Beginner's Bible, The (Hardcover)

by Karyn Henley (Author), Dennas Davis (Illustrator)

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Written for early readers, The Beginner's Bible includes 95 classic Bible stories, rewritten in a language children can understand. From the baby Moses ("A Basket Boat") to the baby Jesus ("The Most Special Baby"), from Noah ("The First Rainbow") to David and Goliath ("The Giant"), children are introduced to timeless stories and basic biblical concepts. Beautiful illustrations throughout. (Ages 4 to 8)

Product Description
Written for early readers, The Beginner's Bible includes 94 classic Bible stories, rewritten in a language children can understand. From the baby Moses ("A Baby in a Basket") to the baby Jesus ("Baby Jesus Is Born"), from Noah ("Noah's Ark") to David and Goliath ("David and Goliath"), children are introduced to timeless stories and basic biblical concepts. Beautiful illustrations throughout. (Ages 4 to 8)

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4-8
  
• Hardcover: 528 pages
• Publisher: Zonderkidz (April 10, 1997)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310926106
• ISBN-13: 978-0310926108
• Product Dimensions: 7.5 x 6 x 1.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars See all reviews (115 customer reviews)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #165,128 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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205 of 212 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Watch Out for New Edition With New Author & New Illustrator, May 20, 2005

By	Musicfan - See all my reviews

Karen Henley's "The Beginner's Bible" is a classic popular children's bible for pre-schooler's and primary grades. Beware that the publisher has come out with a new book by the same title, but with all new text by a different author and all new illustrations. The new book IS NOT the same as nor of the same quality as Karen Henley's original. This is a disappointment, that a publisher such as Zondervan would market an entirely new work by the name of a best selling title. Far too confusing for someone unaware of the differences in the two books. Amazon furthers the confusion by featuring the original Karen Henley version in their Look Inside feature for the new book. This is inaccurate information. This is not a new edition of the same work, but an entirely new book with nothing in common but a title.

49 of 51 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great "Good Book" Helps Kids Read The Good News In Nice Way, April 21, 2000

By	Anthony G Pizza "trivialtony" (FL) - See all my reviews (TOP 500 REVIEWER)    (REAL NAME)

"The Beginners Bible" makes a wonderful first Christmas, Easter or religious gift to any child hearing God's Word for the first time.

Seperated into short, easy-to-grasp chapters, it features gorgeous, colorful but simple illustrations of the Bible's most vivid, even humorous stories. (the talking donkey, Elijah's besting of Baal, Jesus and Zaccheus, etc.) It tells the book's most spectacular stories (the parting of the Red Sea, Jesus' walking on water) with simply expressed awe that should impress children hearing it the first time. God's love and power is always written into the final line of each story, things as reassuring to children as a parent's goodnight kiss. ("God had saved his people again!" "Mary loved Him, Joseph loved Him, and God loved Him.")

The New Testament portion emphasizes Jesus' parables and miracles, and tells Christianity's most moving stories (Judas' betrayal, the Revelation) with tact few religious writers would attempt. You'll find no better, more contextual explanation to a child of why Christ died than the "Sadness" chapter in this book.

Overall, "The Beginners' Bible" is the best attempt yet to bring Jesus' love to His most youngest, most treasured ones, and is a book to read or be read to. HIGHLY recommended for families with young children.

54 of 58 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A Must Have !!!!!!!, August 6, 1999

By	M. Simpson "Fit Lissa" (Peoria, IL United States) - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I highly highly recommend this book. I have been using it for close to 2 years now. I have no children of my own, but the children in the neighborhood all think they live here ! LOL -- how cute. They range in ages from 6 to 17. The older kids like to have the chance to interact with the younger ones. Reading these stories does just that. Its easy, so easy to understand. The beginning of each story sites the place in the Bible where the scripture can be found. This is excellent for people who want to make the transition with older children to their own Bibles. They can see where in the Bible their favorite stories are found. The kids in this neighborhood love it. They have me read it to them every time they are over. Its easy to understand, and is very colorful. I highly recommend this book. Its a must have !