Parables: Stories Jesus Told

Name of Book:  Parables: Stories Jesus Told Author:  Mary Hoffman Illustrator:  Jackie Morris Publisher:  Phyllis Fogelman Books ISBN:  0803725604 Audience:  Age 4 and up Summary:  This is an illustrated collection of eight of Jesus’ parables: The House on the Rocks, The Good Samaritan, The Lost Sheep, The Workers in the Vineyard, The Prodigal Son, The [...]

The Comic Book Bible

Name of Book:  The Comic Book Bible Author:  Rob Suggs Illustrator:  Rob Suggs and Christopher Gray Publisher:  Barbour Publishing ISBN:  9781602606852 Audience:  Ages 7 – 12 Summary:  Many of the great stories from the Bible – creation, Noah, Moses, David and Goliath, Birth of Christ, the Resurrection, Paul’s travels, and more – are re-told in [...]

Children of God Storybook Bible

Name of Book:  Children of God Storybook Bible Author:  Archbishop Desmond Tutu Illustrator:  Various Publisher:  Zondervan; ZonderKids Audience:  Ages 3 and up Summary:  This book is a paraphrase of 56 Bible stories. Each story is illustrated by an artist from around the world. Stories in the Bible Storybook include: Creation, Ruth, Naboth’s Vineyard, Christ’s birth, [...]

The Big Picture Story Bible

Title:  The Big Picture Story Bible Author:  David R. Helm Publisher: Crossway Books; Har/com edition, 2010 Illustrator: Gail Schoonmaker ISBN:   978-1433523915 Intended Audience Age level: 2-7; Reading level: Ages 9-12 The first thing to notice about The Big Picture Story Bible is that it is big-9.3×9.3.x1.4” and 3.8 pounds, 26 chapters, 448 pages. The 3-7 [...]

The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name

Title:  The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name Author:  Sally Lloyd-Jones Publisher: Zondervan, 2007 Illustrator: Jago ISBN:   9780310708254 Intended Audience Age level:4-7; Reading level: Ages 9-12; 350 pp. This, as the title implies, is a collection of interpreted Bible stories. Interpretation will be involved in any re-telling of a Bible story or in [...]

SPARK Story Bible

The SPARK Story Bible (2009) was developed as part of the family of resources related to the SPARK faith formation curriculum published under the Activate Faith imprint from Augsburg Fortress.  It is a collection of 150 stories from both the Old and New Testament, beginning with creation and ending with the letters of Paul. The [...]

Noah’s Ark

Name of Book: Noah’s Ark Author: Peter Spier Illustrator: Peter Spier Publisher: Dragonfly Books ISBN: 9780440406938 Audience: Ages: 4 – 10 Summary: Have you ever heard the saying, “A picture is worth a thousand words”?  Well, that’s just what this children’s picture book, Noah’s Ark is like. As the story begins, the only words on [...]

Best Bible to Give a High School Graduate

Union Presbyterian Seminary graduate Marcia Rauch concludes our four post series on Bibles for children and youth with her suggestion for the best Bible to give a high school student on his or her graduation. Title:  NRSV Student Bible ISBN:  978-03109-268-25 Publisher: Zondervan with notes by Phillip Yancy and Tim Stafford Price:  $32.99 (Zondervan.com) $21.77 [...]

Pilgrim Book of Bible Stories

The next few posts on our blog will focus on Bibles or Bible storybooks for children. The Pilgrim Book of Bible Stories (Based on New Revised Standard Version of the Bible) Author: Mark Water Illustrator: Diana Shimon Publisher: The Pilgrim Press, Cleveland ISBN:  0-8298-1487-6 Audience: 3rd to 6th grade. When children are ready to experience [...]