Many stories from the Bible are spellbinding, suspenseful, and full of heroic adventures. Now, 26 of them have been selected and retold for children by Miriam Chaikin and illustrated with exquisite full-color drawings by Yvonne Gilbert, acclaimed illustrator of Baby's Book of Lullabies and Cradle Songs.
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From School Library Journal
Grade 4-8-- These selected, retold narratives compete with Catherine Marshall's Story Bible (Revell, 1985) and Bible Stories from the Old Testament (Grosset, 1987), but the fresh illustrations may give this volume an edge. Chaikin's adaptations are faithful and readable. She does well at editing down to essentials, and has chosen passages central to "the" story of God's people. There is a dearth of admirable women, but, in addition to the Patriarchs, Balaam, Samuel, Jonah, Job, and Daniel make interesting characters. While the text is adequate, it lacks the depth of "actual words" editions (Augsburg Story Bible Augsburg, 1992) or the literary verve of Moses' Ark (Delacorte, 1989) or City of Gold (Houghton, 1992). Delicately pretty colored-pencil drawings run about one per story. Gilbert pays particular attention to costume, with elaborate and richly detailed dress, ornaments, and accessories. These fancy-dress tableaux and decorative borders are inviting. Two of the illustrations have mildly erotic overtones. While the naked Eve's breasts are concealed by her loose hair, and a berry-filled leaf covers her lap, the positioning of an ibex, nuzzling the berries, and of Adam, reaching around her, suggests a sexual reading of the Fall. Secondly, Gilbert chooses to portray aged Sarah offering her white-haired husband Abraham a nubile, bare-shouldered Hagar, who smiles enigmatically. Nothing else about the book seems to target YA readers. --Patricia Dooley, University of Washington, Seattle
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
Copyright 1993 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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