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If God Were a Great Big Bear

Paul Harbridge

Revel in the joy of nature and the One who made it all.

If God Were a Great Big Bear is a rhythmic meditation on the nature of God in the world. Through the eyes of a child, this picture book invites readers to imagine God creating each element of nature specifically for the benefit of the creatures and plants God lovingly made. If God were a mighty whale, she'd make vast, mysterious oceans, wouldn't she? If God were a wiggly worm, he'd make fallen leaves and rotting trees and rich earth, wouldn't he? Rushing streams, mountains full of caves, sun to warm flowers, trees blazing red and orange, and seas full of friends in every shape and size--God created them all! God is in all of creation, and God is in you and me.

Creator God made a perfectly balanced and interconnected world to please not just us humans but every plant and animal, every planet and star in all creation.

Award-winning author Paul Harbridge's lovely, lyrical text flows beautifully alongside Marta Dorado's dazzling illustrations of a world lush with color, light, and life. A perfect book for Easter, Earth Day, and any day.

Book Details

  • Publisher: Beaming Books
  • Publish Date: Apr 1st, 2025
  • Pages: 32
  • Language: English
  • Edition: undefined - undefined
  • Dimensions: 10.10in - 8.60in - 0.30in - 0.70lb
  • EAN: 9781506496450
  • Recommended age: 04-07
  • Categories: Religious - Christian - AnimalsReligious - Christian - InspirationalAnimals - General

About the Author

Dorado, Marta: -

Marta Dorado is an illustrator from Spain, who was born in Gijón and grew up in a nearby coastal town surrounded by nature. She attended university in Pamplona, where she still lives, and started a career as a graphic designer in the advertising industry before becoming a full-time illustrator. She loves hiking and exploring the beautiful landscapes around her. She is the illustrator of several children's books, including I Am Not Afraid: Psalm 23 for Bedtime by Sandy Eisenberg Sasso.

Harbridge, Paul: -

Paul Harbridge is an award-winning children's book author based in Toronto. His book Out Into the Big Wide Lake won the Ezra Jack Keats Award, and When the Moon Comes was the winner of the Marilyn Baelie Picture Book Award and a Dolly Parton Imagination Library selection. He and his wife Isabel are the proud parents of Daniel and Helena. Paul grew up just outside the town of Gravenhurst, Ontario, surrounded by the beautiful woods and lakes of Muskoka.