THE PRISONERS, THE EARTHQUAKE, AND THE MIDNIGHT SONG

THE PRISONERS, THE EARTHQUAKE, AND THE MIDNIGHT SONG by Bob Hartman. Illustrated by Catalina Echeverri.

The Prisoners, the Earthquake, and the Midnight Song by Bob Hartman is one of my TOP PICKS for this year.

The Good Book Company is a publishing house that is on a mission to "encourage you and your church family to keep going, keep growing, and keep sharing your faith." They have a wonderful picture book series entitled Tales That Tell the Truth. I picked up a couple of the books in the series. The Prisoners, the Earthquake, and the Midnight Song was one of them. It is fabulous!

This marvelous picture book tells the wonderful story of Paul and Silas in the Philippi Jail. It's not told in the traditional way, however. It is told through drawing attention to sounds. The first is of the jailer snoring, the next is of a sound coming out of the jail, but it's not of complaining, it's of singing. (I'll include a picture in the comments!) It is brilliantly done, especially for young children. The book doesn't end with the story of the jailer becoming saved. No, the message continues on as we listen in on all the voices that spread the gospel message in our world today. The last page shows how you can join in by sharing Christ with others as well! Very well done! I look forward to reading more books in the series.

Catalina Echeverri's artwork is lots of fun. I especially loved the picture of all the things buried under the prison as the earthquake begins.