How religion can be presented in children’s books

In publishing Christian books for children, how do we decide where stories should end and preaching begin? We want to impart to young readers the grace and grandeur of God but in such a way that they discover this for themselves. The books offered at The Children’s Bookstore have varying degrees of spiritual insight. Some such as “Bartram and the Blue Morning Glory” simply teach us that the hand of God is on every creature great and small. Others like our young adult novel, “The Midget Green Swamp Moose” show characters directly coming to understand the accepting of God into their life.