Customer Reviews

A Child's First Bible

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My husband bought this book for our son when he was 21 months old and we have been reading it to him every night since. The format is easy to read and the stories easy to explain to very young children. We are amazed at how much he has learned from this simple book! He can simply look at the pictures and practically tell us the entire Bible story (he is now almost three). I plan on buying another for our new baby and think it would make an excellent gift to give to any young child.

We haven't gone through the whole Bible yet with our two year old, but so far, we have enjoyed this children's Bible. He particularly enjoys the pictures and the little images of bugs and rainbows and such, which they've included near the page numbers! We have noticed that it shares more than just stories from the Bible as many children's Bibles do...it tries to teach LESSONS from the stories, for example, on the Creation and Fall story, some children's Bibles only focus on Creation and skip the Fall story. This Bible also teaches about the Fall, specifically pointing out that Adam and Eve disobeyed God and that God sent them out of the Garden as part of their punishment. The next story is about Cain and Abel and how one obeyed and the other disobeyed. Following that is the Noah story, teaching how Noah believed and obeyed God.

My 2 wishes so far in this version of the Bible is (1) for the author to connect the stories somehow...for example, to transition from the Cain and Abel story to the Noah story, one could say something to the effect of: "People all over the earth were evil and God decided to destroy mankind with a lot of rain. However, Noah believed God and God was merciful by protecting Noah and his family..." And (2) for each book of the Bible to be given attention. I noticed Leviticus was skipped, which is important to establish the foundation of the concept of sacrificial atonement, the precursor for all to understand the system which God chose to establish, so that Christ substitutionary sacrifice for us would make more sense.

Haven't gotten to the New Testament yet to give an editorial...

My wife bought this book as a way of introducing our 2-year-old daughter to the stories of the Bible. The pictures are very nice, but we have been very disappointed. The stories are given in such an abbreviated form that they are almost meaningless. Plan on having to give a lot of background and explanation. Of course, if you wanted a book that gave only the most cursory information so that you could fill in the details and meaning as you see fit, this book may be of use. As for us, we are putting this book away and getting a different children's Bible. This one is not meeting our needs.

Although my oldest son has about a hundred books on his bookshelf, this was his favorite book from the time he was three until about five. He would always choose this book to read from at bedtime, and the very short story format allows you to choose a 1-minute bedtime story or longer, depending on your schedule that night. My son is very inquisitive, and the stories brought up lots of questions he had about God and the Bible. It was great to be asked such important questions. I'm so glad I found this book - I bought one for my second son, and now I'm buying one as a baptism gift for our child-on-the-way.

This is my 5-year-old's son first devotional. After about nine months of reading instructions, he enjoys reading this to himself every night before bed. It's a fairly easy read, but I want him to look forward to reading the Bible, not dread the challenge. He has piped up at family Bible reading times to tell us how his Bible explained things, so it is seeping into his head. The stories are simple, but end with a question (to encourage thinking about it), and are perfect for someone who still needs to sound out some of the words.

This is a good first Bible. It has very short stories of the more popular ones from both the old and new testament. There are questions at the end of each story, also for the reader and the child to discuss which helps too. The handle has already broken and my granddaughter has only had the book 2 weeks. It is plastic instead of leather, which I had hoped it would have been when I ordered it. I paid a little extra for the book with the handle and the handle was not worth it...had I known it was only plastic, I would have gone with the less expensive book....

This is such a great Bible for children! I love reading it to my son every day. The stories are kid friendly with beautiful, vibrant pictures. My favorite part is that there's a comprehensive question at the end of each story. I would recommend this Bible to children of all ages.

I glanced through this entire book before presenting it as a gift. I believe it to be scripturally accurate. The illustrations are pleasing to the eye and charming.

This is a wonderful Bible for a young child. I bought it for my 5 year old granddaughter. It is written so she can understand it and the pictures are beautiful. It has all the Bible stories we read about as adults in child's language.

I highly recommend it for a young child.

This book is an easy read for an infant growing in the word. Bought as a gift