{"title":"Picture Books for Pastoral Care recommended by Penny Reeve","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0317\/8499\/2899\/files\/Screenshot_2026-05-01_at_9.49.26_pm.png?v=1777636185\" alt=\"\" width=\"201\" height=\"112\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis collection contains the books referenced in Penny Reeve's seminar on Picture Books for Pastoral Care at the SMBC Children's Ministry Conference 2026\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFaith-based picture books:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWow God, Thank You, Sorry, Please: A Kid's Guide to Prayer (Simon Camilleri)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGoodbye to Goodbyes (Lauren Chandler)\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNothing: Nothing Can Separate You From God's Love! 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(Karen Brough)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWhen Sadness Comes to Call. Anderson Press (Eva Eland)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThrough the Gate (S Fawcett)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGood Pictures, Bad Pictures (Focus on the Family)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHugs Still Feel the Same (K Strong)\u003cstrong\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eStory-based picture books:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWord Trouble (V \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eBoyadjieva)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSad, the Dog (S. \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eFussell)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBernie Thinks in Boxes (J Horn)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Other Brother (Penny Jaye)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSame (Katrina Roe)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Incredibly Busy Mind of Bowen Bartholomew Crisp\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAnchored (D. 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