Wednesday, November 22, 2017

365 Classic Bedtime Bible Stories inspired by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut's Story of the Bible and Illustrated by Alessia Girasole

I'm always looking for fun new books to share with my kids. This new book from Barbour Publishing, 365 Classic Bedtime Bible Stories,  just released this month on November 1st.

From the Back Cover:

Fully-illustrated Bedtime Bible Stories make the Bible come alive for little hearts

Beginning with the creation story, "God Creates the Earth," and ending with "In Eternity with God," children will develop faith in an almighty God who is the same yesterday, today, and forever, while journeying alongside Bible characters including:
Moses, Jonah, Hannah, John the Baptist, Joseph, Samuel, Esther, David, Mary, and many more!
365 Classic Bedtime Bible Stories provides a year's supply of best-loved Bible stories and promises to make bedtime reading a delightful learning and faith-building experience for both you and your kids.

My Review:
I enjoyed looking through the stories and seeing all the bright, colorful pictures. The Illustrations are interesting and are fun to look at for kids. The book is recommended for ages 3 and up, but some of the stories may be a bit hard for little ones to understand. I liked the fact that this book goes through much of Scripture from Genesis through Nehemiah for the Old Testament and most of that is chapter by chapter. The New Testament begins with the Gospels, includes Acts and ends with Revelation. This book includes all of your typical children's Bible stories, but also includes some of the stories other books skip because they seem unpleasant. Of course, as with all books you must read critically examining the truth of what someone has written to make sure it is true to Scripture. You will find some discrepancies in some of the stories like David Spares Saul's Life on page 114. They have written that Saul was sleeping in the cave when in actuality he was using the restroom. So while some of the stories in this book are great, others will require the parent to explain things better. I do appreciate that each story in this book has the corresponding Scripture given so that the parent is able to read the Bible story.

My Rating:★★★

***I received a complimentary copy of this book from Barbour Publishing and was under no obligation to post a review.

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