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Jesus, now I come to you,
at the start of something new . . .
Children all encounter change differently. And whether a new year, a new school, a new neighborhood, or a new team, change can be hard.
Through Doing Something New, award-winning author Mitali Perkins reminds kids that wherever they go and whatever they do, in all of these changes they are not alone: Jesus is with them. And not only is Jesus with them, but he also understands and empathizes with them because he, too, has experienced new and difficult things.
In Doing Something New, you'll find
- a heartfelt prayer kids can lift to God during times of newness and change,
- a charming story brought to life through Andrés Landazábal's vibrant illustrations of children in new everyday situations, and
- a note from the author to encourage further conversation about trusting Jesus in the midst of hard things.
Doing Something New is a prayer that offers children--and the adults who read with them--language to pray in times of change or stress. Rooted in the promises of the Beatitudes found in Matthew 5:3-10, this book provides comfort and reassurance that everything matters to Jesus.
Share Doing Something New with the children in your life and help them see how Jesus is with them in every moment of their lives.
Mitali Perkins
Mitali Perkins was born in Kolkata, India, and before middle school in California she had lived in Ghana, Cameroon, London, New York City, and Mexico. As she says, in all those places, she navigated the culture of where she was living and the Bengali culture of her family. So, she writes, “When I began to write fiction, my protagonists were often—not surprisingly—strong characters crossing all kinds of borders, seeking community, and promoting justice.” These types of characters appear in her novels, including Rickshaw Girl; Bamboo People; Tiger Boy; You Bring the Distant Near, which was nominated for a National Book Award; and Forward Me Back to You; as well as the picture books Between Us and Abuela: A Family Story from the Border; Home Is in Between; The Story of Us; and Bare Tree and Little Wind: A Story for Holy Week. Her most recent middle grade novel is Hope in the Valley.
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