Chris Lassiter 
Grits and the Grimels 

The Grits and The Grimels series is a comical fiction series of illustrated children’s books aimed at introducing your kids in the urban context to key doctrines of the Christian faith in fun, entertaining and culturally engaging ways. The books are told from the point of view of a narrator who chronicles a breakfast-loving city kid nicknamed Grits as he is befriended by the Grimel family. The Grimel parents and their give kids have moved into the neighborhood which Grits lives to help start a new church in the community.