Children's Bible in 365 Stories
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One-sentence summary
Bible stories retold for children.
Description
The Children's Bible in 365 Stories, with at least two million copies in print, includes all the well-known Bible stories. Their are sections that most children's Bibles do not include. These sections are: poetry, prophets, and New Testament letters. This makes it a readable and very complete children's Bible. There is a story for each day of the year.
The author says, “Not everything from the Bible could be included in this book. I have picked out the most exciting stories. But I also picked parts that make the separate parts fit together to make a whole picture. The Bible shows children what God is like and what we are like. Because God never changes and human nature stays the same in all cultures, the Bible is always up-to-date. The Bible answers the sort of questions that people everywhere wonder about. Questions such as: `What is God like?' `Why is there unhappiness and evil and death in our world?' `What is the purpose of living?' and `Does it matter how I behave?'”
Considerations
- This children's Bible has 416 pages.
- The art work is realistic, expressive, and well-researched.
- Bible quotations are from the Good News Bible, King James Version, and the Revised Standard Version English Bibles.
- Most illustrations show the whole scene or show one part to help explain the current story.
Limitations
- A few of the illustrations show parts of people and scenes. These will need to be explained to children who are not picture literate.
- Some colors used in the illustrations might have different significance in some cultures. This should be considered and changes made as needed.
Guidelines for Use
- In churches, Sunday Schools, schools, Bible clubs.
- As radio programs for children.
- As an audio book with illustrations on flip charts.
Where to Obtain
Link to Producer or Source Organization
Lion Children's Books at Lion Hudson plc
Cost
The original hardback edition is now available in paperback. The cost of the paperback is 6.99 (GBP) as of June 2008.
Producer/Owners
Author/Artist/Producer
- Author: Mary Batchelor
- Artist: John Haysom
Current copyright owner
Mary Batchelor, 1995
Other Information
If you are interested in translating this children's Bible into a minority language, you will need to contact Lion Children's Books through Lion Hudson plc. Together with them you will need to work out a Creative Commons License agreement.
Reviewed by
Vida, VMS
Date
June 17, 2008
