God Made Me in His Image (ReadAloud)

One day, a group of students and their teacher travel to a zoo safari park to learn all about the different animals. During a fun jeep ride around the park, the guide shares fascinating information about lions, rhinoceroses, elephants, buffalo, and more, pointing out distinctive characteristics about each animal's body and how those qualities make the animals special. Along the way, the children start to notice how their differences in appearance make each of them special too. Their teacher helps them reflect on their own body image and teaches them how they were created uniquely in God's image. Because bodies can be confusing and sometimes embarrassing to children, Justin and Lindsey Holcomb wrote God Made Me in His Image for parents to use in helping their kids understand how God made their bodies in his image. Parents and caregivers can use this powerful book, illustrated by Trish Mahoney, to help children understand their feelings about their bodies and help them accept them by highlighting God's loving design of our individual physical characteristics. God Made Me in His Image is part of the God Made Me series which equips parents to have important, impactful conversations with their children, helping them to grow in understanding of God, themselves, and others. Each book in the series contains a special section just for parents and caregivers that provides biblical guidance and offers additional information and resources for talking about the topic addressed in the story.

Justin S. Holcomb, PhD, is an award-winning author, seminary professor, and minister. He and his wife, Lindsey, are authors of God Made All of Me, Is It My Fault? and Rid of My Disgrace. Justin has also written or edited numerous books, including God With Us, Know the Heretics, Know the Creeds and Councils, and On the Grace of God. He serves on the board of GRACE (Godly Response to Abuse in Christian Environments). Lindsey A. Holcomb, MPH, is an award-winning author and an advocate for survivors of abuse. She and he husband, Justin, are coauthors of God Made All of Me, Is It My Fault? and Rid of My Disgrace. Lindsey has provided crisis intervention to survivors of sexual assault, domestic violence, and sex-trafficking, and she conducts a variety of training seminars to service providers. Lindsey was a cofounder of REST (Real Escape from the Sex Trade). ILLUSTRATOR: Trish Mahoney is a graphic designer and illustrator in Seattle where she runs The Mahoney Studio with her husband, Patrick, also a designer and illustrator. They have two children, both budding artists too. Trish is the illustrator for the God Made Me series and The Beginner's Gospel Story Bible.