Psalm 139: 17-18 “How precious to me are your thoughts, O God! How vast is the sum of them! If I would count them, they are more than the sand. I awake, and I am still with you.”
I can tell you are really worried about what’s going on all around you. You forgot about my promises, didn’t you?
Sometimes the subject matter found in children’s books is decidedly, well…not so childlike. In fact, many of the themes presented in books on my 12 year old daughter’s bookshelf are topics that as adults, we still find ourselves struggling with.
It takes a rare literary talent and a great love for children to be able to present the topic of racial tensions in 1960’s America in a way that’s understandable and approachable for all ages. Yet, that is exactly what Augusta Scattergood does in the book “Glory Be”. Here’s a synopsis: