Real Bad Guys: A Story about Good vs. Bad and the Way God Sees It (Millie and the Real Bad Guys)

“Real Bad Guys does a creative and fun job helping little minds and hearts comprehend both the problem of the human heart and the solution. The bent towards moralistic deism haunts all of us and maybe especially young kids. I’m grateful for Jimmy and Sebastian’s work in helping provoke the imagination to get through the mind and into the heart.”

“Real Bad Guys is a visually stunning and witty journey to the depths of our depravity and then to the heights of the hope available to all! Every page is more enjoyable than the last. You will absolutely love reading and sharing this book about bad guys from a good guy pointing to the Greatest Guy!”

“As a longtime fan of Jimmy’s music, it is a thrill to see him utilize his brilliant storytelling gifts through a new medium. Needham brings humor and heart to the Gospel story, making it accessible for people of all ages. The fanciful illustrations and timeless truths point the reader to the love and sacrifice of our Savior, the REAL GOOD GUY.”

“This fun little book teaches kids a big lesson. In an age where the truth is hidden and undervalued, Real Bad Guys reminds all of us who we really are. My wife and I read to our kids every night, and we’re always looking for new stories that tell the truth and engage the imagination. This book does both with excellence. The illustrations are unique, and the story is engaging. I’ll have to improve my book-reading accents to capture all the personalities! The Good News of Jesus is beautiful. I’m confident this book will show a generation of kids just how beautiful that news is.”

“The great moral problem in the universe is clear: We ignore God to love ourselves. This moral dry rot is present in our world, in our children, and in their sinful parents. This clear, creative, and Christ-centered book pioneers a new starting point for an essential conversation we must lead in our homes.”

“How can it be so? He did it! Jimmy Needham wrote a kids’ book on depravity! One of the most important things my four daughters have seen is their sin. This book has helped them, and it will help your child to see their need for a Savior.”

“Real Bad Guys is fun, hilarious, and overflowing with the gospel. You and your kids will love learning theology from Dracula, a pirate, and other bad guys. And most of all, we learn about the one good guy.”

“After time spent with Jimmy and his family, I can easily envision him using every voice, character, and twist of humor in this book to make the gospel clear and appealing to his kids and ours. (Not to mention, it’s also appealing to us grown ups!) I’m grateful that a book like this exists to make the complexity of sin so accessible for readers of any age. I am confident it will bear much fruit in your home.”

“For as long as I have known him (and even before then), Jimmy Needham has been showing me the serious depth of my need for Jesus and the ever-greater heights that Jesus reaches to meet that need. In this book, Jimmy paints that grace in colors even kids can understand. There’s a real bad guy in all of us — murderers and pastors, thieves and mothers, pirates, monsters, and me. Thank God there’s one guy good enough to love this real bad guy.”

“Nobody combines faith and fun, creativity and theology quite like Jimmy Needham. What a delightful and helpful resource for families!”