Halo Publishing International

REVIEWED BY Wayne Walker
STORIES FOR CHILDREN MAGAZINE

Milo is this really cute little angel. He wakes up one morning and says, "God, today I want to make a difference." While walking down the street, he sees a beat-up, old, green wagon in the trash. Even though it looks bad, it still works, so he takes it to his friends, Mary, Matt, and Mark. Milo tells them that, since he had seen people at church the previous Sunday giving food for the needy, he has an idea to use the wagon to collect things for people who face difficult circumstances. They all fix the wagon up and, as the ACT (Action Changes Things) Mission Team, start going through the neighborhood to ask for donations. Will the neighbors help? Will the four be able to assist anyone? And what about the man sleeping on the park bench?

This is a great book to let children know, in a gentle and age-appropriate way, that there are those who are less fortunate and require a helping hand. One of the great principles of the Bible that young people, as well as those of us who are older, need to learn is what Jesus said in Matthew 25:40. "Inasmuch as you did it to one of the least of these My brethren, you did it to Me." It is good for them to see in a story such as this that many people are motivated by their Christian principles to assist those who are in need. I give this book a hearty recommendation to help develop in young readers a sense of compassion and a determination to do what they can to help. Other books in the Milo series are Milo Moments and Milo with a Halo.