Smack dab in the Middle of God's Love by Brennan Manning and John Blase, received for review from Boooksneeze.
This is a wonderfully brightly illustrated children's book with a wonderfully simple, and loving message. The book reads almost like a collection of short stories of experiences that the characters have. The whole story ties together with the message that no matter what you do you can always find yourself smack dab in the middle of God's love. The story is set in Mexico and gives the reader A small glimpse of what it is like being a child in Mexico. The story also tells of how the elderly couple love the village children and how Ana treats them to a sweet snack of sopapillas with honey (which is smack dab in the middle).
This is the first book that I ordered as an ebook. The experience of reading it on iPad was wonderful however I found that it would be a book that would be better to be owned in print so that it could more easily be shared and read among friends and family. The illustrations showed up beautifully and reading through it made me hungry for the taste of sopapillas. This book with its cultural focus on Mexico is a great way of showing that everyone can find themselves s,ack dab in the middle of God's Love no matter where you live.
