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Amazon.com Review
Neale Donald Walsch’s Conversations with God series has enjoyed boundless success, making his dialogue with God accessible to a worldwide audience of adults. The Little Soul and the Sun distills the essential message of the Conversations with God books and sews it into a story that even children can identify with. Frank Riccio’s poignant illustrations are the perfect companion to Walsch’s parable of a little soul who discovers that it is “the light” but still wants to know how it “feels” to be the light. This proves to be a problem, as God created nothing else but the light. God’s solution, with the help of another soul, is to surround the little soul with darkness, so that it can feel what being the light is like. This deceptively simple tale of self-discovery carries such a profound message that adults as well as children will read it over and over, each time learning a little more about who we really are and why we are here on earth. –Brian Patterson
From Publishers Weekly
Though his Conversations with God, Book 1 may be a bestseller, Walsch’s attempts to scale down part of that book into a work for children may well leave young readers, and their parents, scratching their heads. In this utterly confusing parable, a little soul discusses at length with God how he can learn to experience who he really is and which “part of special” he wants to be. The little soul decides he wants to be forgiving; thus another little soul soon obliges by offering to do something “not-so-nice,” so that the first little soul can experience forgiveness. Amid the cryptic phrasing and the often cumbersome sentence structures, some strong imagery and positive Christian attitudes do come through. Such messages as “everybody is special, each in their own way” and “it is special to be kind; it is special to be creative” are important for all children to hear, regardless of their faith. Unfortunately, some readers may not stick with this story long enough to glean such lessons. Riccio’s scene of child-angels in monk-like frocks walking on what appear to be clouds will surely inspire further questions about perceptions of Heaven. Ages 6-10.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Neale Donald Walsch is a writer of internationally bestselling books on spirituality and personal development. His books have sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Walsch lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Copyright 1998 Reed Business Information, Inc.
About the Author
Neale Donald Walsch is a writer of internationally bestselling books on spirituality and personal development. His books have sold more than 7.5 million copies worldwide and have been translated into 37 languages. Walsch lives in Ashland, Oregon.
Frank Riccio is an award-winning illustrator and author of children’s books. He also lives in Virginia.
Together they have produced this wonderful book for the child in us all.
| Dimensions | 8.25 × 0.46 × 11.19 in |
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| Item Condition | Used – Like New |
| Condition Note | like new |
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