Read-Aloud Book of Bible Stories

by Amy Steedman

From the scores of beautiful and thrilling tales in the Bible, celebrated British author Amy Steedman has collected three dozen that are sure to delight young children. With the confidence of a master storyteller practiced in holding the attention of even the most restless child, she weaves tales of Noah and Moses, Solomon and David, and Daniel in the lion's den. She leads young listeners to marvel at prophesies of the coming Savior, to be charmed by the gentle goodness of His boyhood, and be dazzled by the scores of miracles that proved He is the Messiah coming to save Israel ... and to save, as well, every little child who hears these stories. Continuing with stories about events after the Resurrection, Miss Steedman takes young readers along with Peter, Paul, and the Apostles as they carry the Good News to the ends of the Earth, and she even gives them a glimpse, with St. John, of the marvels promised for the end of time. Today, too many religious books for young children trivialize the story of salvation and its many tales of mystery and majesty. Not these classic read-aloud stories that have proven their worth for over a century now. These stories are suited to the unlimited understanding of young children; but they re proportioned as well to the immense powers of imagination which remain uncrippled in little children, leaving them for the meantime still able and willing to believe in the truth of good things, and in marvels they may not yet understand. Now is the time to read Amy Steedman's remarkable Bible stories to your child ... to plant in their souls these sweet seeds of truth and beauty. Be patient! Not too long from now, you ll find them blooming into a mature and abiding faith in Jesus.

Genres: Childrens

304 pages, Paperback

First published June 1, 2011

Reviews

[Cristina · Rating 4 out of 5]

A delightful storybook style retelling of the major biblical stories of the old and new testament. Perfect for Gr. 1-4 students. The few illustrations are reminiscent of Doré's famous images.

Re-read in a few years. Perfect for Morning time. Might break up some stories into separate reads to allow for discussion.

[Rachel Gray · Rating 4 out of 5]

This is a beautifully-written collection of Bible stories for grade school children. Although some of the language is older and the KJV is used for Bible passages, my children (5&7) were able to follow along and enjoy the stories presented in this anthology.

I appreciated all the Scripture that was included in these stories - many of the ones I have read to my children in the past are simply re-tellings of Bible stories. I found the stories in this book to be much more thorough than many children’s Bible stories are.

*This book is published by a Catholic company which may be of importance to those reading this review. I am not from a Catholic background and I didn’t find anything in this book to be contrary to what I believe. Many of the apostles are name as “St” such as “St Peter” or “St John” but I was fine with that and simply omitted in my reading with my children as it would have been confusing to them at this point.

[Molly Cash · Rating 5 out of 5]

Bible stories told in more of a story format for kids. I had to summarize some things from KJV to kid-friendly language. Overall we really liked the book (read one story per morning) and had some good convos.

[Nichole · Rating 4 out of 5]

I really enjoyed the style in which these stories were written. Whenever there was dialogue, it was written in old English (probably KJV) which I easily modified so my son could understand. It focused mainly on the facts of the story and I would have appreciated the gospel laid out more clearly throughout. All in all we enjoyed it!