Christian Books For Kids
Every Christian parent has searched for books that will help them communicate biblical truth to their kids. Unfortunately those aren't easy to find. But the difficulty isn't because there aren't a lot of books on the market to choose from. The problem is that some children's books fail to get the stories right focusing on people instead of God or leaving out important elements. Others are biblically faithful but lack creativity or age appropriateness. Here are a few resources that I would recommend. Some of these my wife and I have used with our kids while others are newer and come highly recommended from trusted sources.
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name. Sally Lloyd-Jones.
What sets this Bible apart from others is that it helps children (and parents) understand that Jesus is the center of the Scriptures.
The Big Picture Story Bible. David Helm.
This strength of this one is that it emphasizes that the Bible is one story from beginning to end. The weakness is that it seems to skip some important biblical stories.
Big Truths for Little Kids: Teaching your children to live for God. Susan and Richie Hunt.
My kids enjoyed this book quite a bit. Each chapter begins with questions and answers from The First Catechism and then is followed by a related story. What I enjoyed about this book is that it helps my kids develop a more substantive faith.
My ABC Bible Verses – Hiding God’s Word in Little Hearts. Susan Hunt.
Each story of the alphabet has a Bible verse and a story that illustrates the truth. Another one of my kids' favorites.
Praying the Bible for your Children. David and Heather Kopp.
This book is designed to help you pray biblical prayers for your kids. The best thing that I can tell you is that my wife encourages every parent she knows to get it. You can turn the prayers into devotional conversations by sharing the verses with your kids. The problem is that this book is out of print but you can buy used copies online.
Around the Table Family Talk – Daily Conversation Starters
This is not a devotional but something that we occassionaly use to help our family get beyond the surface in our dinner conversations. You can order them at danielsbt@charter.net.
The Jesus Storybook Bible: Every Story Whispers His Name. Sally Lloyd-Jones.
What sets this Bible apart from others is that it helps children (and parents) understand that Jesus is the center of the Scriptures.
The Big Picture Story Bible. David Helm.
This strength of this one is that it emphasizes that the Bible is one story from beginning to end. The weakness is that it seems to skip some important biblical stories.
Big Truths for Little Kids: Teaching your children to live for God. Susan and Richie Hunt.
My kids enjoyed this book quite a bit. Each chapter begins with questions and answers from The First Catechism and then is followed by a related story. What I enjoyed about this book is that it helps my kids develop a more substantive faith.
My ABC Bible Verses – Hiding God’s Word in Little Hearts. Susan Hunt.
Each story of the alphabet has a Bible verse and a story that illustrates the truth. Another one of my kids' favorites.
Praying the Bible for your Children. David and Heather Kopp.
This book is designed to help you pray biblical prayers for your kids. The best thing that I can tell you is that my wife encourages every parent she knows to get it. You can turn the prayers into devotional conversations by sharing the verses with your kids. The problem is that this book is out of print but you can buy used copies online.
Around the Table Family Talk – Daily Conversation Starters
This is not a devotional but something that we occassionaly use to help our family get beyond the surface in our dinner conversations. You can order them at danielsbt@charter.net.
Labels: Books, Family, Keith Simon
posted by Keith Simon at
8:17 AM
1 Comments:
Hi Keith,
Just read the blog this morning from the Crossing website (yep, I do read
these... everyone of them!).
I'm 50 years old now, but one of the things I still remember as if it were
moments ago is my mom reading to me and my little brother at bed time
stories from the Bible, and then praying over us.
She had this big book I remember that she read to us from every night, and
they were fascinating to me at the time. The time period was before I was
even schooling age, and I recall that many times I would lay awake, and
wonder, about many things; who was this God that loved me so much, why did
bad things happen...what would happen in the next story?
A couple months after her death in May of 96, I was with my brothers at
the home place trying to help dad get his paperwork in order, and he was
wanting to give most of moms clothing and shoes and such to charity, which
we were in agreement with, and one of the items, was this storybook.
I pulled it out, and put it back in the bookcase, and said it was an
heirloom, and that it should be passed down to my nieces and nephews and
their families. My brothers were in agreement.
Since then I bought a new copy of this book for myself, and have read it
cover to cover several times...at bed time, a couple stories at a
time...and can highly recommend it.
It's titled "The Child's Story Bible" by Catherine F. Vos
ISBN 0-8028-5011-1
First published in 1934, after many editions, is still available today,
and it is illustrated also. I always loved and was fascinated by these
also. The Old Testament is 110 chapters or stories, and the NT is
92...about 400 pages total.
Charlie
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