The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes

This is one of my favorite Bible story books written for young children. Taylor is a master of explaining Bible stories simply, without distorting the underlying biblical text. Often omitted from similar books, sin and God's wrath are presented in context. The stories are short enough to be understood by young children (ours were about two and a half when they started really grasping much), with simple questions that are helpful especially for parents beginning family devotions. The illustrations of the old edition are realistic. These I prefer, rather than the cartoony illustrations in the more recent edition.

This series of 1 paragraph to 3 questions on every page is a fantastic insight to some of the more well known bible characters, complimented by three discussion questions on every page to give kids a 'push off point' to see things in the pictures, question what they see and hear, and give them a safe space to ask more questions about the bible. Each paragraph is bionically linked so that if the reader is interested he or she can use it as a point of reference to read more of that particular story in the actual bible. It is a great teaching tool, family devotional time tool, and independent read for anyone who would like to know more, or just sort out all those pesky Mary's.

This is one of the few books that my family owned when I was growing up. As a child, the pictures were amazing to me, illustrating a great number of Old and New Testament stories. The stories are kept extremely short, simple, and then questions are asked of the child at the end of each page. I loved it as a child, and I loved sharing this book with my children.

As a young teenager, when I read through the Bible the first time, I kept seeing in my mind the lovely pictures from this book, making it that much richer of an experience.

This is used in conjunction with Little Hands to Heaven Preschool Homeschool Curriculum. The pictures are not the cartoony ones of today. The synopsis for each story in the Bible is short enough to hold my toddler's attention. She is a little young for it but I think it's excellent and plan on using it as she gets older. I still use it in bits and pieces.

Clear one page stories of parts of the bible. Easy to follow. Older style pictures.

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