This is a thorough and well thought out picture book for young children to recount the events of Holy Week. I love that the scripture references are included as well as questions built into each section. You could break this up and read each section on the corresponding day of Holy Week, or read it any time of the year since celebrating Jesus’s death and resurrection certainly isn’t just for Easter! I highly recommend this for your family!

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An excellent young reader board book about Jesus' death and resurrection. Great, young child-friendly illustrations and message. Highly recommended for little ones.

Delightful book showing children who Jesus is what He means to us and about Easter. Teaching kids that Easter has more meaning than Easter bunny, colored eggs and candy but about the sacrifice that Jesus gave to us.

Thank you NetGalley for this eARC in exchange for an honest review. This came right on time for my kids to read and continue their faith walk with Jesus. I loved this little story and how it makes the story of Easter front and center but also explains it where little minds can understand. The illustration was great.

This book is going to be perfect for toddlers who are being introduced to Jesus. The illustrations are so bright and captivating!

I loved how the challenging concepts - particularly the crucifixion - were detailed enough to get the basics of the story across, but so much that it might frighten or confuse a younger child.

I do wish the resurrected Jesus had been depicted, but I would still purchase this book for my own children.

JESUS ROSE FOR ME by Jared Kennedy uses pictures and words to tell the true meaning of Easter. This board book for ages three to seven starts with Palm Sunday and ends with Easter when Jesus rose for us.
Children can learn that Jesus is alive!
Several pages have scripture references for adults.
Thanks to New Growth Press and NetGalley for the opportunity to read and write my unbiased thoughts about this book.
4 stars ⭐️️⭐️️⭐️️⭐️️

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This well-done educational story begins with a quick and clever recap of Jesus’ followers and miracles. The heart of the story follows Jesus’ journey to Jerusalem, the Last Supper, including an explanation of communion, and the passion of Christ. It falls short of a full explanation of the resurrection by only describing that the tomb was empty. There’s a lot of information packed into a well-written children’s book.

Additional educational features are Bible verse references and questions to the reader that help children relate the story to their own lives. Complex concepts are presented in child-friendly language, such as... Everyone who trusts Jesus is part of His forever family.

Jesus Rose for Me is perfect for an Easter gift or for a Christian classroom library. It would make a great tool for explaining the foundation of Christianity to little learners.

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From the Triumphal Entry to the Resurrection, this book breaks down the Easter story in sections with an easy to understand recounting of the events, followed by a personal discussion question and a brief summary of how the event connects to life today.

The illustrations are very attractive and appealing for little ones--simple and colorful. I would recommend this as a resource for preschool to early Elementary school children. I appreciated the clarity of the Gospel message in this book and as I read it to my boys, they were able to follow along and enjoyed interacting with the book/story. I think this is a wonderful resource to have in your home...it can be read all year long, not just at Easter!

*I received a free digital copy of this book in exchange for my honest review

Book is beautifully illustrated. I liked how it was arranged chronologically and transited well into the Easter message. Also loved that the book touched on Jesus' last supper - not many children's book touch on that. The book comes with some helpful bible verses to refer to so you can stop at important section if you wish to.

However, I did find the book to be oversimplified in its Easter message. I could not interact with the book in a personal and meaningful way as I would have liked. I know its a children's book but I would have liked the author to talk more about the essence of easter. (i.e unmerited grace, forgiveness, and mercy

Jesus Rose for Me by Jared Kennedy is another one of those Solid Easter Story books that’s well suited for teaching the meaning of Easter for kids.

I love how we can have many Easter story books and, just like the original Gospels, focus on something different, for a different but similar purpose!

Its 4 ‘chapters’ each begin with a little flag with scripture references, which is awesome for further study. Each section also ends with a question and answer to think about.

I think this is an excellent answer to how to explain Easter to a child age 4-7ish. It is specific, brief, and hits the important points.

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The illustrations in this book are clean-cut and well-done. I enjoyed it very much and I think that it would be a good little book for kids to have during church services to keep them quiet.

This is a sweet Children's book about Jesus' last week before his death. It includes the trumpet entry, the passover supper, the prayer in the garden, his death and resurrection. A good overview for teaching young children about the reason behind Easter.

Share the gospel with your children in a clear and beautiful way by reading this book. The text is simple yet does not leave anything out of this important story about Jesus dying for us on the cross to take the punishment for our sins. This book would be great to read to the kids in your life at home and at church.

