The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

I came across this bible when babysitting for a friend's child, and have now bought it for my own children and as a gift for others. The stories are beautifully told - a little poetic licence is taken here and there, largely it adds to the story, but occasionally is not to my taste (eg 'Hello light' in the creation account). As with all children's bibles the stories have been chosen from the bible and therefore there is a lot missing - I find it frustating when teaching sunday school that often the story I want is not in any children's bible! Often I think that difficult stories have been tackled well - eg the story of Abraham being asked to sacrifice Isaac is often one which we gloss over with children, as many adults find it more difficult to comprehend than the children we are explaining it to, I think the author tells the story beautifully - I'm not an emotional person, but more than once have been choked up reading this! The author is sensitive to her readers, there are areas where she may be accused of glossing over - eg she tells us Joseph was imprisoned for something he didn't do - which I feel then leaves the parent to make a choice if and when to explain further and to what extent. Perhaps it does not dwell sufficiently on the sin aspect of the gospel, although it reiterates in almost every story that Jesus 'rescues' us, but again, that leaves a responsible parent to explain at will - we can't leave the whole job to a children's bible can we? It is regrettably rare to come across a children's bible as well told, which makes it clear that the whole bible is all about Jesus. I also own the Big Picture Story Bible and I love having the combination of the two as this minimises gaps. It could be made better by adding more stories please!

Already reading to my young one. Very useful.

This is a beautifully written and illustrated children's story book about Jesus. I got it for my grandson's 7th birthday, but he won't see it till later this month. I've been a Christian for 20 years and I just wish I had been given this book when I was a child. I'm sure God will bless all who read it.

This is one of for kids bibles that we own, on top of other faith based story books and it is by far my favourite for telling kids the stories of the bible. It seems to manage to capture the essence of each story with wit and wisdom in a way that is accessible to our 8, 6 and 4 year old kids.

We are disturbed by how little God's grace is taught in churches, to be honest most Sunday School stuff is based around Old Testament stories and good behaviour - nothing wrong with either of course UNLESS you don't use them to point people to Jesus, which is something Sally Lloyd-Jones does brilliantly in this book. Some commentators have mentioned that this book papers over sin and disobedience but it deals brilliantly with the worst consequence of sin in the first story, namely how it separated us from God. Besides, this book isn't the Bible, it's a paraphrase for children; neither is it a replacement for godly parenting - it's a resource for godly parents to use - among others that discuss aspects like obedience. For my wife and I this book is a blessing. Children are saturated with a culture of performance from a young age, it's refreshing to have a book that simply deals with the incredible love and grace of our Father through His Son Jesus Christ. As Scripture says, its the kindness of God that leads us to repentance.

Easily the best children's Bible story book out there - not simply a 'simplifying of the story', but a deeply thoughtful and Christian teaching of the Bible entirely appropriate and wonderfully engaging for Infant & Junior School age - with great illustrations too.

The absolute best children's bible there is. Beautiful illustrations and beautiful writing - get ready to cry your eyes out while reading to your kids. The crucifixion story gets me every time. And my kids love it too.

Nice approachable language for kids. It's written in a fun, concise but still "proper biblical" way. Not very religious myself but I think it's a great book and I'm actually finding it interesting to learn from it too!

La manera de exponer las historias es preciosa. Nos ha gustado a todos.

Fabulous book, so beautifully illustrated and so well told ! My kid loves this book

I don't like the book. Very disappointed to have it.

Didn't you ever wonder, what's the interest in telling my children such stories as David and Goliath ? Or Jericho walls falling down ? What do they catch when they listen such tales ? A possible morale, some violence too... So what's the point ? Finally, this Bible invites us to go further, behind the 1st sight, the 1st listening... it shows Jesus behind each story, even of the old Testament ! It is really a great tool to help adults explain biblical stories to children giving them a real meaning, without loosing sight of the main point ever : Jesus. Drawings are just so kind too ! A precious, precious pearl.... My kids and myself just love it !

Spiegare la Bibbia non è facile per nessuno, verso nessuno. Con i bambini ancora di più, perché è facile scendere nella modalità "favola" o "nomi e posti da imparare a memoria". È facile, insomma, che si parli della Bibbia in quanto tale, ma non del messaggio che contiene: il progetto di Dio sull'umanità, tramite la preparazione alla venuta di Gesù, la sua nascita, vita, morte e resurrezione. Questo libro fa esattamente questo: racconta la Bibbia secondo il fil rouge della presenza di Cristo, come regalo d'amore di Dio per noi. Ed è questo che lo rende molto prezioso e molto diverso da ogni altro io abbia visto. Non mi piace molto lo stile delle illustrazioni, ma ciò non significa che non siano ben fatte: è questione di gusti. Il libro è corposo e accompagnerà la famiglia per anni, da quando verrà letto dai genitori a voce alta, a quando i figli e figlie sapranno leggere da sé. Purtroppo non sembra esistere una versione italiana, solo tedesca, francese e spagnola. Consiglio caldamente l'acquisto perché è un libro solido, poetico, emozionale e profondo. Qualità di stampa ottima, formato facilmente portabile. Amazon e corriere impeccabili come sempre. ------------- Se la recensione è utile, per favore fai click sul pulsante. Grazie.