What do you think?
Rate this book
Wonder: 52 Conversations to Help Kids Fall in Love With Scripture
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.
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.
400 pages, Hardcover
Published March 3, 2026
49 people are currently reading
2323 people want to read
Ratings & Reviews
Friends & Following
Create a free account to discover what your friends think of this book!
Community Reviews
Displaying 1 - 30 of 44 reviews
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
Many people who have the same background as me (exvangelical, recovering fundamentalist) give up talking about the Bible with their kids because the Bible was weaponized in their childhood as a list of right and wrong, a road map to heaven (and ignoring it was a road map straight to hell).
Perhaps you don't believe that view of the Bible, but you aren't exactly sure how to replace that old view, and you also don't have time to get a seminary degree. Meredith is here to help! Her new book is not a kids' Bible - it is set up with the idea of helping adults have conversations with kids about the Bible (not just teach them the Bible, because that's often a one-way activity, but conversations where we are simply talking about the Bible). In her other book, Woven, Meredith lays out a framework in which we are constantly teaching kids that God is the hero of the story, and that we don't simply ask them to be brave or be good or be kids but that we help them see where God is present, who God is, and how God moves throughout history.
In this book, she builds on that framework by breaking down several sets of stories that help kids see God's dream for the world. Her principle is to wait on some stories that can't be told in kid-friendly ways without having to change their meaning. This skips some stories that might surprise you (Noah's Ark, I'm looking at you), but which is a healthy and helpful way to look at the Bible and to respect the development of children.
This is a book that encourages curiosity about the Bible and helps adults feel confident about answers, especially those related to history and context. It also provides information to help kids make connections. I am showing you the pages in which the angel visits Mary with the news. See how it gives you the main idea, retells the story, and gives cool details/context? My personal favorite is the "wonder" questions at the end of the story. We can wonder so many things about the stories to help make them more real and present. This is how real kids approach things we tell them (we recently had some kids ask if they could be baptized in pudding) and it is absolutely how we should teach them to engage the Bible, with curiosity and wonder.
I think parents and those who work with children will find this to be an incredibly helpful resource! I also think that folks who are new to the Bible or who are coming back to the Bible after some deconstruction work could use it to help build confidence in the Bible and its place in our Christian faith.
Perhaps you don't believe that view of the Bible, but you aren't exactly sure how to replace that old view, and you also don't have time to get a seminary degree. Meredith is here to help! Her new book is not a kids' Bible - it is set up with the idea of helping adults have conversations with kids about the Bible (not just teach them the Bible, because that's often a one-way activity, but conversations where we are simply talking about the Bible). In her other book, Woven, Meredith lays out a framework in which we are constantly teaching kids that God is the hero of the story, and that we don't simply ask them to be brave or be good or be kids but that we help them see where God is present, who God is, and how God moves throughout history.
In this book, she builds on that framework by breaking down several sets of stories that help kids see God's dream for the world. Her principle is to wait on some stories that can't be told in kid-friendly ways without having to change their meaning. This skips some stories that might surprise you (Noah's Ark, I'm looking at you), but which is a healthy and helpful way to look at the Bible and to respect the development of children.
This is a book that encourages curiosity about the Bible and helps adults feel confident about answers, especially those related to history and context. It also provides information to help kids make connections. I am showing you the pages in which the angel visits Mary with the news. See how it gives you the main idea, retells the story, and gives cool details/context? My personal favorite is the "wonder" questions at the end of the story. We can wonder so many things about the stories to help make them more real and present. This is how real kids approach things we tell them (we recently had some kids ask if they could be baptized in pudding) and it is absolutely how we should teach them to engage the Bible, with curiosity and wonder.
I think parents and those who work with children will find this to be an incredibly helpful resource! I also think that folks who are new to the Bible or who are coming back to the Bible after some deconstruction work could use it to help build confidence in the Bible and its place in our Christian faith.
