Taste and See the Goodness of the Lord

by Therese J. Borchard

How can any of us, but especially children, know God? The most direct way is through the senses. Inspired by the Psalm verse, this book uses simple words and depictions of ordinary moments to connect God's loving and ever-faithful presence with the goodness of everyday life. In poetic language, the author summons up richly evocative domestic scenes that children are experiencing for the first time and that adults will recall with great pleasure: cotton...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0809166658
• ISBN13: 9780809166657
• Release Date: September 2000
• Publisher: Paulist Press
• Length: 32 Pages
• Weight: 0.55 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.3" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

How can anyone, but especially children, know God?

This lovely and inspiring book helps children know God directly through their senses. Using taste, sight, touch, hearing, and smell, the author summons up everyday experiences that children are discovering for the first time (and that may make adults feel nostalgic with memory): the smell of brownies fresh from the oven, the taste of cotton canday at a carnival, the tickle of snowflakes on eyelashes, and so on. These experiences of ordinary goodness are glimpses into the nature of a God who is in all things because He made all things. The author concludes with a final "sixth sense" of the love of family as the best way to know God.In addition to the poetic text, the book has richly evocative illustrations. The scanned-image here does not do it justice. The real colors are much more vibrant.