Walking With Jesus
by Janine PetracekPublish: Aug 10, 2026Children'sBook Overview
Every day is full of little moments that ask one big question: “What would Jesus want me to do?”Walk beside Jesus through the stories children love best, including the Good Samaritan, the lost sheep, and the little lunch that fed five thousand. Discover how Jesus loved others and how little hearts can learn to love like He did.
With one special question and three little words, STOP. THINK. LOVE., children learn what to do when someone is left out, when telling the truth feels hard, and when kindness takes courage.
Written in gentle, read-aloud language and illustrated in soft watercolor, Walking with Jesus turns faith into something small hands can practice. Children can trace the healing words “I’m sorry” and “I forgive you,” say a first bedtime prayer, and sign a promise page of their own.
Inside you’ll find:
• Sixteen warm story pages retelling Jesus’ parables and teachings, each with a Scripture reference
• The STOP. THINK. LOVE. tool, a simple way for children to choose love in everyday moments
• Fifteen interactive activity pages, including a lost-sheep maze, kindness hearts, thank-you clouds, a first prayer to trace, trusted grown-ups to name, and helping hands to draw
• A signed “My Promise to Try” certificate and a journaling page for recording a child’s own STOP. THINK. LOVE. moments
• Gentle guidance for difficult situations, including being left out, telling the truth, forgiving others, and standing beside someone who is being bullied
Perfect for bedtime, Sunday school, Christian classrooms, baptism gifts, Easter baskets, and families teaching little ones to walk with Jesus, one small and courageous act of kindness at a time.
