My children each wanted their own. My oldest tried to claim sole ownership of the one I bought. But I'm maintaining that it belongs to all of us. I want to use it too (not only for my work at church but personally!)
A few of you may know that my idea of in depth Bible study is pretty hard core. Don't mistake that to think that I don't think it's great to being able to sit down and read a huge chunk of the Bible (basic versions of major stories that is) in one sitting. I'm also happy to find this resource of child friendly versions of stories. It will make my work as a parent and at church easier.
My oldest child has a ton of paper scraps in it marking stories to read. I think that's great.
What do I like about this Bible?
- My kids' excitement about it.
- The pictures aren't dry and musty looking. Neither do they exceed my cutesy tolerance threshold.
- The text is visually appealing. It's is a modest amount in large print. Enough to tell the story. Not so much as to make one hesitant to delve in.
- The stories are told in ways that I think are basic & accessible without excessive embellishment or interpretive commentary.
My main complaint to this point: I would prefer more gender neutral language.
The technicalities:
- The text is a paraphrase using the Contemporary English Version and the King James Version.
- It says it's oriented to kids 5-8 (or 4-7 depending where you read.)
- Published by Scholastic with the cooperation of the American Bible Society in 2005.
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