Our children LOVE Bible stories. In fact, my son Ben is constantly begging me to act out his favorite Bible stories with him. I am always watching behind my back to make sure that “David” is not about to hurl a stone at me (this has happened before but fortunately the stone was a sock).
Not only is the Bible full of wonderful, imaginative stories but it tells the most wonderful story of all of Jesus Christ come to rescue God’s fallen world.
Our favorite Bible resources are:
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| The Action Bible in action! |
Despite the corny title, The Action Bible
Our children love The Jesus Storybook Bible
While not a Bible story, All Things Bright and Beautiful
Our son Ben enjoys listening to Inspired by the Bible Experience: The Complete Bible
The Dragon and the Garden (Old Stories)
In the Time of Noah (Old Stories)
These two books by N.D. Wilson may challenge your traditional memories of these biblical stories, but they definitely will not bore.
What Bible resources does your family use?
(Thanks to Andy Naselli for originally tipping my family off to several of these resources!)
Hi Bethany,
I’ve just discovered your site and it’s funny, I was just asking another Christian mum the other day if she knew of a site which critiqued children’s books from a Christian perspective! I’ll definitely be checking back in.
We currently use The Big Picture Bible, which I love because it works on two levels: a) it tells the overarching story of the Bible, which I believe is more and more important and b) has huge page illustrations! I’ve heard that the Jesus Storybook Bible is great too. I think we will buy it soon to replace BPB for our bedtime reading because we’ve been through it so many times I’m getting a bit tired of it!
Love, Abi x
Thanks so much, Abi. I think that you discovered the first post I ever wrote. : ) I love your description of The Big Picture Bible. We don’t own it, so I not read through it all the way. I need to do that. It sounds wonderful.
You won’t be disappointed if you get a copy of The Jesus Storybook Bible. It is amazing. I even enjoy reading it as an adult! I actually wrote a more detailed review of it here (which includes links to videos): http://www.notwiddletwaddle.com/2012/02/book-review-jesus-storybook-bible.html.
I’m so glad that you stopped by. Thanks for leaving a comment. It is always nice to hear from those who read my blog!
Thank you for your resources! The first Bible story book my parents read to me was “The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes” by Moody Press. There has been an updated version, but I love the former artistic and realistic pictures better than the cartoon setting of the updated book. The images have stayed with me and helped me visualize the original account in the KJV. The book is also a very helpful tool in teaching Sunday School to young ones. The short story, vivid picture and following few questions make for a nice 2-6 year old session. Other great resources are the Gospel Light “Big Book” series, which have hundreds of totally reproducible activities, coloring pages, drills and object lessons.