Despite this, I found no obvious or distracting grammar or spelling mistakes. The author chose words that were of a young enough reading level that even young kids could read and understand the content. The chapter titles provided a clear insight of the content moving forward and the presentation of ideas was fluent from start to finish.

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Snatched Up to Heaven for Kids
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