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New Catholic Picture Bible

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This book was given to my sons, aged 3 and 5 for their recent baptism. I think it is wonderful. It boils down the major biblical stories, both old and new testament, into one page overviews that are around third to fouth grade comprehension. Also the pictures are lovely. I believe the reading level listed of baby-preschool is incorrect - more like around age 10. Several adults I know (including myself) have also enjoyed it as a way to review the fundamental stories. I teach third grade PSR, and plan to give this as a present to each of my students at the end of the school year.

I purchased this bible for my 7year old son as a Christmas present. We read this frequently as a bedtime story. Each story is only one page and there is a picture to go along with each one. I like the simplicity of the wording and my son enjoys hearing the stories as he learns about our faith. I'm even learning more as I read to him!

One of the main reasons I purchased this particular Bible was that another reviewer had mentioned that it was like the one she owned as a child in the 70s. This really hit home for me as I wanted my son to receive the same type of religious experience as I did as a child.

The clincher for me is that my son requests me to read to him from this Bible. He frequently looks through at the pictures and stories in the book himself. He even asks questions about the people in the story. This tells me that this Bible is really catching his attention. That we can have a talk about people and events from the Bible is awesome.

I recieved the New Catholic Picture Bible for my first communion in 1970. I wanted to purchase something similar for my daughter's first communion. Imagine my surprise when I found the exact same Bible on Amazon! I ordered the book and it arrived in just a few days. Amazon made it possible for me to carry on a family tradition. The Bible is easy to read for an eight year old and each Bible story is contained on one page making it perfect for bedtime reading.

I recently bought this bible for my 2nd grade son. He has been reading several stories a day, and has really enjoyed it.

There are 43 short stories from the Old Testament and 74 from the New Testament. Here is a sample of stories:
Old Testament: 1. The Story of Creation, 2. Adam and Even in Paradise, 3. Cain and Abel, 4. Noah's Ark, 5. The Promise to Abram, 6. Abraham's Sacrifice, 7. Jacob and Esau, 8. Josehph and His Brothers
New Testament: 1. The Annunciation, 2. The Visitation, 3. The Birth of Jesus, 4. The Shepherds, 5. The Presentation of Jesus in Temple, 6. Wise Men from the East, 7. The Flight into Egypt, 8. Jesus is Found in the Temple, 9. The Hidden Life of Jesus. 10. The Baptism of Jesus

Each two-page story spread has a full-color illustration to go with it. I would guess this bible is written at about a 3rd grade reading level. An advanced 2nd grade reader should have no problem with it. However, I think it would be great for any elementary age child with its colorful pictures and easily comprehensible stories. I also like the fact that the illustrations are realistic, not cartoon style as some other children's pictures bibles are.

I am very glad I purchased this Bible, and I believe it will be one that my son will read again and again over the next few years, thus, helping to inculcate a love of scripture and lay a foundation for future study.

Reason for Reading: Every Mon-Fri (mostly) we read a Bible story.

We converted to Catholicism two Easter Vigils ago and were already in the middle of another Bible Story book at that time. When we finished it we moved onto this one, our first Catholic Bible story book. I'll review this book in particular and then compare how I found it to the usual Protestant or ecumenical Bible story books we had previously read.

This is a nice gift Bible with puffy boards and a Presentation page to fill out. Each story is a two-page spread with the left-hand side usually being an illustration and the text on the right-hand side. There is some variety to this though as there are some longer stories where the picture is shrunk to half or a third of the page to make more room for the text and there are scattered throughout some short stories that take up one page with illustration and text sharing the same page. The illustrations are beautiful old-school paintings, very realistic and religious. Mary, Joseph and Jesus are always shown with a halo. Unfortunately no one is credited with the illustrations. The text is a delight to read, presented chronologically and has a suitable reading level for a wide range of ages.

I've read many, many Bible story books through the 21 years I've been a mother. How did we find this specifically Catholic Bible story book different from all the others? The beginning and the end to start. This Bible starts with the fall of Lucifer and his "bad angels" and ends with the descent of the Holy Spirit upon Earth and the conversion of the first Christians. This Bible also has a definite emphasis on Christ and the Gospels. During the Old Testament, whenever an event or prophesy was made there would be an explanation of how this referred to or was fulfilled in the New Testament. I really appreciated this as it kept us focusing on Christ even during the Old Testament, just like during Mass. The other difference is of course, the Catholic element found in the New Testament where all the Biblical references to the Church are explained and events that are Holy Days are mentioned as such. Also the Eucharist, the Transubstantiation, the Stations of the Cross, the establishment of the Church and the Peter's Primacy are all told from within the Bible stories from whence they came.

Thus, I have no problems with reading any Bible story book, Protestant or ecumenical, even as a Catholic, but I do see the advantages of a faith specific Bible story book. Given a choice, though, I would now chose a Catholic Bible story book over another.

A lovely Catholic Bible story book, recommended for gift giving.

I have a 6 and 3 year old boy and we have read it twice through already A big hit. Nice colorful pictures that are well done and the stories are god authentic Catholic teaching of Sacred Scripture.

Rev. LG Lovasik knows his stuff and will never steer you wrong. This is a great picture Bible and one that should be read by children of all ages. Easy to bring to church and fun to read for kids.

No matter what your religion is, religious history lives for children in the form of these true events.