Each chapter in the devotional corresponds to a chapter in the original story about an orphan girl adopted by siblings Matthew and Marilla Cuthbert. Dodge’s devotional helps draw out spiritual and biblical lessons that can be found in the childhood classic.
Filled with delightful illustrations, the devotional helps remind us that God makes no mistakes, while being a “gentle allegory for God’s redemptive, adoptive plans for each of us.”
Each chapter in this devotional companion uses Bible verses, a brief devotion related to that day’s chapter from “Anne” and a prayer to relate to that chapter’s featured examples and references. Each passage relates what Anne is experiencing to both what we and Jesus Himself may experience, such as a feeling of abandonment.
“The Anne of Green Gables Devotional” is a great additional resource for any fan of Anne, allowing the reader to see this classic in a whole new way. This book would be appropriate for older children and adults, and could also be used by families (the author has created supplemental questions appropriate for younger children, available online). And as each devotional is brief, this can be completed fairly quickly each day.
Five stars out of five.
Barbour Books provided this complimentary copy through NetGalley for my honest, unbiased review