Reviewed by Mamta Madhavan for Readers' Favorite

Jimmy Learns About Life: A Book of Character Traits for Kids by Pamela A. Taylor is an engaging and insightful book that teaches young readers good values through the story of Jimmy. The lessons about Patience, Praise and Worship, Perseverance, Pride, Wisdom, Laziness, Forgiveness, God's Guidance, Grace, Honesty, and God Answers Prayer are taught to children. Every chapter is thought-provoking and the stories can be applied and incorporated into the daily lives of readers to instill good values in them. The stories reiterate the power and presence of God in everybody's lives and teach them valuable lessons about life.

Jimmy Learns About Life by Pamela A. Taylor can be used in Bible classes for children to teach them good concepts through the stories learned by Jimmy. The Food for Thought section at the end of each chapter can be used to make the classes interactive and help children reflect on instances in their lives and how they have reacted to similar situations encountered by Jimmy in the stories. It is a good storybook for parents and tutors to use for read-aloud and storytelling sessions to instill good Christian values in children in an interesting way, without making it sound too preachy. The book also highlights the importance of good parenting and shows parents how wisely Jimmy's mother deals with issues. She uses those moments to teach him good concepts and the values required to help children become good human beings as they work with the Lord on a daily basis.