It is a hardback book with a high gloss cover, sturdy, glossy pages, and a flexible spine. It seems very sturdy, but I did mention that my kids wore our first one out. Our first copy actually came with the first boxed curriculum we ever bought, but was so well loved that at one point, it was falling apart. In fact, I remember that I had to have another copy knowing how beloved the book was to my children, and didn't hesitate to buy another to replace the one that was falling apart.
Designed for ages 4-8, The Beginner's Bible is meant to be read aloud. The first page of the book says "My name is ______. Will you please read to me? Thank you."
While we do read it aloud in our homeschool, it is also a part of our early reader collection. Because it is at a 2nd grade reading level, we first used The Beginner's Bible as a part of our 2nd grade Language Arts curriculum which involved reading the story, comprehension questions, and copy-work and/or dictation directly from the book. It gave my children a sense of accomplishment to be writing from and reading Bible stories on their own.
Would I recommend it?
Well, considering I've purchased this book more than once on my own, yes! I recommend it for a friendly, easy to read first story Bible for young children. I personally am not against reading to my children from a story Bible - at least until they are able to read the Bible on their own. I like that my children are more familiar with Bible stories at the age of 7 than I was out of high-school, and I don't mind that they learned the stories from a story Bible, rather than from Scripture itself - as long as I am there to talk about it with them! It's a great way to introduce young children to the people and stories of the Bible in a way that is appealing and understanding to them.
Have you already included The Beginner's Bible as a part of your Bible story time or early reader collection? If not, check it out, or visit my Crew mates to read their reviews.
We also love this Bible! Our copy is a few years old, and the cover is almost ripped off, but it is one of my favorite story Bibles.
ReplyDeleteMegan, I'm glad I'm not the only one who has had a book fall apart. I think the cover was the first to go on ours too!
ReplyDeleteWe have still have this Bible, and ours is all beat up too. It was a favorite around here as well :) These pictures of Bo are precious. I love his smile!
ReplyDeleteThis was the first children's bible given to us while I was pregnant with our oldest and before I had really even come to accept our Savior into my life.
ReplyDeleteWe ended up reading this countless times and I am pretty sure we have much of it memorized. The end result is a beautifully well used copy that has been taped, glued and taped again.
Each of our boys have loved passing it on to the next child when they are finished with it but our oldest is sure to point out that the inscription in the front cover to "Baby Clark" was intended for him and he wants the book back when everyone is done with it. ;)
I am so glad to see we arent the only ones that have enjoyed it.
We have been actually using this Bible this school year. We've had it for years and it continues to be one that we will keep on the shelf.
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