Christian Book Awards 2023 Finalist for Young People's Literature
ECPA Top Shelf Cover Award 2022
Marty Machowski's Darkest Night Brightest Day shows families how Easter morning turned the world upside down and right side up.
Start a new Easter season tradition with your family by reading this beautifully illustrated ""upside down"" book that includes fourteen Bible stories for Passion and Easter weeks. Begin on Palm Sunday with the first side, Darkest Night, which has seven stories that recount the events of Passion week, ending with Christ's crucifixion and burial. Flip the book over on Easter morning and continue by reading Brightest Day, featuring seven more stories that progress from Christ's resurrection to his ascension and Pentecost.
Machowski weaves the four Gospel accounts together into one harmonized story and provides questions for family discussion. Children are sure to remember the contrast between the darkness at the death of our Lord and the light-filled events from Christ's resurrection onward.
"The good news of the person and work of Christ is the most important thing we can celebrate with and teach to our children. This family devotional teaches, proclaims, and applies the things of "first importance" (1 Corinthians 15:3–4): that Christ died for our sins, that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day."
Justin S. Holcomb and Lindsey A. Holcomb, Authors of God Made All of Me, God Made Babies, and God Made Me in His Image
"In Darkest Night Brightest Day best-selling children's author Marty Machowski once again provides families with a devotional they can trust and enjoy together! With stunning illustrations and helpful discussion questions, this Easter devotional is a new and fresh retelling of the old, old Story. Through the cross and empty tomb, history was changed and lives are transformed. The difference is night and day."
Champ Thornton, Pastor; author of several books, including The Radical Book for Kids, The Serpent Slayer and the Scroll of Riddles,and Why Do We Say Good Night?: When You Are Afraid of the Dark
"If you're looking for a fun and theologically sound way to teach your children about the true meaning of Easter, look no further. Marty Machowski has done it again! Darkest Night Brightest Day is an excellent resource for children."
Ginger Hubbard, Bestselling author of Don't Make Me Count to Three and Chloe and the Closet of Secrets; speaker; cohost of the Parenting with Ginger Hubbard podcast
"Nothing is more important than introducing our children to Jesus. Nothing is more vital to know about Jesus than his death and resurrection. In Darkest Night Brightest Day Marty Machowski has given us a beautiful, thoughtful, user-friendly tool for guiding our children (and ourselves!) to Jesus in a reflective, worshipful observance of Holy Week and Easter week."
John Kitchen, Author; pastor of the International Church of Slemani, Sulaymaniyah, Iraq
"This book is a gift to both parents and children. The words, artwork, and discussion questions bring the resurrection story to life. I'm certain it will become a new Easter-season tradition in our home."
Drew Hill, Award-winning author of Alongside: Loving Teenagers with the Gospel
"If you're having trouble convincing your kids that Easter is more than candy and egg hunts, Marty Machowki's Darkest Night Brightest Day is here to help. Colorful and Christ-exalting, this book shows how the darkness of Calvary became the light of resurrection. Marty's books are a treasure for parents who want their children to know the glories of the gospel."
Trish Donohue, Author of Between Us Girls: Walks and Talks for Moms and Daughters
"Darkest Night, Brightest Day is a great tool for helping young children gaze intently at Christ's life and work. With attention to detail, Machowski carefully guides families through the events of Holy Week and the days between resurrection and Pentecost. The book will help children to see Christ's beauty and the importance of putting faith in him."
Jared Kennedy, Editor at The Gospel Coalition; author of The Beginner's Gospel Story Bible and Keeping Your Children's Ministry on Mission
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Such a great book! I like how it breaks down to 7 days before Easter and 7 days from Easter on. It holds such a great message, but in bit-size pieces. It such a great book to do as a family with kiddos during Easter. I also really liked the questions at the end of each day. It helps kids to better understand what was read.
Perfect for the days leading up to and after Easter! My boys loved this!
Great way to teach children the events around the Passion, death, resurrection and very beginning of the church.
This was an engaging easy to read two week Easter Devotional.
We loved doing this book for Easter, my 5 year old was eager to do the daily readings and the older children wanted to read portions of Scripture. We loved how it brought the accounts of the death and resurrection of Christ all together. Excellent resource that we look forward to using again next year!
A two week devotional for the family around holy week and resurrection Sunday. My 6 and 7 year olds were really engaged and surprised me with their ability to answer the questions.
This book is not only SO cool for the way it is designed but it does a phenomenal job of putting the scriptures into a story-like format for the whole family!
An impressive grouping of family devotionals to use before and after Easter!
my wife and i love it, and have given it away to several couples with kiddoes
This family devotional is a pure delight! Our family was edified and had great discussions around each chapter. And I love the fact that you flip it from the darkest night to the brightest day, and it gives you a visual reminder of the gospel of our crucified and risen Lord! Great stuff!
