Review: God Loves You ~Chester Blue

Title: God Loves You ~Chester Blue
Author: Suzanne Anderson
Genre: Religious / Historical Fiction
Rating: PG
Source: Amazon purchase
Reviewed for Orangeberry Book Tours

About the Book:

What if when you most needed help, a blue bear appeared with a note from God?

One night, Miss Millie of Blossom, Ohio turns her face to the stars and asks God for help. The next day, a package arrives on her doorstep containing a blue teddy bear and a very special note.

Over the course of a year, this remarkable blue bear travels across the country, showing up just when he’s needed most.

During his journey, Chester Blue helps a young girl trying to impress her big sisters; saves a sailor caught in a terrible storm; reunites two constantly fighting brothers; helps a cowboy become a rodeo clown; and aids a father and daughter in bonding after divorce.

If you ever needed a message from God, it’s here…

My Thoughts:

Blue is my favorite color and I love God so I purchased and began reading this ebook with a certain level of expectation. We’ve heard of angels, we’ve heard of prophets, priests and Kings who have all in some way been representatives, symbols or messengers from God. So why not a cuddly blue bear called Chester with a suitcase of goodies?

The author is clear not to have the characters worship Chester because his role is a messenger, however, in his presence they are reminded of God’s love and the answers though unexpected are found. He does this again and again as he travels cross country helping to solve problems and showing God’s love to everyone he comes into contact with…bringing about inevitable change.

This is so much more than a charming book about a mysterious bear that seems to show up in the right place at just the right time. It is God’s reminder to each and everyone of us that He loves us and cares for us. Even when we forget about Him and turn our backs on Him. He wants us to know that if we can just remember His love in the midst of our struggles: emotional, mental, physical, financial etc. His promises will hold true and save us some unnecessary heartache.

My Rating:

5 out of  5 Mice

My Recommendation:

God Loves You. ~Chester Blue is not only a wonderful book to read for yourself, but an awesome book to use to introduce children to God.

About the Author:

Suzanne Anderson was born in Fort Lauderdale, attended the University of Michigan on an athletic scholarship for swimming and then worked on Wall Street. She left the bright lights of the big city fifteen years ago and traveled the world. She now lives in the mountains of Colorado, where she pursues her dream of writing novels. She can be visited online at www.suzanneelizabethanderson.com  

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