March 3, 2026
This book made me feel good about getting to know God with my family through Bible stories. My confidence in my ability to not just “handle” but actually enjoy conversations with my children about challenging or amazing or awe inspiring stories in the Bible has been so enriched and nurtured by engaging with Wonder. I would say “read” but I feel the way it is presented invites not just reading and understanding but holds the ideas and a framework to jump off and put into action in family life.
I got a lot out of this book as a person whose biblical understanding never really grew from Sunday school stories and later “lessons for moral living” sermons. I wasn’t sure how I wanted our could talk about the Bible and God in a different more God focused relational way to my children. I got that and more.
I read Wonder early and I first appreciated how beautiful the book is and how thoughtfully it is laid out. The illustrations are lovely and the way the sections on the page are arranged visually makes it pleasing and easy to read. It is a big book that can be read by navigating to individual Bible stories.
I was fascinated by the rich context Meredith provides. First I was able to shore up my understanding of the story and learn about its context and connections. That was interesting and worthwhile in its self. The real benefit was how the next important step- the sharing of the story with my children was supported with interesting conversation sparkers and story sharing ideas. I found steadiness in not knowing the answers to all my child’s questions too. We can wonder together and still be safe in the container of God’s love.
I follow Meredith’s work and she is a trusty worthy and steady guide. Read one story in the book and you will be be filled with Wonder and feel the freedom
to wonder and think aloud about awe of the Bible with your children too.
I got a lot out of this book as a person whose biblical understanding never really grew from Sunday school stories and later “lessons for moral living” sermons. I wasn’t sure how I wanted our could talk about the Bible and God in a different more God focused relational way to my children. I got that and more.
I read Wonder early and I first appreciated how beautiful the book is and how thoughtfully it is laid out. The illustrations are lovely and the way the sections on the page are arranged visually makes it pleasing and easy to read. It is a big book that can be read by navigating to individual Bible stories.
I was fascinated by the rich context Meredith provides. First I was able to shore up my understanding of the story and learn about its context and connections. That was interesting and worthwhile in its self. The real benefit was how the next important step- the sharing of the story with my children was supported with interesting conversation sparkers and story sharing ideas. I found steadiness in not knowing the answers to all my child’s questions too. We can wonder together and still be safe in the container of God’s love.
I follow Meredith’s work and she is a trusty worthy and steady guide. Read one story in the book and you will be be filled with Wonder and feel the freedom
to wonder and think aloud about awe of the Bible with your children too.
March 8, 2026
I have a complicated relationship with the Bible. I love it, I love the God Who self-discloses there. And I’ve also been bent into compliance and fear by the Bible (as many of us have). I’m undoing decades of moralism and harm.
And yet I’m also the mother of two little boys. I’m already getting so many questions that outpace my ability to answer wisely, truthfully, and kid-appropriately. Few things daunt me more, or feel more important, than talking to them about the Bible.
Enter Wonder. This book is smart, fun, and easy to love. “Kid-accessible,” “God-centered storytelling,” full of ideas and scripts and symbols and questions. It’s absorbing for grown-up reading! I’ve already found myself reframing so many stories (Rahab! Mary Magdalene! Miracles!). Meredith Miller highlights God’s goodness so vividly through 52 Bible stories that may have become worn out, moralized, or cerebralized for some of us. She invites us to wonder, to ask away, to be mystified by God. The welcomed “wonderings” are such a beautiful invitation to the life of God-Trust, for me and for my kiddos.
This book is not a way to pile up “all the right answers” so you can have a ready-made, freeze-dried script. It’s far more like co-creating a nourishing soup, building yourself back up so you are “exited and equipped” to share God’s love with the ones around your table. Wonder creates space for questions, for learning, for telling beautifully true stories that slowly allure us into the Love of God.
And yet I’m also the mother of two little boys. I’m already getting so many questions that outpace my ability to answer wisely, truthfully, and kid-appropriately. Few things daunt me more, or feel more important, than talking to them about the Bible.
