Also by this author: Held: 31 Biblical Reflections on God's Comfort and Care in the Sorrow of Miscarriage, What Are Hands For?, What Are Eyes For? Board Book, What Are Ears For? Board Book, What Are Feet For? Board Book, Your Magnificent Mouth: A Training Young Hearts Rhyming Book, Guide for Grown-ups: A Training Young Hearts Book, How Do We Know Christianity Is Really True?, What Happens When We Die?, Why Does God Let Bad Things Happen?
Series: Training Young Hearts
Published by Good Book Company on October 1, 2025
Genres: Children's
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“I love this series of books because they are a theology for our bodies! I’m especially thankful that they point to God, naming him as our Maker and our Creator.” Customer Review
Help kids ages 3+ to understand the story of the gospel and apply it to their lives in a way that suits their age and stage.
Empower kids ages 3+ to connect the gospel to their own actions, attitudes, and perspective! From creation and fall to redemption, sanctification, and glorification, this colorful rhyming storybook captures the beauty of the gospel message through simple, practical rhyming language and illustrations that children will love to engage with.
Focusing on the way they use their eyes, Abbey Wedgeworth helps children to see with God’s view of them, others, and the world around them, and to look forward to a future when believers will see Jesus face to face and be made perfect with him forever!
They’ll also see that when their eyes don’t do what they should (like when they roll with disrespect or look down on others), they can look to Jesus as the perfect example, ask God for forgiveness when they mess up, and receive the help of the Holy Spirit as they use their eyes for God's glory instead!
With bright illustrations and fun rhymes, this storybook will inspire and equip your children to follow Jesus in word and deed.
In this new installment in the Training Young Hearts series, Abbey Wedgeworth teaches preschool-aged kids to appreciate what God created our eyes to do, such as seeing the world around us and expressing our feelings. Then she explains that even though God created our eyes and said they were good, we sometimes use our eyes in sinful ways. She gives a variety of age-appropriate examples, such as looking down on others, rolling our eyes, staring at people who need privacy, and looking away from people in need.
After this, Wedgeworth introduces the gospel, explaining that God sent Jesus to our broken world to solve this problem. She describes how Jesus saw people’s needs and empathized with them, died to forgive our sins, and rose again. Then she explains that the Holy Spirit can live inside us to help us become more like Jesus. She gives examples of renewed behavior, and she says that when we fail, we can close our eyes and confess, receiving God’s forgiveness. She then points young readers towards the hope of heaven, where we will be with Jesus and our faith will be made sight. Wedgeworth explains each concept in kid-friendly terms, making these big ideas accessible without talking down to her audience.
If someone is trying to decide whether to buy this picture book or the original board book, they should know that even though they follow the same general formula, they are distinct and different. The board book is significantly shorter, and it includes a lift-the-flap feature, which the picture book does not have. The picture book is longer and more detailed, includes age-appropriate examples for preschoolers instead of toddlers, and shares additional truths about Jesus. The board book and the picture book have significant overlap, but they are not interchangeable.
Your Incredible Eyes: A Training Young Hearts Rhyming Book is a wonderful teaching tool. The rhyming flows great, the illustrations from Emma Randall are cute and colorful, and the book offers a surprisingly thorough gospel message in a small package. The author explains concepts related to justification and sanctification in a simple, kid-friendly way, and offers hope and encouragement instead of only telling kids how to behave. This book is ideal for parents to use with their children, and it will also be great for many churches and Christian schools. I would recommend this to people who have found the board books helpful with younger children, and to people who are brand new to the series.
