The Children's Illustrated Bible

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My child loves to read this during Mass, and the text is not intimidating so he can read it himself and not get frustrated. Children's Bible Story Book Bible Story Book for Children-Bible Stories for Children-Creation-Adam Eve-Noah-Ark- . To calculate the overall star rating and percentage breakdown by star, we don’t use a simple average.

In this outstanding edition of the Bible, the stories of the Old and New Testaments are retold by Selina Hastings in a lucid, flowing style for children's enjoyment and edification.I have bought pretty much every children's Bible, including the new ones from Ascension, and this one is just so much better for young children with short attention spans. The rich liturgies of the Old and New Testaments are brought to life with vivid portraiture and detailed factual explanation. The book also introduces younger readers to sacred sites of religious significance, from the peak of Mount Sinai to the shores of the Sea of Galilee.

Here’s the main clue - the illustrations were graphic, and I mean pretty violent, horrific and memorable. But when I pull this book out to read the wonderful stories of Noah, Moses, the Flight from Egypt, Jesus calming the sea, and so forth - the kids listen with mouths agape. Rather than many dumbed-down, Disneyesque versions of children's Bibles that I have seen, and rather than the somewhat lame materials offered by our church, the Children's Illustrated Bible connects with kids.

From the peak of Mount Sinai to the shores of the Sea of Galilee - Old and New Testament stories are brought to life with photographs and maps to put the stories in context. The 103 third parties who use cookies on this service do so for their purposes of displaying and measuring personalized ads, generating audience insights, and developing and improving products. Raised in a family with a 50-year history of publishing Bibles and commentaries, she has an inherent wealth of knowledge and understanding of the gospel that is evident in her inspirational and melodic style of writing. I was taken to church as a child, was bought a bible and read it again and again, so my knowledge of the bible is good.