The Miracles of Jesus: The Brick Bible for Kids

by Brendan Powell Smith

As in all the Brick Bible books, Brendan Powell Smith creates a magical “brick” world—all in LEGOs—to illustrate stories from the Bible that are then photographed and accompanied by a simple text.In this book, there are many stories to tell. After being baptized, and in the company of his twelve disciples, Jesus began performing many great acts, including giving a blind man sight, raising a young girl from death, feeding five thousand people with two fish and five loaves of bread, and, perhaps the most famous of all, walking on water.

Genres: Picture Books

33 pages, Kindle Edition

Published September 19, 2017

About the author

Elbe Spurling (born September 7, 1973) is an American transgender artist, author, and moralist best known for The Brick Bible book series (published under her birth name Brendan Powell Smith)—an ongoing project to illustrate the entire Bible in LEGO building blocks.

Although not religious, Spurling has studied the Bible, ancient Christianity and Judaism, and is motivated by the belief that all people, whether believers or not, are better off knowing the content of the scriptures. Her unique storytelling and illustrating style has been noted for its meticulous attention to detail, and its ability to walk a fine line between humor and poignancy.

She also creates art pop music under the artist name ɘlbe and released her debut LP "gɘtting thɘre" in fall 2016.

—from the author's website

Reviews

[Christine · Rating 3 out of 5]

Lego illustrations are accurate but for sometimes the expressions board on funny. The text is respectful and the book is not anti-Christian. Nicely done.

[Carolyn · Rating 3 out of 5]

Really, REALLY cute illustrations. It's amazing how much emotion can be conveyed with Lego brick characters. Each page has just a few sentences, short enough for a young child. This book will make a great addition to our book corner at church. I wish as much effort had gone into the editing as into the pictures. There were a few typos in the text.

[M · Rating 4 out of 5]

An amazing version of Christ's miracles on earth before His Crucifixtion, Resurrection, and Ascension. Great for kids and adults who like the simplified account of the Gospels.