Also by this author: Jesus and the Lions' Den: A True Story about How Daniel Points Us to Jesus, The Storm That Stopped, The One O'Clock Miracle, The Christmas Promise, All about Christmas: Over 100 Amazing Facts behind the Christmas Story, Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen Who Choose To Serve (Do Great Things For God), Jesus Moments: David: Finding Jesus in the Story of David, Jesus Moments: David
Series: Jesus Moments #3
Published by Good Book Company on March 1, 2025
Genres: Children's, Bible Stories
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Help 4-7s learn how Queen Esther points to Jesus with this beautifully illustrated Old Testament Bible story.
This fun, interactive resource will give children skills to read the Bible as they connect the stories and learn that the whole Bible is about Jesus.
Moments in Esther's story when something in the story is a little bit like Jesus are signposted with symbols that children need to spot, helping them to understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.
Written by Alison Mitchell, the award-winning author of Jesus and the Lions’ Den and The One O’Clock Miracle, and beautifully illustrated. This book makes a great gift for children 4-7 years old. Can also be used for children’s ministry in church.
This new installment in the Jesus Moments series covers the story of Esther, describing some key events from that narrative and highlighting connections with the story of Jesus. Alison Mitchell’s writing is engaging and conversational, and at the beginning, she explains to kids that if you look closely, you can see parallels to Jesus in different Old Testament stories. She encourages kids to look for hidden scrolls in the illustrations, because these each signal a “Jesus moment.” The target audience of early-elementary-aged kids will enjoy this seek-and-find element.
Mitchell retells this familiar story in an engaging way, and even though this short retelling glosses over some important plot elements that I would have liked to see represented here, she covers the essentials. She also covers the end of the story and the creation of the Jewish holiday Purim. Most retellings of Esther conclude with Haman getting caught, and I like that this one goes a bit further.
The illustrations from Noah Warnes are vivid and interesting. They include lots of details and cultural flavor, and I also appreciate that these illustrations are higher-contrast than some of the ones in previous books in the series. These illustrations will work for a group read-aloud in a setting like Sunday, since the lighting and color contrast make each page fully visible from a distance.
Esther: Finding Jesus in the Story of Esther is a great book for families and church leaders who want to help kids understand and appreciate the parallels between this Old Testament story and Esther’s rescue of her people, and Jesus’s rescue of us. This shouldn’t be the only Esther storybook that someone uses, since it does gloss over some important details, but this book’s unique focus will enrich people’s understanding of the story.