Wonder: 52 Conversations to Help Kids Fall in Love With Scripture

by Meredith Miller

A Grown-Up’s Guide to Exploring the Bible With Children

Parents and caregivers who want to raise kids in the faith often feel ill-equipped, especially when it comes to talking about the Bible. How do they tell the stories in ways their kids can understand? What do they do with the questions (so many questions!) their kids will ask? And how do they make it something their kids actually want to do? Wonder addresses these pain points by combining creative Bible storytelling for kids, fun and engaging conversation prompts for families, and key contextual information for adults.

Instead of simply presenting Bible stories, as a children's Bible would, this book actually equips grownups to talk about the stories with children. Each story is accompanied by historical, literary, and cultural background to help parents understand the original form, audience, and intention for the story. Meredith frames each story to help grown-ups talk with kids about how the story's original audience would have understood it, so kids can understand the life-giving story the Bible invites us all into.

The book is organized into 52 stories for parents to work through with their children, and it can be used as a family devotional, but it can also simply be used as a reference book. She shares language to equip parents to talk about what to say when God doesn't seem to make sense. This is a long-awaited guide for helping kids fall in love with scripture.

Genres: Parenting

400 pages, Hardcover

Expected publication March 3, 2026

Reviews

[Elaine Willis · Rating 3 out of 5]

I love the idea behind this book. I want to see my kids fall in love with Scripture. I want them to make connections (like between Babel & Pentecost). I want them to see the bigger story of God's redemption plan worked out through the story of human history. I want them to get to know this gracious & merciful God who is also just & holy. This book with its beautiful cover design & illustrations promises to help with those goals. The writing style here is so engaging, walking that fine line between retelling some hard stories in language that is easily understood. I really appreciate the notes after each story. They point out major themes & elements that really capture the main ideas of each story. There are context notes, too. These are some really great tools for families to be able to grow together in Biblical literacy. All of it is done in a winsome way motivated by a love for God & His Word. While this book does many of these things well, I have some very foundational disagreements with the author. Meredith Miller is in a more progressive area of Christianity, leaving room open for extra-biblical beliefs to become part of her doctrinal foundations. While she sticks closely to the Biblical accounts in this book, conservative audiences might appreciate doing a little more digging into the author & making their own decisions based on what they find. As with any book that you are using with your kids, do your due diligence & use your discernment!

[Camden Morgante · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve been a long-time follower of Meredith’s work and paid subscriber to her Substack. Meredith’s focus is on how you can teach your kids about faith and the Bible, but it’s also very healing for you, the adult. We want our kids to get to know and love Jesus and value faith community, but without all the baggage legalism left us with. That’s where Meredith’s guidance comes in. In Wonder, Meredith gives you 52 Bible stories, paraphrased in a style you can read to kids, with details, historical context, literary features, and other background for you to understand better. This is similar to content on her Substack, which I have used with my kids. Meredith’s work has been transformational in the way I approach faith conversations with my kids. She is a pastor, a former curriculum director, has a MDiv from Fuller Seminary, and has done research on family faith formation, making her a credible and trustworthy source. Even when her theology or approach is more progressive than mine, I still respect and learn a lot from her, as integrate it with other perspectives. I recommend Wonder to any parent who wants to understand the Bible better and explain it to their kids in ways that inspire conversation, critical thinking, and wonder.

I received an early copy from the publisher.