When God Made Light

From the author and illustrator of the best-selling When God Made You comes a new illuminating message about God’s design affirming young readers.

‘Let there be light!’ that’s what God said. And light began shining and then started to spread.”

Wild and creative illustrations from top children’s illustrator David Catrow pair with Matthew Paul Turner’s lyrical verse in this message of a God-made light that cuts through darkness to bring vision and hope to all young readers. This light radiates, chasing away the shadows, providing the wonder and fun of stargazing or firefly chasing.

Most important, this light appears in each child–an inner God-given spark that grows and will be used to change the world.

About the Author

Matthew Paul Turner is the best-selling author of When God Made You. He, and his wife, Jessica, along with their kids, Elias, Adeline, and Ezra, live in Nashville, Tennessee.

A Few Reviews:

“This delightful picture book continues with the same endearing young sisters featured in When God Made You, which was also illustrated by David Catrow. The whimsical drawings will delight children while the profound message sinks into their hearts. The light itself is like a character, first shown by the sunlight streaming into the room as the girls pursue art on the floor. Their sweet cat and dog participate too. The text talks about when light began and how it expanded and glimmered, making dark stop being dark. It moves from rejoicing in light’s creation to sharing that God put this light inside each person. It explores what we can do in the sun and when the moon shines. Other sources of light are included. The assurance that shadows are no match for God’s light. “The day you were born, God said, ‘Let there be light!’ So beam light the sun; glimmer like a star. And wherever you go, dark will stop being dark.” I enjoyed the book, but some of the rhymes seem forced.”