This is a great children’s story about sin and the book
equips parents and teachers to teach our children about sin. The story is about
a boy who makes the wrong choice by taking a muddy path home from school. Along the way he falls and gets his new
school uniform completely dirty. When he
got home, instead of telling his mom and dad the truth, he ran through the
house straight to his room leaving a trail of mud behind him and tried to hide
his muddy mess under his bed. His mom and dad saw the muddy track and
confronted the boy. They asked him to
get cleaned up and even after he took a shower the boy still didn’t feel
clean. Deep down inside he still felt
the mud. When it was time to confront
his parents he initially blamed the mud but his parents pointed out that there
is no one else to blame but himself. Eventually he confessed his sin to his
parents and finally God. His parents
taught him that we are all born with sin but it’s Jesus who saves us.
What is also helpful is that there are two pages for parents
and teachers that focus on helping your child understand sin and the gospel. What’s really great is the author also adds
in key Bible verses to remember at the end of the book. I had my children ages 8 and 9 read each page
and they were able to grasp the concept pretty quickly into the story. The
story is lengthy compared to other children’s books and the wording is small which
may make it challenging for younger children to follow along. The pictures are
very detailed which can be distracting for a young reader who is trying to read
the small font. I would recommend seeing more books with characters of
different ethnicities and different type of families such as adoptive families and/or
including grandparents.
