Paula Merchant 
Then God Said… 
A Story of God’S Love for His Creation

Then God Said is the story of creation written specifically for children to read for themselves or with an adult. It is a book to assist adults in sharing the creation and the love of Christ to the child. The illustrations are made to simplify the understanding of the creation and God’s desire for a relationship with each individual reader, whether that is the child listening or the adult reading.

About the author

The Oklahoma author of this book is the mother of three girls, has worked with children for many years in both public school and church settings, and has a yearning for every child and adult to understand how important and loved they are by God. She felt a calling from God to write and illustrate a children’s book on the creation and love of God. Telling God she could not do it because she did not know how to draw, He simply told her, “If you can tear paper, you can do what I ask of you.”