Also by this author: Jesus and the Lions' Den: A True Story about How Daniel Points Us to Jesus, The Storm That Stopped, The One O'Clock Miracle, The Christmas Promise, All about Christmas: Over 100 Amazing Facts behind the Christmas Story, Queen Elizabeth II: The Queen Who Choose To Serve (Do Great Things For God), Jesus Moments: David: Finding Jesus in the Story of David, Jesus Moments: David, Esther: Finding Jesus in the Story of Esther, Jonah: Finding Jesus in the Story of Jonah
Series: Jesus Moments #6
Published by Good Book Company on March 1, 2026
Genres: Children's, Bible Stories
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Help 4-7s learn how Ruth and Boaz point to Jesus with this beautifully illustrated Old Testament Bible story.
This fun, interactive resource will give children skills to read the Bible as they connect the stories and learn that the whole Bible is about Jesus.
Moments in Ruth's story when something in the story is a little bit like Jesus are signposted with symbols that children need to spot, helping them to understand the relationship between the Old and New Testaments.
Written by Alison Mitchell, the award-winning author of Jesus and the Lions’ Den and The One O’Clock Miracle, and beautifully illustrated, this book makes a great gift for children 4-7 years old. Can also be used for children’s ministry in church.
In this vibrantly colorful picture book, author Alison Mitchell shares the story of Ruth with children, retelling the biblical narrative and highlighting ways that Ruth’s story foreshadows the gospel. In a note at the beginning, she tells kids that if they look closely, then they can see parallels to Jesus in many Old Testament stories. She encourages kids to keep an eye out for oil lamps in the illustrations, because each one signals a gospel parallel on that page. Kids will enjoy this seek-and-find element, and the answers appear in the back, where Mitchell also unpacks the significance of each “Jesus moment.”
The illustrations are eye-catching and add a lot to the story. I especially like how Noah Warnes used lighting in different scenes to set the mood, and you can almost feel the sun beating down on Ruth as she gleans from the harvest. The illustrations will help kids understand what is happening in different scenes, and because important details stand out clearly from a distance, this book is a great choice for reading aloud to groups of kids, like in a Sunday school setting.
This story jumps straight into the action, with Ruth gleaning barley in Boaz’s field. The author provides a little bit of backstory as Boaz speaks to a field hand, and the story emphasizes Boaz’s kindness in making sure that Ruth had plenty of extra barley to pick up as she gleaned. After that, Ruth makes the connection with Boaz about him being the kinsman redeemer for Naomi’s family, and the story follows Boaz as he goes to meet the next day with the man who was an even closer relative. The story concludes with the happy ending of Ruth’s marriage to Boaz and the birth of Obed, whose family line would lead to King David and Jesus.
Jesus Moments: Ruth: Finding Jesus in the Story of Ruth is a great choice for families and church leaders who want to help kids arrive at a deeper understanding of Ruth’s story. However, if someone is introducing a child to this Bible story for the first time, they may prefer a different storybook that starts at an earlier point and covers Ruth’s conversation with Naomi about her choice to follow Naomi to Bethlehem. That iconic moment does not appear in this Jesus Moments retelling, but unlike most Ruth storybooks, this one offers insight into the kinsman redeemer tradition and how it points towards Jesus. That unique focus makes this book stand out, and it is another great addition to the Jesus Moments series.