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 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 [...]

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 [...]

Love Is

Name of Book:   Love Is… Author:   The Apostle Paul Illustrator:   Wendy Anderson Halperin Publisher :   Aladdin Paperbacks Audience:    All ages Summary:  The apostle Paul attempted to define the word “love” for the followers of Christ living in the Greek city of Corinth in 56 A.D.  This book weds gorgeous, contemporary illustrations to Paul’s words from [...]

Lesson Plans: Practicing Christianity with Children, Sessions 6 & 7

Union-PSCE will be closed tomorrow, Good Friday, and we are therefore posting the final two sessions in this series of lessons today.  Session 6 helps parents consider how to practice worship with children and session 7 demonstrates possibilities for Bible study with children.  A number of different children’s books are used in each of these [...]

Bible Story Books Can Be Dangerous…..

….. if the illustrations limit the story; if the text, in an attempt to simplify, is inaccurate; if children don’t connect the story with the Bible; if too much interpretation is involved; if you stop with Bible story books and children never begin to use a “real” Bible. If you understand this, then here are [...]