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    God with Us

    Bible Stories on the Road to Emmaus

    Author Matt Mikalatos
    Illustrated by David Shephard
    Foreword by Renjy Abraham
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    Hardcover
    $17.99 US
    RH Childrens Books | WaterBrook Children's
    6.27"W x 8.3"H x 0.91"D  
    On sale Apr 01, 2025 | 256 Pages | 9780593578100
    Grades 3-7
    Reading Level: Lexile 450L
    FOC Mar 3, 2025 | Catalog February 2025
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    Follow God’s story of love, hope, and rescue from Genesis to the Gospels in God with Us, a captivating graphic novel through stories told by Jesus himself.

    “God with Us is a beautiful, compelling, intimate retelling of the Bible’s most beloved stories, one that children will read over and over again.”—Shawn Smucker, author of The Day the Angels Fell

    The long walk home after celebrating Passover in Jerusalem should be a joyful journey, but this year the travelers are sad and afraid. Then a mysterious stranger shows up and starts telling stories—from many years ago all the way up to the recent death of Yeshua (Jesus) on the cross—and the friends can’t wait to hear more.

    God with Us is an intriguing, funny, and heartfelt journey that explores Scripture from Creation to the Easter Resurrection through the eyes of curious children (and grown-ups!) walking with Yeshua on the Road to Emmaus.
    Matt Mikalatos has been a youth pastor, missionary, and clerk at a comic book shop. He has a master’s degree in biblical and theological studies and also a very large rabbit named Bruce. He’s an award-winning author who lives with his wife and three kids in the Portland, Oregon, area.

    David Shephard’s illustration career spanned nearly forty years, and his clients included many design and advertising agencies, book publishers, magazines, and newspapers. Over the years he found himself more and more drawn to illustration for children and teenagers. He illustrated many children's books and graphic novels from his Sussex studio, which had a cracking view of the Norman castle next door.
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    “Imagine a book of Bible stories that children read so often the cover gets worn. You can tell their favorite pages because they’re dog-eared and maybe even a bit torn. God with Us is that book: a beautiful, compelling, intimate retelling of the Bible’s most beloved stories, one that children will read over and over again.”—Shawn Smucker, author of The Day the Angels Fell

    “God with Us is so beautiful, so fun, so helpful! Matt has brought the biblical story to life. I can’t wait to give a copy to each of my ten grandchildren.”—Judy Douglass, author, speaker, and global director for Cru Women’s Resources

    “The road from Emmaus to Jerusalem is estimated to be about seven miles. The Bible story of the Road to Emmaus is two thousand years old. In God with Us, writer Matt Mikalatos and artist Dave Shephard take us back to that journey, bridging both time and distance to breathe fresh insights into familiar stories. Highly recommended!”—Joe Field, Flying Colors Comics, Concord, California
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    Follow God’s story of love, hope, and rescue from Genesis to the Gospels in God with Us, a captivating graphic novel through stories told by Jesus himself.

    “God with Us is a beautiful, compelling, intimate retelling of the Bible’s most beloved stories, one that children will read over and over again.”—Shawn Smucker, author of The Day the Angels Fell

    The long walk home after celebrating Passover in Jerusalem should be a joyful journey, but this year the travelers are sad and afraid. Then a mysterious stranger shows up and starts telling stories—from many years ago all the way up to the recent death of Yeshua (Jesus) on the cross—and the friends can’t wait to hear more.

    God with Us is an intriguing, funny, and heartfelt journey that explores Scripture from Creation to the Easter Resurrection through the eyes of curious children (and grown-ups!) walking with Yeshua on the Road to Emmaus.

    Author

    Matt Mikalatos has been a youth pastor, missionary, and clerk at a comic book shop. He has a master’s degree in biblical and theological studies and also a very large rabbit named Bruce. He’s an award-winning author who lives with his wife and three kids in the Portland, Oregon, area.

    David Shephard’s illustration career spanned nearly forty years, and his clients included many design and advertising agencies, book publishers, magazines, and newspapers. Over the years he found himself more and more drawn to illustration for children and teenagers. He illustrated many children's books and graphic novels from his Sussex studio, which had a cracking view of the Norman castle next door.
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    David Shephard View titles by David Shephard

    Praise

    “Imagine a book of Bible stories that children read so often the cover gets worn. You can tell their favorite pages because they’re dog-eared and maybe even a bit torn. God with Us is that book: a beautiful, compelling, intimate retelling of the Bible’s most beloved stories, one that children will read over and over again.”—Shawn Smucker, author of The Day the Angels Fell

    “God with Us is so beautiful, so fun, so helpful! Matt has brought the biblical story to life. I can’t wait to give a copy to each of my ten grandchildren.”—Judy Douglass, author, speaker, and global director for Cru Women’s Resources

    “The road from Emmaus to Jerusalem is estimated to be about seven miles. The Bible story of the Road to Emmaus is two thousand years old. In God with Us, writer Matt Mikalatos and artist Dave Shephard take us back to that journey, bridging both time and distance to breathe fresh insights into familiar stories. Highly recommended!”—Joe Field, Flying Colors Comics, Concord, California

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