The popular theologian, mother of four and grandmother of seven, Margot Kässmann, tells the most important stories of Jesus in modern, child-friendly language. She narrates how Jesus, as a young man, is baptized by John in the Jordan and then sets out to tell people about God. The stories include the fishing at the Sea of Galilee and the women and men with whom Jesus travels throughout the land. There is the astonishment that Jesus wants to have dinner with Zacchaeus, the tax collector hated by everyone in town. Or the story of the prodigal son and the great celebration upon Jesus' return. Margot Kässmann recounts small and great miracles, such as the blind seeing and the lame walking, because Jesus reaches out to the people. Everyone is fed when he asks them to share with one another.

Young readers can feel secure knowing that Jesus explains, using the example of the lilies in the field, that we do not need to worry constantly. After all, the flowers in the field bloom without striving so hard for anything.

At the end is the most beautiful sermon Jesus ever delivered: the Sermon on the Mount and his invitation to the children, to whom he always gives his special attention.

With expressive illustrations by Stefanie Scharnberg.