From the description on the Crossways Books website: No child is too young to begin learning about the greatest love story of all—God’s love for his people, as portrayed in the Bible. David R. Helm and Gail Schoonmaker collaborate to create a beautifully illustrated book of Bible stories especially for children, written with simplicity. Rather than simply retelling the most familiar short scenes from the Bible, this book presents the “big picture”—the unified story running through the Old and New Testaments. This delightful book will help children learn the Bible’s whole story and begin to appreciate the fulfillment of God’s promise to his people.
There are lots of story Bible out there that have been written to introduce young children to the message of God’s Word. More often than not these books end up being a collection of stories from the bible that are isolated from the larger “narrative arc” of the larger Biblical story. This book really puts the various stories of the Bible together in a way that puts human sin and God’s grace in their proper perspective and lets the reader understand how Christ is the key to interpreting the Scriptures. I just gave a copy to my six year old niece for her birthday but I would gladly give it to any adult (especially a Sunday School teacher) who wants to get the “Big Picture” of the how God is at work to unite all things in Jesus Christ(Ephesians 1:3-10).
Click HERE to order the book or download Part 1: The Very Good Beginning and Part 23: God’s Promise Is Explained in PDF format.