Enter Wonder. This book is smart, fun, and easy to love. “Kid-accessible,” “God-centered storytelling,” full of ideas and scripts and symbols and questions. It’s absorbing for grown-up reading! I’ve already found myself reframing so many stories (Rahab! Mary Magdalene! Miracles!). Meredith Miller highlights God’s goodness so vividly through 52 Bible stories that may have become worn out, moralized, or cerebralized for some of us. She invites us to wonder, to ask away, to be mystified by God. The welcomed “wonderings” are such a beautiful invitation to the life of God-Trust, for me and for my kiddos.
This book is not a way to pile up “all the right answers” so you can have a ready-made, freeze-dried script. It’s far more like co-creating a nourishing soup, building yourself back up so you are “exited and equipped” to share God’s love with the ones around your table. Wonder creates space for questions, for learning, for telling beautifully true stories that slowly allure us into the Love of God.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
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!
March 23, 2026
Meredith brings such a unique, invitational, and simple way of explaining the hard questions of faith to her work, and her new book, Wonder, is no exception. I loved this quote I saw about the book, and it rang true: “Wonder is kind of like if a kid’s Bible and a study Bible had a baby.” The 52 Bible stories in Wonder are written as you could read them directly to a 8-10ish-year-old kid, but alongside those stories are insightful background deep dives, including key images, numbers, and words as well as historical context, genre, literary features, fun details, Biblical connections, and answers to tough questions your kid might ask.
And this last component is one thing I really love about Meredith and her work: she takes kids seriously. She writes these resources for kids and the grownups who love them, assuming that kids are going to ask really good questions. None of her writing is corny, shallow, or condescending, and she somehow manages make deeply rich theological truths digestible for kids in a way that honors them as persons and God-seekers and investigators who have a keen eye for the beautiful, ugly, weird, and silly within Scripture.
Wonder equips you to answer your kids’ questions and offers personal insights so you feel more confident talking about the Bible with your kids.
And this last component is one thing I really love about Meredith and her work: she takes kids seriously. She writes these resources for kids and the grownups who love them, assuming that kids are going to ask really good questions. None of her writing is corny, shallow, or condescending, and she somehow manages make deeply rich theological truths digestible for kids in a way that honors them as persons and God-seekers and investigators who have a keen eye for the beautiful, ugly, weird, and silly within Scripture.
Wonder equips you to answer your kids’ questions and offers personal insights so you feel more confident talking about the Bible with your kids.
Review of advance copy received from Publisher
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.
I received an early copy from the publisher.
March 9, 2026
Wonder is a collection of Bible stories designed to be shared with children across the course of a year, along with notes and prompts to help adults lead conversations about the stories.
I loved Meredith Miller’s earlier book, Woven, and this new collection builds on the same strength—her ability to paraphrase and retell Bible stories in ways that feel thoughtful, engaging, and accessible for kids.
What I appreciate most about her approach is the way every story is centered around the question, “What does this show us about God?” Instead of using Bible stories primarily as moral lessons, Miller invites curiosity and reflection, which opens the door for deeper conversations between parents and kids.
For families navigating faith in the post-evangelical space, this is an especially helpful resource. Her work will likely resonate with readers who appreciate voices like Erin Moon, Sarah Bessey, or the work coming out of The Bible for Normal People.
I’m really glad to have this as a resource to share with my own kiddo, and I can see many families finding it a meaningful way to explore Bible stories together.
I received an advance copy of this book and am sharing my honest review.
I loved Meredith Miller’s earlier book, Woven, and this new collection builds on the same strength—her ability to paraphrase and retell Bible stories in ways that feel thoughtful, engaging, and accessible for kids.
What I appreciate most about her approach is the way every story is centered around the question, “What does this show us about God?” Instead of using Bible stories primarily as moral lessons, Miller invites curiosity and reflection, which opens the door for deeper conversations between parents and kids.
For families navigating faith in the post-evangelical space, this is an especially helpful resource. Her work will likely resonate with readers who appreciate voices like Erin Moon, Sarah Bessey, or the work coming out of The Bible for Normal People.
I’m really glad to have this as a resource to share with my own kiddo, and I can see many families finding it a meaningful way to explore Bible stories together.
I received an advance copy of this book and am sharing my honest review.