Are you looking for a children’s book on the last week of Jesus? This new book published by New Growth Press might be a book you want to get! It is meant for children ages three to seven. I read this aloud to my daughters and they loved it.
I wanted to read this book to my kids since previously I have been blessed by the author’s work for kids with the same publisher, New Growth Press. This work continue in the same vein of being biblical, clear to understand for young children and also have illustrations that are kid-friendly.
The book consists of four “chapters.” In the first part the book goes over the story of Christ’s triumphant entry. This is followed by “Jesus’ last supper” and “Jesus died for us.” The final chapter is titled “Jesus lives” and goes over the resurrection of Jesus Christ. Together they cover the last week of Jesus.
I was quite blessed to go over this book with my daughters. I found the language and vocabulary just right at the kids’ level. I also enjoyed how each section also give Scriptural references so that one can look it up in more details from God’s Word. This is extremely helpful for me. I do recommend this.
NOTE: This book was provided to me free by New Growth Press and Net Galley without any obligation for a positive review. All opinions offered above are mine unless otherwise stated or implied.

I’m afraid I wasn’t very fond of this book. Parts were really well done, but overall I believe much of it is so speculative or oversimplified that it loses the original message of the text.
Following is a list of my concerns or questions that I had as I read the book. I did my best to carefully read each passage of scripture mentioned and others that recounted the same events and compare them to the ideas presented in this book.
First off, they were disciples, not just friends of Jesus. Yes, He called them friends, but the Bible always calls them disciples or apostles. Shouldn’t we do the same?
The Triumphal Entry –
The disciples praised the Lord for what they had seen. It seems to have a more God focus than this page makes it out to be in this book.
The whole Jesus is a friend of children and sinners, while theologically correct isn’t actually what was said that day so wouldn’t it be better to stick to what was recorded in all 4 Gospels instead of making things up?
The Last Supper –
I understand that the Passover was a reminder of the glorious deliverance of Israel from Egypt, but their supposed discussion of it was the only thing mentioned in this book to the exclusion of some of the most comforting teachings Christ left the church the night before His death. The last sentence of that page strayed even farther into speculation.
The actual discussion of the elements of the last supper was well done until he discusses the wine. Jesus’ words are carefully repeated with little to no variance in four books of the Bible. The author chose to change it by inserting a sentence about forever family. The insertion makes me wonder if he believes that salvation in some sense is dependent on the taking of the elements.
The Crucifixion –
The guards didn’t mock his power as a king. They mocked his ability as a prophet. Herod mocked his authority as king in the sign on the cross.
Nowhere does it say Calvary was a big hill.
The Resurrection –
The last part that discusses the reason for Christ’s sacrifice was really well done. I appreciated those pages. They just didn’t make up for the rest.
I believe that is extremely important to be as accurate as possible when recounting Bible stories to children, and I’m afraid that this book doesn’t do that for me.
I received this as a free ARC through NetGalley and New Growth Press. No favorable review. I have provided my honest opinions.

Wow! This book is great for a variety of ages. The illustrations are simple, yet beautiful, and keep you engaged but not distracted.
The honesty of the gospel story in this book is refreshing. This is told plainly enough that your younger children can stay honed in to your reading, but has enough grit and extra scripture references that your older kids will find themselves coming back to it. I love the education element/explanation of the communion story. It often gets glossed over in children’s books. This will be a great addition to my kids’ Easter baskets this year!

Jesus Rose for Me by Jared Kennedy is a children's book about Jesus, his last days, the cross, and his resurrection. The book starts with Jesus Rides into Jerusalem. It lists Scripture reference to look up such as Matthew 24:4-9. The book asks great questions that get you to think deeper and will help to encourage dialog between the child and a teacher or parent. The book is solid and biblical for a young reader and would be a great resource to use along with the Bible.

Why do we celebrate Easter?

The Sunday when Jesus rose from the dead is called Easter Sunday. Every Easter we celebrate that Jesus is more powerful than death. Jesus rose from the dead. Jesus rose for me! and You!

Easter is upon us and this is a wonderful resource to read with your young children about Easter. It is a short book starting with Jesus entrance into Jerusalem and what it meant. The illustrations are vivid and bring to the heart of what scripture says. The book ends with the tomb being empty and why we celebrate Easter. The most helpful to guide your children is the meaning of communion - the last supper. The meaning of the sacraments is rich with the Gospel. Each chapter starts with scripture and ends with a question and an answer to discuss the deep things of God. Yes children and parent will share the meaning of the Gospel in the most meaningful of ways. Highly recommend.

A Special Thank you to New Growth Press and Netgalley for the ARC and the opportunity to post an honest review.

An easy to read story of Easter. It is told in simple language for kids to grasp the message. I really liked how the scripture references where added to the pages to support the retelling. It also gives parents a quick reference to read children the actual scripture. There are also interaction corners to encourage families to talk and engage children. The illustration were well done, simple and didn’t distract from the story. Although I would say the cover illustration was a bit more appealing than the ones in the book.