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Summary: Interior layout and print not child friendly
Review: My daughter is 7 and loves this bible. It is well illustrated, interesting and easy for her to understand. Worth every penny.
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Summary: This book is great.
Review: My daughter is 7 and loves this bible. It is well illustrated, interesting and easy for her to understand. Worth every penny.
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Summary: The best children's Bible I've seen
Review: One great difficulty in reading Bible stories to children is the wealth of unfamiliar things, ideas, and terms. The Dorling Kindersley retellings are not only short and elegant to read, but unfamiliar items are illustrated and explained right on the page. No searching around for the picture or definition of a "lulag" or "shekel." This makes the DK version especially "user-friendly" and understandable by kids. The wealth of scholar/consultants from different religious traditions assures that it authoritative and equally useful to kids of different religious backgrounds. The DK Children's Bible has become my gift of choice for newborns, whether the parents are dedicated Christians or only those who want their kids to see the Bible as great literature. A truly wonderful book.
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Summary: Great in-between Bible story book!
Review: This is a perfect Bible-story book that fills the gap between the immature and the mature young Christian. I bought it for my daughter back when she was in first grade and began reading it to her then. We've read through it many, many times together (depended on the attention span of the child, you can read as little or as much of the extra info provided), usually one story a night (they're only 1 to 3 pages long). And now that she's in third grade, she still enjoys it and continues to read it on her own. There are maps, timelines, and overviews, as well as interesting facts and photos inserted along the margins that help the child (and adult) understand cultural details of the time. My only problem with it is that it completely omits the conversation between Jesus and Nicodemus in the third chapter of John's gospel (i.e., John 3:16.) Hello?? Isn't that a major point in Christianity? Its omission is very disturbing and unfortunately hasn't been included in the new 1996 edition either.
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Summary: Best Children's Bible!
Review: This is a wonderful Bible for introducing children both to the world of the Bible- who these people were, how they lived, what their world was like- and to the Bible itself. It is great for families- plenty of visual interest for smaller ones, great information for older ones, and wonderful tellings of the stories for all. A terrific present!
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Summary: It's great except for some major spots...
Review: This is really a wonderful edition of Bible stories for children. However, the author ends up taking too many liberties with the text. The worst example is Jesus teaching the Lord's Prayer. He says, "Our Lord in heaven." Ack! It is "Our FATHER" and the difference is tremendously important. Many of the parables Jesus tells are introduced by saying something like "Jesus told a story about the kingdom of heaven to say such and such..." Many times the author's interpretation of the parable is debateable. These detract from the reading in my view, though a child would hardly notice. Discernment is called for by the parents! But the side notes and illustrations are very helpful and there are helpful articles on life in the various stages of Bible history times. A good Bible for bedtime reading (or any time really), but you may have to ad lib in some spots a more correct translation.
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Summary: A nice resource for Bible time with your kids
Review: We use this to home church our children. I bought it for my 10 year old and he really looks forward to our Bible time together. This is a nice Bible with photos when possible, explanations of terms and situations which might be confusing. My son and I have been enjoying our time together reading through the stories. So far, the stories have followed along in sequence with not much left out. The language is straight forward, non-denominational. The introduction to the book has some nice detailed drawings of the temple spoken of frequently in the O.T. as well as some other specific Hebrew ceremonies. A nice addition to your home library.
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Summary: Wonderfully illustrated....
Review: While children may not have a hard time reading this book, I did...so, it is not for parents to read to their children if you have trouble with a very small font. That way my only disappointment. The size of the actual book is very convenient and would be easy for a child to hold. The font is smaller then most adult Bibles. The illustrations are wonderful, the stories inspirational and retold in language that is clear and yet retains the original "poetry" of the Bible. "So it is that we must make the most of what God gives us, and then we will be prepared to enter the kingdom of Heaven." -pg. 255, The Parable of the Talents An index and a listing of "who's who" makes this more useful as a text. There are quotations from the King James Version sprinkled through the book. Color photographs of animals, plants and people puts the stories into context. All the pictures are explained, making reading this particular Bible a complete learning experience. The stories are retold by Selina Hastings and an Introduction to the Bible explains that the Bible is a collection of books written by different people. Eric Thomas has even illustrated the Contents section. His artwork complements the style of Selina's writing. Children love the stories of the Bible and I remember my first children's Bible very well. A belief in God is very comforting through life and a Children's Bible helps children to understand who God is and will increase their love for others. Through my own studies as a child, I learned that God does love us, even when it seems he is nowhere to be found. The trust I have in God and my belief stems from learning about God and understanding his purpose in my life at an early age.
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