NIrV Read with Me Bible [Hardcover]

Dennis Jones (Illustrator)

Book Description

Age Level: 4 and up | Grade Level: P and up

Parents and kids alike are instantly drawn to the Read With Me Bible for its outstanding, action-filled artwork by Dennis Jones. Mom and Dad love the way their kids respond to the bold, humorous depictions of Bible characters, and easy-to-understand stories.
And now this beloved Bible storybook for 4-to-8-year-olds is updated, with even more artwork, a new typeface, and a fresh, eye-catching cover. Like the original, the new version features separate Old Testament and New Testament sections and contains 106 Bible stories based on the New International Reader's Version-(NIrV-"The NIV for Kids!").
Reading to young children helps foster strong emotional bonds. Spending time together discussing the stories and interacting with the pictures also helps kids internalize the Word of God. Younger children will enjoy studying the pictures and watching the words as parents read them; early readers may want to read the stories on their own.
Christian parents are always in the market for creatively designed, value-priced Bible storybooks for young children. They want a sound biblical message, but they want it packaged in a novel, state-of-the-art way. The Read With Me Bible has a proven track record of strong popularity with consumers and the updated version promises to build on this success.

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The Popular Read With Me Bible Is Better Than Ever! The updated Read With Me Bible features an eye-catching new cover and lots of new artwork.Parents and kids alike are instantly drawn to the Read With Me Bible for its outstanding, action-filled artwork by Dennis Jones. Mom and Dad love the way their kids respond to the bold, humorous depictions of Bible characters, and easy-to-understand stories. And now this beloved Bible storybook for 4-to-8-year-olds is updated, with even more artwork, a new typeface, and a fresh, eye-catching cover. Like the original, the new version features separate Old Testament and New Testament sections and contains 106 Bible stories based on the New International Reader's Version? (NIrV--The NIV for Kids!).Reading to young children helps foster strong emotional bonds. Spending time together discussing the stories and interacting with the pictures also helps kids internalize the Word of God. Younger children will enjoy studying the pictures and watching the words as parents read them; early readers may want to read the stories on their own.Christian parents are always in the market for creatively designed, value-priced Bible storybooks for young children. They want a sound biblical message, but they want it packaged in a novel, state-of-the-art way. The Read With Me Bible has a proven track record of strong popularity with consumers--and the updated version promises to build on this success.Dennis Jones did caricatures at Opryland in his college days. He lives in with his wife and children in Indiana.Now available in both bonded leather and hardcover.? Comparing these two trusted translations will give readers new insights into the meaning of Scripture.Based on customer requests, the NASB/NIV Parallel Bible is now available in a bonded leather edition as well as hardcover. Those who want to gain a better understanding of the Bible's original meaning and its precise wording and grammar will welcome the NASB/NIV Parallel Bible. Bringing together two acclaimed translations with distinctly different approaches, this Bible places side-by-side corresponding Scripture passages of the New International Version and the updated New American Standard Bible, allowing readers to compare and contrast. The result: insights that otherwise would be missed, gleaned from the shades of meaning this Bible brings to the forefront.The NASB/NIV Parallel Bible features the 1995 edition of the NASB, updated to make for easier reading of today's most literal word-for-word translation by replacing out-of-date words such as thee and thou with contemporary language. It also features the most popular modern translation, the NIV, to provide a meaning-for-meaning or thought-for-thought approach that presents the intended message of Scripture in an accurate, highly readable format. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Author

Dennis Jones did caricatures at Opryland in his college days. He lives in with his wife and children in Indiana

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Product Details

• Reading level: Ages 4 and up
  
• Hardcover: 444 pages
• Publisher: ZonderKidz; Rev Upd edition (March 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0310920086
• ISBN-13: 978-0310920083
• Product Dimensions: 7.7 x 6.6 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (38 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #25,447 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
  • #46 in Books > Children's Books > Religions > Christianity > Bible

More About the Author

Jean E. Syswerda is a former editor and associate publisher for Zondervan Bibles. She helped produce such bestselling Bibles as the NIV Women's Devotional Bible. General editor of the Women of Faith Study Bible and A Mom's Ordinary Day Bible Study Series, she is the author of the Women's Devotional Guide to the Bible and coauthor of the bestselling Read With Me Bible. Jean and her husband, John, have three children and six grandchildren. They live in Allendale, Michigan.

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43 of 48 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars This Good Book is a Good Book, March 19, 2004

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"rubbernipplesalesman" (Boyertown Pennsylvania) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NIrV Read with Me Bible (Hardcover)

Recommended Age: 3-5 (the back of the book recommends 4-8). I have to disagree with the statements that this book's descriptions diminish the intent of the stories. Reading some of the stories of the bible to a child at that age is tedious enough. To bog the storylines down with detail at that age bores the child. They don't exactly have the patience of a "saint". I agree that this is a good preschool version though. By eight years old I was using an adult Bible and memorizing passages. I imagine my son will probably be pretty bright at that point also. I seriously doubt he will be using this Bible except as a cross reference. As for the book itself the illustrations are rather entertaining and in some cases comedic. They are very colorful and eye-catching for a 3-5 year old. As stated before, the storylines are easy to follow and don't dwell to deeply which caters to night time reading when a child is most receptive to stories. Another plus is that it intelligently smoothes the corners on some of the more violent or touchy subjects within the text of a standard Bible. If you want the whole story including the graphic nature of Christ's death you should just buy a regular Bible and attempt a translation for you child. Personally, I don't feel a child the age of three necessarily needs a detailed description of what a scourging with a metal tipped whip is or the knowledge that spikes were driven into His hands. Allow children to be children and innocent for a few years. The brutality of human violence and stupidity will become painfully evident as they get older anyway. All in all I thought this was an excellent, entertaining, educational first Bible for teaching my son the Word of God. Hope those that read this post will find it to their liking also.

17 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Read with Me Bbile, May 20, 2004

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Dru (Dallas, TX) - See all my reviews

This review is from: NIrV Read with Me Bible (Hardcover)

I picked this book up as an impulse buy about three years ago and began reading it to my then two year old daughter. At first I was a bit surprised by the violence of the stories. (The scarry snake in the garden of Eden, Abel killed his brother Cain, God flooded the world and everything living thing was wiped out, etc). After comparing it to a full version Bible, I realized how closely it follows the real text. And so we continued reading, with me doing some pretty heavy editing.

Well, my daughter just loved her Bible book. It wasn't long until we had read the whole thing cover to cover. Not only did we read it through another time or two, she then had her favorite stories that we read night after night.

Now that her brother has turned two, we've started from the beginning again. He's not quite as intranced as she was... I think we're dealing with a different level of attention span. But he's listening and it's quality time.

Everybody's right... the pictures in the book are great; the kids love them. It's not an "alls-happy-with-the-world" book of bible stories, but it is true to the full versions they'll be studying later.

I'm going back to buy a second book as ours is completely worn out and pages are falling out.

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for Small Kids, November 25, 2004

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Adam Gonnerman (North America) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: NIrV Read with Me Bible (Hardcover)

In Brazil I bought a copy of the Portuguese language edition of this book to read to my daughter, so when we moved to the United States it was only natural to seek it out in English. Since she's now seven I don't read out of this Bible to her any more, but from age 3-6 it was great, and I'll read it to my little boy once he's old enough to sit still. We read it cover to cover many times, and I'm convinced that this has helped to to establish a deep familiarity with the fundamental Biblical narrative. Buy it and read it to your kids or grandkids.