God Archives - Paul Harbridge https://paulharbridge.com/product-tag/god/ Mon, 04 Aug 2025 16:49:50 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.2 https://paulharbridge.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/08/cropped-Paul-Harbridge-favicon-1-150x150.png God Archives - Paul Harbridge https://paulharbridge.com/product-tag/god/ 32 32 If God Were a Great Big Bear https://paulharbridge.com/product/if-god-were-a-great-big-bear/ Tue, 26 Nov 2024 18:05:44 +0000 https://paulharbridge.com/?post_type=product&p=1042 Author: Paul Harbridge

Illustrated by: Marta Dorado

Publisher: Beaming Books

Revel in the joy of nature and the One who made it all.

If God Were a Great Big Bear is a rhythmic meditation on the nature of God in the world. Through the eyes of a child, this picture book invites readers to imagine God creating each element of nature specifically for the benefit of the creatures and plants God lovingly made. If God were a mighty whale, she'd make vast, mysterious oceans, wouldn't she? If God were a wiggly worm, he'd make fallen leaves and rotting trees and rich earth, wouldn't he? Rushing streams, mountains full of caves, sun to warm flowers, trees blazing red and orange, and seas full of friends in every shape and size--God created them all! God is in all of creation, and God is in you and me.

Creator God made a perfectly balanced and interconnected world to please not just us humans but every plant and animal, every planet and star in all creation.

Award-winning author Paul Harbridge's lovely, lyrical text flows beautifully alongside Marta Dorado's dazzling illustrations of a world lush with color, light, and life. A perfect book for Easter, Earth Day, and any day.

Release date: April 1, 2025 (Beaming Books)

 

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Reviews

“Harbridge brings the difficult concept of an invisible creator down to a kid level by putting God in the creations. Dorado’s brilliant colors and a point of view that changes from page to page will keep little listeners poring over the pages. And if the words and pictures inspire the next generation to protect the environment fashioned for the enjoyment and well-being of all God’s creations? All the better.” —Kirkus Reviews, December 2024

“The book is a lovely read for young children that both introduces the idea of God’s omnipresence and teaches curiosity and love for the natural world. Parents of toddlers may find themselves answering as many questions about what worms eat and caterpillars’ metamorphosis into butterflies as they do questions about whether God is in the tree outside their window. Regardless of which direction the relentless “why” questions go, though, they’ll be picking up on an essential truth: that the world around them is infused with divine love, wonder, and purpose.” —U.S. Catholic, July 2025

“Families who embrace a more progressive theology will absolutely want to add this book to your bookshelf. Harbridge’s rhythmic language sweetly moves across creation, imagining God’s presence and intentional design in each natural wonder.” —Englewood Review of Books, May 2025

“The reader will delight in the philosophical questions posed on each page and the colorful illustrations. The queries challenge the reader to imagine the logical creation path and appreciate the beauty of the symbiotic relationship found in our natural world.” —Books Uplift, March 2025

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About the Illustrator: Marta Dorado

Marta Dorado was born in Gijón (Asturias, Spain) in 1989 and raised in a nearby village. She later moved to Pamplona to attend University, where she still lives. After graduating in 2014 with an HND in Graphic Design, Marta started a career as a graphic designer in the advertising industry while developing her skills as an illustrator in her spare time. She also became a self-tough motion graphics animator, and in 2018, she gets a job in a marketing agency in the role of illustrator and animator. In 2020 she decides to establish herself as a full-time freelance illustrator. Her childhood, surrounded by nature and close to the sea, strongly influences Marta’s work. She’s also inspired by music (classic and folk), beauty, and magic. Marta is an avid learner who is always delving into her varied interests (from learning to sew to financial education or the Stoics’ philosophy.

Follow Marta on: Instagram | LinkedIn | Website

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Illustrated by: Paul Harbridge

A sick girl named Helena is taken by an angel on an ancient sailing boat far over the waves. Their destination: three cities that glow as if blessed of God―one Jewish, one Christian, one Muslim. Helena comes to realize that all these people believe the same divine law―to love God and their fellow man.

 

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Reviews

“This is a little simple story which can help children to be more loving and open to those who are different.”
~ Jean Vanier, Founder of L’Arche, Bestselling Author

“Will be effective in educating the young to love God and their neighbors not only in the context of their own religion but of all the religions which God has revealed to humanity.”
~ Dr. Seyyed Hossein Nasr, Professor of Islamic Studies, George Washington University, Author of The Heart of Islam

“A beautiful little book, utterly charming in its simplicity.”
~ Rabbi Harold Kushner, Author of When Bad Things Happen to Good People

“Helena’s Voyage is very well done. I would like to see it placed in as many primary school libraries as possible, for it is indeed an olive branch to peace.”
~ Huston Smith, Author of The Religions of Man


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About the Author

Paul Harbridge is a speech-language pathologist who works with adults with developmental disabilities in Toronto. A Roman Catholic, he feels that the death of his daughter has set him on a spiritual journey. Helena’s Voyage is a loving tribute to his daughter and to all the children of the world.

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