Kim Walker-Smith is bringing her voice to a new audience-and connecting worship music with the imaginative world of children's games. Released October 2, her new children's album, Known and Loved, offers an eleven-song collection centered on a message young listeners can carry into everyday life: God knows them and loves them. Her official website confirms the project is available now, while Apple Music lists the release under Come to the Table Music.
Created with Christian entertainment platform TruPlay, the album links seven of its songs to characters from the company's games. The collaboration gives children an opportunity to encounter faith through both storytelling and music, with songs addressing courage, identity, fear and trust in God. TruPlay describes Walker-Smith's experience as a mother as part of the inspiration behind the project.
The rollout began July 31 with "Armor On (Benjamin's Song)," which draws on the spiritual armor described in Ephesians 6. "Known and Loved (Oliver's Song)" followed August 21, placing the album's central assurance of God's love at the forefront. The third advance single, "Friends with the Fire (Isabella's Song)," arrived September 11 with a message of courage when facing darkness.
Official music videos extend those songs into a visual experience, and the videos for "Armor On" and "Known and Loved" also appear inside the TruPlay app. The connection allows families to revisit a song's message through a character's story, creating opportunities for conversations about what children fear, where they find courage and how they understand God's care.
The release is also featured among Apple Music's new Christian albums, giving the children's project visibility alongside contemporary worship and gospel releases. That placement is evidence of its release exposure, although substantive independent reviews of the full collection had not surfaced in the searches conducted as of October 5.
The distinctive idea behind Known and Loved is its meeting of worship, childhood questions and character-based storytelling. For Walker-Smith, this new chapter puts a younger generation at the center of the message-and gives parents a musical starting point for talking about faith at home.
