The Barnyard Broadcast will be featuring a series of book reviews with the aim of providing families with easily accessible resources to aid in discipling young hearts and minds for the Kingdom. A variety of material will be covered, some for children (children’s literature will be noted as such at the top of the review), some for parents & other adults involved the lives of children. Each will be an invaluable tool for gaining insight into the ways children develop spiritually & connect emotionally. Information regarding how the books can be obtained will be included in each review. Several of these options are already in circulation in our church media center.

While many are teaching their children to pursue their dreams, this book goes a step further by teaching the importance of purpose. Written in lively, poetic rhyme, What Do Heroes Wear? plants seeds of compassion and character in the hearts of children by teaching them that being prepared for the big events of tomorrow comes from learning to be unselfish in the ordinary moments of today. After a list explaining why everyday people can be respected as heroes, Bower turns the reader’s mind to the ultimate heroic example in the sacrifice of Jesus. In lines like "With Christ as my trainer, I’m starting to see/ What I wear, what I do, isn’t all about me," children are drawn into a new understanding of God’s purpose in creating them and begin to recognize His call on their lives. The book leaves them prepared to pursue God’s plan for their lives by modeling for them how communicate their new sense of commitment to their Heavenly Father in this precious prayer: "Not just for tomorrow, but also today,/ I ask for the grace for me to display/ an unselfish love in the things that I do./ Lord, You’re my Hero. I’m working for You."