My new children's book: God, the Universe and Everything

A short history of a lot of stuff

I promise I won’t post every month about a new book, but I wanted to let you know that my new book for children is now out! It’s called God, the Universe and Everything. If that’s an overly bold title, the subtitle puts it in perspective: this is A short history of a lot of stuff.

What I can say without any fear of over-reach is that the book has been really beautifully designed. It is very bright, very colourful, and is a beautiful object in its own right, as you can see below.

The designers have done a great job.

I also had a lot of fun writing it and hope that children (and adults) will enjoy reading it and solving the riddles and other puzzles. It really can be a book for the whole family, and is aimed at children aged 8 upwards.

Here’s the blurb:

Here it is. Everything you could possibly want to know about God and the universe in one book. Well, maybe not quite everything, but you’ll be surprised at how much we’ve packed in. There are escape stories and riddles and ancient games. There are codes, cricket and football. There are elephants, time-eaters and cosmic explosions. There’s a goldfish. But, above all, there’s the story of God’s amazing love for us over the whole of human history, the greatest story of all time. What are you waiting for? Dive on in.

Dare I say: it would make a lovely Christmas present or a First Holy Communion gift. The book’s available here and should be arriving in all the usual bookshops in the next day or two. I’m always very happy to give talks around it if that’s useful for anyone.

The same applies to Travels in Radical Christianity, though that book was very much written for adults.

And, while I’m on the topic of talks, I’m always looking for opportunities to talk to churches, schools, home school groups, parish groups, businesses about Mary’s Meals, the wonderful charity I now work for. Please let me know if you’re interested.

It's also worth mentioning that God, the Universe and Everything has the Imprimatur from the Bishop of Arundel and Brighton, which is wonderful.

Any questions, please ask!

And please do share this information with anyone you think might find it interesting.

Thank you!