I'm not a fan of children's bibles, as a rule. Often they're too preachy, dogmatic, or even dull. I first encountered The Children's Bible when it was still published by an obscure publishing house - a copy was given to my twin daughters at their baptism. I grabbed it one day for school religion/bible/whatever classes and was amazed to find the kids - 9 and 10 year olds, loved it. The illustrations, rather than twee, faux-germanic or just bad were fun, vibrant, playing with the so-human characters of the narratives. Suddenly kids were interested in God-stuff, and in the stories of God's whimsical people. The selection of the stories was perfect, the delivery spot-on. I have recommended it to everyone I know ever since. ( )