One Hand, Two Hands by Max Lucado

One Hand, Two Hands by Max Lucado is a beautifully illustrated, engaging book for 2-6 year olds about the magic of our hands and how they can be used for so many wonderful things, like playing, touching and most importantly, helping others.

This is the first Max Lucado book I've had the pleasure of reading and I have to admit that I fell in love with it before I actually even read it. The cover illustration is so cute (I have a thing for little girls and their dogs) and as I quickly flipped through the pages one passage jumped out at me right away:
               "Wipe tears. Give a gift.
                Write Grandma a letter.
                With hands and a hug,
                we make people feel better."
I knew right there that One Hand, Two Hands was a keeper. Lydia thought so too, I think a lot of it had to do with the adorable drawings of the puppy and other assorted animals in it. It did start her asking questions, though, about our hands, why we have them, all the things we can do with them and all the things we wouldn't be able to do without them. It also opened the door to teaching her, in a fun way, a little more about the importance of doing things to help other people.
This book will definitely be added to my list of gift-giving books and I'll be keeping an eye out for more
Max Lucado children's books.

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