March 23, 2026
Our church ordered multiple copies of this book for our volunteers in children's ministry, and I'm so glad to have this resource. It presents the Bible stories / scripture in child-friendly, developmentally appropriate ways but provides a lot of resources for adults to be able to explain the stories further. The "fun facts" have been new insights for me, and I love the "I wonder questions that go with each story. They can create meaningful conversations with kids about the story, revealing what children are thinking about scripture. The book has been a great supplement to our children's ministry curriculum, but I've also used it with an adult Bible study class, sharing some of the historical and cultural context that Miller provides for each story. This is definitely a book that we'll recommend for parents, grandparents, or anyone who has the opportunity to talk with kids about the Bible and the rich stories that shape our faith. I like the format of "52 Conversations" because it could easily be presented as one story a week, allowing adults and children to have conversations about the entire Bible in one year.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
I have been in youth and family ministry for nearly 20 years and have 2 elementary aged kids, so as both parent and minister I am so grateful for this resource and for Meredith Miller! Miller has created the hybrid kids-Bible-story + commentary we needed to pass on the stories of our faith and the Bible in a better way. By better I mean not focusing on the humans as heroes, nor solely on our/the kids’ behavioral response to a Bible story — leading too often to shame or over-focused on morality. Instead, Miller gives us an approach centered on getting to know the character of God, fostering trust, curiosity, and of course, wonder. It’s got the commentary and background that equips you and will bolster your own faith (don’t sleep on the icons and side bars!), and actual words to share with kids. This is not a book to read and put on the shelf, but to use and reference like a curriculum + kids Bible + study Bible or commentaries. I have no doubt Wonder will be a well-worn, tatty book in constant use both with my own children and for leading in ministry.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
As a Children's Pastor and Mom, I love this book and will recommend it to the parents at my church, along with Meredith Miller's other book, Woven: Nurturing a Faith Your Kid Doesn't Have to Heal From. Wonder is a great tool for telling kids Bible stories in kid-friendly language, with tools to help parents build on the stories as their kids get older, with information on the historical context, key words, genre, literary features, fun facts, common questions, etc. Another feature I appreciated in this book is the "You Ask" chapters, interspersed among the Bible stories, which are meant for parents and offer more advice on telling certain stories or answering questions like "Is this story real?" I wish this book had been available to my pastors and parents, because I would've been taught that it's okay to have questions and that not everything in the Bible is literal, and that doesn't make it any less true.
Review of advance copy
Another banger from Meredith Miller! She extends the concepts she wrote about in Woven and puts the materials you need to have great conversations about the Bible with kids directly into your hands. What I love about WONDER is that there are highlighted words right in the text where Meredith has anticipated extra conversation or kids' questions. You can either flip to the end of the story to read the notes about those highlighted words or concepts as you read, or save them for the end, depending on the kiddo you're reading with. This book would be great for anyone re-learning how to love the Bible for themselves as they introduce it to their kiddos. If you've been disappointed with children's Bibles for one reason or another, you will love this book for its grace, it's inclusivity, and how it empowers readers, young and old, to get into the world of the Bible that points us to Gods character.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
WONDER is a beautifully written invitation to see faith, childhood, and the world itself with fresh eyes. Meredith Miller’s storytelling is what makes this book especially compelling. Rather than presenting abstract ideas alone, she weaves narrative, reflection, and lived experience together in a way that feels both grounded and expansive.
What stayed with me most is how the book shifted my thinking. It challenged assumptions I didn’t even realize I was carrying and opened space for a more curious, less rigid posture toward faith and formation. There is a gentleness to Miller’s approach, but also a quiet boldness in how she reframes what it means to nurture spiritual life.
This is a thoughtful, perspective-shaping read for anyone interested in faith, formation, and the power of cultivating wonder.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book for review.
What stayed with me most is how the book shifted my thinking. It challenged assumptions I didn’t even realize I was carrying and opened space for a more curious, less rigid posture toward faith and formation. There is a gentleness to Miller’s approach, but also a quiet boldness in how she reframes what it means to nurture spiritual life.
