A Child’s First Book About Marriage by Jani Ortlund

This picture book explains to children the Biblical model for marriage. It goes back to the Garden of Eden where God created marriage and tells how after a man and woman are married, it is the most special of all relationships on earth. They share their hearts, thoughts, bodies, name, money, house, and bed. Marriage takes more the just love, it takes a sacred promise- a vow. They make this vow before God because sometimes it can be hard to love each other.

Marriage is good for families, communities, and countries to grow strong.  Not all leaders agree on what marriage should be, but God’s laws are what matter most. Sometimes, grown-ups break their marriage promises and it’s very sad and painful. Some people think marriage can be between two men or two women, or that a husband can have more than one wife, but God’s way is always best.

Even if people disagree with what the Bible says about marriage, we still need to be kind and respectful to them. A godly marriage shows a picture of Christ’s love for the church. God’s way is always best.

This brief picture book does a fantastic job of covering marriage from a Biblical perspective, while respectfully and truthfully pointing out the lies the culture has adopted as “good.” Because of the brevity and target age (4-9), nothing is talked about in great detail, but this lays a fantastic foundation for young minds to begin to see the difference between God’s design for marriage and how the world has distorted it. It will likely lead to other conversations, so be prepared!

This book also reinforces the beauty and value that God places on marriage and His good design in it for families and communities. If you have a child between the ages of four and nine, I highly recommend picking this up for your home library!

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