The Golden Bible. Stories from the Old Testament.

by Elsa Jane Werner, Feodor Rojankovsky (Illustrator), Jane Werner Watson (writers original name)

The first Giant Golden Book published by Simon & Schuster! Complete with dust jacket over decorative boards. Illustrated by Feodor Rojankovsky in color and gray scale. Short bio of the artist on the back fold of the dust jacket. 59 stories from the bible, vividly brought to life by the storyteller's words and Mr. Rojankovsky's marvelous pictures. 10.25" x 13".

124 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1946

About the author

Elsa Jane Werner is the pen name of Jane Werner Watson.

Reviews

[Mary · Rating 5 out of 5]

For years I've been on the lookout for a kids Bible that had wonderful illustrations, didn't dumb down the Biblical text or shorten it so completely it hardly resembled the Bible story. And I found it with this volume. I went out on a limb to purchase it based on an influencer recommendation and it was worth every penny. The illustrations have a more orthodox flare to them, while drawn they don't feel cartoony and they seem to have some of the same style as religious art back in the day which I really like. Some of the illustrations are detailed for instance we see a few dead bodies on the Noah's ark page after they get out of the ark which sparked a debate among our family. Would there really have been bodies laying around after the flood? We determined no. Probably not. Anyway, dead bodies aside I have enjoyed reading this to my son as part of his school and am pleased with the stories included and am glad for the ones they left out. Now to find an affordable copy of the New Testament stories...