For children
The Most Important Things
A simple question by the pool becomes a life-changing conversation about faith, creation, sin, Jesus, forgiveness, prayer, and the most important things every child should know.
About the Book
Faith Adventure Every Day
Book Details
- Reading age
- 3 to 12 years
- Length
- 53 pages
- Size
- 8.5 × 8.5 inches
- Published
- July 2026
- ISBN
- 978-1918506617
What are the most important things a child should know about life, faith, and God?
On a sunny summer day, Grayson is enjoying time in the pool with his beloved Pops when he asks a simple but profound question: What is the most important thing to know? Pops’ answer becomes the beginning of a heartfelt conversation that takes Grayson through the story of creation, the entrance of sin into the world, God’s love for humanity, and the life-changing message of Jesus Christ.
Through warm conversations and child-friendly explanations, The Most Important Things introduces young readers to foundational Christian beliefs while exploring the importance of faith, forgiveness, prayer, free will, and having a personal relationship with God. As Pops gently answers Grayson’s questions, a summer afternoon between a grandfather and grandson becomes a meaningful journey toward understanding God’s love and the gift of salvation.
Heartwarming, accessible, and rooted in faith, The Most Important Things is a thoughtful Christian book for children and families to read together, encouraging young hearts to ask big questions, discover biblical truths, and understand what it means to choose a life of faith in Jesus.
From the Author
There are many Christian parents and grandparents who feel a deep need to share the Gospel message with the children in their lives, but struggle to know how to communicate these truths in a manner that children can grasp.
Often, they wind up waiting, hoping that as the children get older it might become easier. Additionally, many simply transfer this task to children’s church workers at their local church assuming they will be better equipped for this important task. However, there is no substitute for the impact of a trusted, loving parent or grandparent sharing the Gospel message with a child. When parents and grandparents explain basic Bible truths and then live them out in front of the child, it has the maximum impact on their lives.
The Most Important Things, is more than an entertaining children’s book. It is a tool designed to facilitate the explanation of the creation concept, God’s love for mankind, the fall of man, the effects of sin, the plan of salvation, the work of Jesus, the importance of living in obedience to the ways of Heaven, prayer, and the hope of Heaven. These biblical concepts are introduced and explained in age appropriate ways in a conversational style between Pops and his grandson, Grayson.
The purpose and goal of this book is strictly to empower every parent and grandparent to plant spiritual seeds of faith in Jesus in the young hearts of the children they love and cherish. My dream and hope is that many thousands, maybe even millions of children will have the Good News of Jesus explained to them by the family members whom they love and trust as they read The Most Important Things together.
Sam Elliott
In The Most Important Things, Grayson asks Pops what truly matters most. As they talk together on a sunny summer day, Pops gently explains five foundational truths of the Christian faith in a way children can understand: God created the world, people are made with value and purpose, sin separates us from God, Jesus came to save us, and faith begins with choosing Him.
Warm, clear, and family-centered, this illustrated Christian children’s book is designed to help parents, grandparents, pastors, and teachers guide children into meaningful spiritual conversations. Through storytelling, Bible-based teaching, and a loving relationship between Pops and Grayson, young readers are introduced to important truths about God’s love, Jesus’ sacrifice, forgiveness, prayer, and living in obedience to Him.
The book also includes engaging activity pages such as a word search, maze, coloring page, and drawing activity, making it a helpful resource for families, Sunday school, children’s ministry, homeschool lessons, and faith-based storytime.
Perfect for Christian families who want to teach children about Jesus in a gentle, memorable, and conversation-friendly way.
Read The Most Important Things and help the children you love discover the truths that matter most.
About The Author
Sam Elliott
Sam Elliott is a pastor, author, marriage coach, husband, father, and grandfather with a lifelong passion for strengthening families through biblical principles.
Sam has been married to his beautiful wife Angie since 1980 and they have two sons. Sam has served in pastoral roles since 1987, both as lead pastor and staff pastor in six different churches. He has served as a church planter and as a satellite campus pastor of a very large church.
However, he has always been focused on helping people find practical ways to implement the principles of God’s word to have strong, fulfilling marriages. He has taught these principles in conferences, classes, and other church settings. He and Angie have done extensive marriage coaching and love to see couples find peace and love as they apply biblical principles to their relationship.
He authored, I Still Do, A Guide for the Marriage Journey, as a biblical marriage daily devotional to help couples grow strong marriages. Sam also seeks to provide encouragement to couples through his Instagram page, IStillDoministries, which is filled with short videos to provide thought provoking principles.
He also wrote, A Legacy of Faith, One family’s God stories, which is a collection of stories of answered prayers experienced by Sam and Angie. The premise is to encourage families to recognize God’s amazing hand in their lives and to make these stories a part of the culture and lore of their families to share the reality and providential care of God with their children and grandchildren.
Now, Sam has taken the next step in providing The Most Important Things as a tool to help parents and grandparents engage the children they love in spiritual conversations. Sam and Angie have spent years seeking to strengthen families and are very happy about this latest project which they hope will bring many children into faith in Jesus Christ.
Reader Reviews
What Families Are Saying
A dear friend and mentor of Rich and mine wrote a children’s book recently. I had the privilege to preview the book and actually had the chance to read it to my class…
Cara Gentry Clasen
Teacher, via Facebook
