New Catholic Children's Bible [Hardcover]

Thomas J. Donaghy (Author)

Book Description

Age Level: 3 and up

  Rev. Thomas J. Donaghy Over 90 Bible stories for children, richly illustrated in full color. From the story of creation to the naming of Peter as Pope, this volume will educate and delight children. Bible Dictionary Maps Foil Stamping on Cover

Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 3 and up
  
• Hardcover: 214 pages
• Publisher: Catholic Book Publishing Company (March 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0899426441
• ISBN-13: 978-0899426440
• Product Dimensions: 9.7 x 6.9 x 0.9 inches
• Shipping Weight: 1.8 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #238,064 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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47 of 47 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Beautifully illustrated Bible stories, October 30, 2006

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Ramona "Author of Dynamic Belly Dance" (Atlanta, Georgia USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: New Catholic Children's Bible (Hardcover)

I bought this book for my second-grade son, who is preparing for his First Communion. He really likes this book, which is full of illustrations and Bible stories. It's really nice that the stories are about one page each, which makes it easy to pick up the book and read for a short while. The stories are just the right legnth for early readers. It's also good that the book has a Catholic perspective--tells about the first pope, so that it's consistent with what children are learning in the Catholic education classes.

18 of 18 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My family loves this., January 18, 2007

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Edward A. Massee "Edward A Masssee, NCTMB" (Aurora, IL.) - See all my reviews
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My wife and I have found this Bible to be a perfect companion to teaching our son about Jesus through a Catholic theology. This will help in to grow in love and understanding of Jesus and the Catholic Faith.

21 of 23 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Children's ...really? More like abridged, February 4, 2010

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Hematite (Michigan) - See all my reviews

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I'm probably damning myself giving the Bible only 3 stars, but I'm disappointed. As a divorced dad, whose ex-wife is uninterested in introducing religion to our kids, I was hoping for something to get the kids interested in learning more. They are voracious readers. It seems like a natural. However, the vocabulary is advanced. An 8-10 year old is not going to be able to just pick this up and start reading without it being tedious and having to ask a lot of questions.
It also focuses on the negative (by modern standards anyway). All of the stories where everyone from opposing city-states (or even insubordinate tribe members) were slaughtered are in there. Page after page of killing and cruelty.
It's hard to take this abridged old testament and say, "God loves you."
The illustrations on the other hand are great. The maps are nice. There are many nice things about it. It's just is an inappropriate tool for me to use to explain why we take them to Church every Sunday. It's appropriate for putting the fear-of-God into them, but it is not related to the readings and Psalms which typically are the focus of weekly Mass.
It's doubly disappointing since I'm having so much trouble finding anything better.