The Barnabas Read-Aloud Bible

Bedtime stories are a ritual that is a joy for children and adults alike. This new Bible for young children provides a short story for every day of the year. So as you tuck young children into bed curl up and share a snippet from the Bible and enjoy times that are bound to be remembered. And of course if the story gets exciting they are short enough to read on...

Accompanied by bright simple pictures and stories from God's creation of the world to the life and teachings of Jesus, it is a perfect Bible for bedtime or anytime.

Meg Wang was born in Los Angeles, lives in London and has degrees from both the University of California and of Cardiff. She is a writer, editor, poet and singer. Heather Stuart has a degree in illustration from the Kent Institute of Art and Design and a fresh modern style influenced by her Christian faith. She combines her career as an illustrator with that of a classroom teacher of 4-5 year-olds.

From The Good Bookstall - March 2011

This would clearly make a very nice first Bible. It is not for a tiny child but does have easy to read text. It is a comprehensive volume of almost 400 pages and covers the Old Testament and the New from Genesis through to Acts and the early Church. It includes most of the key events and stories but limits these to a short paragraph per page. Each page is carefully and clearly illustrated in a sympathetic style not too simplistic.

I think this book would be very useful for a child's devotions, read on a daily basis it would give a comprehensive understanding of how the Bible is put together and the threads that run through from the Old to New Testament.

Reviewed by Hilary Morgan

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