Dennas Davis

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 show more 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. show less

'Beginner' is absolutely the correct word for this book. I had this book when I was in, I think 1st grade, and the Bible stories in it were very, very condensed/simplified to make the stories easier to understand for young children, and the illustrations are very simplistic. Looking back, my feelings about this book are pretty ambivalent. Sure, the Bible in its "regular" format isn't appropriate for young children, but at the same time the Beginner's Bible took out the pretty fucked up/ugly show more shit that happened in the original Bible, presenting young kids with a pretty sanitized version.

I'm glad I'm not a Christian anymore, lol. show less

This thick hardcover book is filled with Bible stories for children and bright, colorful pictures on every page. It brings back found memories of being read Bible stories as a child. The stories are easy to understand, and the characters are described in a simple, loving way. Even as an adult, I enjoy the stories.

Easter is a special celebration, and the Beginner's Bible books help young readers understand why it matters.

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Bible story books are such a wonderful tool to have on hand to introduce the young child to the Bible and the bare-bones of the Word of God. You can choose to have one or you can choose to have a variety so that your child can experience the many "tellings" and "illustrative styles" of authors and artists as they bring to life what God reveals to mankind in his word.

Now a Bible storybook is not nor should be considered to be the actual Word of God. It is an introduction to and base of study show more for beginners. Hence the writers, illustrators, and publishers have labored diligently to bring to your home a book worthy of it's title - The Beginner's Bible from ZonderKidz an imprint of Zondervan.

This new edition of the originally published in 1989 Beginner's Bible just exudes life and brilliance in the attention-grabbing, child centric illustrations rendered in a virtual 3-D effect in stong, bright colors.

This will become a well-loved book by your child and you will delight that your child loves hearing about the many wonderful men and women from the Bible. A great preparation for the years when the real Bible will become an integral part of their own life.

I receieved a complimentary copy to facilitate a review of my honest opinions without compensation. Opinions are solely my own. show less