This is a thoughtful, perspective-shaping read for anyone interested in faith, formation, and the power of cultivating wonder.
Thank you to NetGalley for a copy of this book for review.
March 6, 2026
I have been using Meredith's curriculum for a few years in my ministry, and I absolutely love the way she makes these stories simple yet full of joy and meaning and wonder. I am ridiculously excited to hold WONDER in my hands. My own tween daughter and I are loving the insightful rabbit trails to discover more depth in each story, and I've already tabbed it and started making notes in the margins.
Wonder is laid out intuitively and beautifully! Feeling much more equipped to talk with my students and my own kids about it is SUCH a tremendous gift. It's a where-have-you-been-all-my-life kinda book.
Also, I cannot overstate how grateful I am for Meredith's wisdom -- both Woven and Wonder have breathed vitality into my own understanding of and enthusiam for wrestling with scripture. GET THIS BOOK!
Wonder is laid out intuitively and beautifully! Feeling much more equipped to talk with my students and my own kids about it is SUCH a tremendous gift. It's a where-have-you-been-all-my-life kinda book.
Also, I cannot overstate how grateful I am for Meredith's wisdom -- both Woven and Wonder have breathed vitality into my own understanding of and enthusiam for wrestling with scripture. GET THIS BOOK!
April 14, 2026
This one didn't live up to my expectations. I was excited the premise as an outline/discussion starter to use with my 7-year-old. But it paraphrases (and adds to!) stories instead of including passages from a real translation or sticking to just a particular passage or chapter.
She has fun facts broken out in categories afterward, which is generally nice but would be a *lot* if read together with the passage. Obviously you can pick and choose what to read but that requires pre-reading or prep time. I might want the "I wonder" questions as an app or card deck to randomly refer to, since they don't necessarily require the context of the passage to spark good discussion?
Others may love this book and format, which is awesome! It's just not what I hoped it was.
{I was given an eARC by Worthy Books on NetGalley}
She has fun facts broken out in categories afterward, which is generally nice but would be a *lot* if read together with the passage. Obviously you can pick and choose what to read but that requires pre-reading or prep time. I might want the "I wonder" questions as an app or card deck to randomly refer to, since they don't necessarily require the context of the passage to spark good discussion?
Others may love this book and format, which is awesome! It's just not what I hoped it was.
{I was given an eARC by Worthy Books on NetGalley}
March 2, 2026
I received an advanced copy from NetGalley!
This book is fantastic! As an educator and a children’s pastor, I am constantly looking for resources to help equip parents at my church to have conversations with their kids about the Bible! This is part commentary, part children’s Bible, and all helpful! The book walks you through 52 stories to share with your children that can highlight major biblical themes and characteristics of God. I thought the ways she approaches storytelling and picking historical context to share were thoughtful and allow you to really focus on some of the foundational truths for getting to know God and helping your kids (and you) understand how to approach stories in the Bible!
This book is fantastic! As an educator and a children’s pastor, I am constantly looking for resources to help equip parents at my church to have conversations with their kids about the Bible! This is part commentary, part children’s Bible, and all helpful! The book walks you through 52 stories to share with your children that can highlight major biblical themes and characteristics of God. I thought the ways she approaches storytelling and picking historical context to share were thoughtful and allow you to really focus on some of the foundational truths for getting to know God and helping your kids (and you) understand how to approach stories in the Bible!
March 3, 2026
As a pastor who is responsible for the "time with children" in worship each week, I often search for the best way to tell the Bible story in a faithful way, a way that kids can understand it, and a way that models to the adults in the congregation how to talk to children about the Bible. There are so few resources out there that can even accomplish one of these standards at a time-- Meredith Miller's work is a rare gem that does all three consistently. Wonder is an invaluable compilation of Bible stories that will serve as a reference for me for many years to come. Plus, the topical essays are GOLD for anyone who has been brave enough to call on a hand during a children's sermon and been hit with a stunner of a question!
