Customer Reviews

Story of Jesus

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we bought the story of christmas and my 2 yr old wanted to know more about jesus. so this book is perfect. tells the story of his life in easy terms, colorful pictures, and short enough to keep her attention. we really enjoy this book.

Unfortunately, many books about Jesus are boring to my youngsters. They will often interrupt my reading to tell me they want a different book. This is one of the few Christian books that my children enjoy and request to hear multiple times. The book emphasizes Jesus' love for us, and lays out the basics of His birth, His death on the cross for our sins, and His character as revealed through His miracles and His love of children. The pictures are gentle and joyful, and emphasize family.

The Story of Jesus, by Patricia A. Pingry, is designed to teach toddlers and babies the basics about Jesus Christ. In board book format, the author tells us that Jesus is God's son; he loves us; we celebrate his birthday on Christmas; we remember that "Jesus gave his life for us" on Easter; "when we pray, we ask Jesus to help us;" and that the Bible talks about Jesus and his diciples. We also learn that Jesus said "Let the little children come to me. All people should have the faith of a little child" and that he performed many miracles (including making the sick well).

Because the book is an introduction to who Jesus is, there isn't (and shouldn't be) a great deal of detail, but we do get to read an abbreviated version of how Jesus made five rolls of bread and two fish feed thousands.

What I Like: The way the author breaks down a complex subject into a manner digestable and understandable for even young toddlers. The illustrations, by Rebecca Thornburgh, show both modern-day and biblical scenes in a lively fashion.

What I Dislike: Nothing

Overall Rating: Very Good.

Age Appeal: According to the publisher, 4 - 8, but younger toddlers will find the book appealing, too.

Kristina Seleshanko
editor of Christian Children's Book Review

My two year old son loves this book. The words are simple and easy for children to understand. It explains who Jesus is and that He loves us very much. I highly recommend this book.

Great simplistic book about who Jesus is & about His love for us.

for some reason, the general description did not show when i bought this product. these reviews are for something else. these are a set of a few blank note cards with envelopes. there are no Bible stories.

This book is a great book for young children who are learning about the life of Jesus. The Pictures are great and keep the attention of the kids.

It's a good little book for toddler age kids, but I had wanted something for older children, about 6 years of age with more information about Jesus' life. The problem is there is no way to tell what a book is like when viewing on line. Cannot see the inside or even how it is made. I will keep them but would like to find a book that is meant for slighly older kids.

There are only a couple of pages that even reference the Bible in this book. The way the stories of Jesus are covered leave a lot to be desired. I do not imagine how any child could possibly want this book read to them again and again