March 4, 2026
This book exceeded my expectations. I was so thrilled to have a book that helped share the bible in a child appropriate way while also giving historic context and understanding of the bible showing us who God is and the extent of his love for us. Whether you are new to the bible or have a PhD in theology, this book is a great tool for talking points and teaching your child who God is and start to ask questions.
Chapters are the perfect length. Long enough to keep child interested and her writing is kid friendly and engaging. I loved all the extra key notes along the story. It was the like bible story meets commentary. At the end gave questions to wonder about God. I love being able to pose these questions and raise new ones with my children.
Chapters are the perfect length. Long enough to keep child interested and her writing is kid friendly and engaging. I loved all the extra key notes along the story. It was the like bible story meets commentary. At the end gave questions to wonder about God. I love being able to pose these questions and raise new ones with my children.
March 4, 2026
I love the way this book doesn't shy away from complicated stories. I was happy to see the story of Rahab in this collection for children—a story that could have been left out because of its PG rating or the danger of teaching children that lying is OK. None of that is the main point in this telling. The point is that Rahab trusted God, and that is all that mattered. The story even notes that Rahab makes it into the genealogy of Jesus. I appreciate that in the notes for adult readers, Miller gives historical context, explains a perspective about the term “prostitute,” introduces the morality of lying to male authority figures, and even explains the significance of flax! The whole book is full of stuff like that.
March 4, 2026
I first heard Meredith on the Faith Adjacent podcast and the first conversation I heard her have I knew that I wanted to learn from her. As someone who has spent the past decade untangling my own faith, I have very little idea about how to nurture my children's faith without utilizing the strategies I was raised with. Meredith's writing is faith-filled, grounded in theology, and helpful. It's a book I wish I had when I was 7 and a book I can't wait to use with my 7,10, and 13 year old. Meredith's book gives parents who want to instill faith but not legalism, relationship but not only rules, hope and not despair--a useful and practical book to not only teach your children but to renew your own wonder.
March 8, 2026
Review of Advance Copy from NetGalley
I am delighted by this book. Miller does a great job of setting up the purpose of the book and then launches into handing parents a way of telling God-centerded Bible stories. She even gives the readers extra tools like kid-size explanations of theological terms, and fun nerdy facts for the adults that they can share if they wish. Throughout the 52 stories, she sprinkles explanations of why she might have chosen a specific story or anticipates questions kids may have based on it (ex: why do bad things happen to good people? and I already know this story, Mom). She then gives us ideas on what to say or how to handle them. As a parent, this is the resource I've been craving. As a pastor, this helps me have kid terms for churchy words that I sometimes struggle to create myself. In fact, this resource is helping me WONDER about this Sunday's sermon. Thank you, Meredith Miller!
I am delighted by this book. Miller does a great job of setting up the purpose of the book and then launches into handing parents a way of telling God-centerded Bible stories. She even gives the readers extra tools like kid-size explanations of theological terms, and fun nerdy facts for the adults that they can share if they wish. Throughout the 52 stories, she sprinkles explanations of why she might have chosen a specific story or anticipates questions kids may have based on it (ex: why do bad things happen to good people? and I already know this story, Mom). She then gives us ideas on what to say or how to handle them. As a parent, this is the resource I've been craving. As a pastor, this helps me have kid terms for churchy words that I sometimes struggle to create myself. In fact, this resource is helping me WONDER about this Sunday's sermon. Thank you, Meredith Miller!
April 19, 2026
This book is such a gift for parents who want their children to have a beautiful and loving relationship with God. Instead of a rules/ behavior based approach, Meredith Miller teaches about WHO God is backed up by bible stories. The way she tells the stories make them so much more approachable and understandable to my kids. She also includes so many different ways to interact with the stories and add on a little extra knowledge. My kids have been so engaged and interested in the way she introduces and tells the bible stories. I love how she has an index in the back for each of God's traits she introduces. I am such a fan of how she doesn't try to answer every question ,but just encourages kids to think and get to know God.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
Meredith Miller has done it again!! She continues to make the Bible accessible and interesting, especially for someone who grew up with it being forced upon me as a book telling me how I should and shouldn’t behave. I’m so excited to share this book with my kids and not feel nervous if they ask questions. I’ve learned so much through all of the extra context nuggets that Meredith added to the end of each story. I can feel more confident entering into that wondering space alongside my children. I can’t thank Meredith enough for the balm that this book is for helping me heal my relationship with the Bible.
Review of advance copy received from Author
Meredith once again delivers an incredible resource for parents and caregivers who simply want to share their faith with more intention and more love.
Wonder meets you wherever you are — whether you’re new to church, rebuilding your faith, or deeply rooted in it. It’s more than a collection of Bible stories; it helps you talk about God’s great love in ways that feel honest, approachable, and full of hope.
This isn’t just a book for parents — it’s for any adult who longs to faithfully and gently pass on the Christian faith to the next generation. And it just might deepen your own sense of wonder along the way.
Wonder meets you wherever you are — whether you’re new to church, rebuilding your faith, or deeply rooted in it. It’s more than a collection of Bible stories; it helps you talk about God’s great love in ways that feel honest, approachable, and full of hope.
This isn’t just a book for parents — it’s for any adult who longs to faithfully and gently pass on the Christian faith to the next generation. And it just might deepen your own sense of wonder along the way.
March 3, 2026
This is the first book I've ever pre-ordered because I was just that excited about it after reading Meredith Miller's previous book (Woven). Wonder lived up to my expectations and I can't stop recommending it to friends and family. I love the way she reframes how we think about and approach sharing the Bible with kids. She provides concrete and tangible suggestions that are easy to implement without feeling overwhelmed. I enjoy how she re-tells the story in a kid-accessible way and then provides questions and ideas to expand on the story with kids in a way that is "God-centered", focusing on how the story teaches us about who God is.
Review of advance copy received from Netgalley
As a pastor, I’m always looking for resources that will serve our kids and families (and adults healing from all kinds of church hurt), and I am constantly in awe of Meredith Miller.
Wonder is an absolute gift. It is a practical and accessible guide to help you walk alongside your kids as they encounter the love of God, and gives tools for building curiosity and, well, wonder as they read Bible stories.
Wonder is an absolute gift. It is a practical and accessible guide to help you walk alongside your kids as they encounter the love of God, and gives tools for building curiosity and, well, wonder as they read Bible stories.
March 3, 2026
Wonder is for the grownups who want to introduce kids to God without the baggage of trying to manipulate them into being “good.” Miller tells age-appropriate stories in an engaging way, keeping the focus on God and God’s character rather than on behavior management. She gives children space to get to know God and to glimpse God’s vision for the world. The book offers the heart of the story, while leaving room for grownups to add context and depth as appropriate.
March 3, 2026
This is amazing book -- so wise about the faith questions kids ask, and how to tell familiar (and unfamiliar) Bible stories to smart kids who ask daunting questions. The paper copy is beautifully laid out, with all kinds of guides, so no one is nervous about these conversations. I have it both electronically and on paper, and love both. If you want the kids in your life to have an open-hearted faith that builds from their questions, this is your book.
March 4, 2026
I love how this book tells Bible stories in a way that kids can understand AND in a way that points them to trust in a good and near God. Her notes on the key words and the context are so helpful for parents, and her focus on wondering questions after each story stimulates a lot of thoughtful engagement for the kids! This is the perfect resource for parents and caregivers who want to pass on a love of Scripture and of God to the young ones in their lives.
February 28, 2026
Wonder is a great tool in the Bible teacher’s toolbox. Miller does a great job in explaining what the book is and what the book isn’t and how it is best used. A teacher might not agree with every conclusion or story point that is in the book, but the premise and goal-that all of us in reading the Bible should be looking to be amazed and teach that amazement is a good and worthwhile one.
Review of advance copy received from Author
I was able to do an early read of this book, and I love it! What a great resource for families to brush up on our foundational bible stories, or go a little deeper before answering children's questions. I love the wondering questions as a way to engage the story. I'm the Children's Ministry Director of our church and I'm so glad to add it to our resource shelves!
Displaying 1 - 30 of 44 reviews