Once Upon a NON-Time: 25 Christmas Stories for Kids: An Illustrated Christmas Advent Book

by Ryan Rench

Once upon a non-time... there is God. That’s a funny way to start, but the CHRISTMAS STORY is no ordinary tale! ONCE UPON A NON-TIME is a book of 25 Christmas stories for kids—one story per day starting December 1. Each story is easy to read in one sitting and includes a stunning watercolor painting to highlight the day's theme. Kids of all ages will enjoy this book: • Easy-to-read daily stories • Interactive questions • Bible characters made real • Whimsical yet realistic paintings • Preschool and older! Each story is as true-to-life as possible, blending biblical and historical accuracy with everyday human emotion.

Genres: Christian

74 pages, Paperback

Published October 24, 2017

About the author

Ryan Rench serves as the pastor of Calvary Baptist Church in Temecula, CA. Ryan’s family moved to Temecula in 1986 to plant the church where Ryan was reared and is now pastor. He earned his master’s degree in ministry from Heartland Baptist Bible College in 2010.
Ryan Rench married his wife, Jamie, in 2008. They have one son named Abe (July 2012) and two daughters: Charlotte (March 2014) and Gwen (February 2016).
Ryan blogs at RyanRench.com and has published several books, including BIBS: Big Idea Bible Study and A Case For Bible College, available from Calvary Baptist Publications (CalvaryBaptist.pub.)

Reviews

[Ryan Rench · Rating 5 out of 5]

I wrote this one for my kids back when they were young, and I read it for a YouTube series this year (2024).

[John Hayward · Rating 4 out of 5]

Working through "Once Upon a Non-Time: 25 Christmas Stories for Kids" by Ryan Rench, I appreciated the daily focus on Jesus and the progress from the problem of sin to us as God's messengers today, although my own book of Advent devotions ("Rediscovering the Magic of Christmas", originally written for our university-aged children) takes a different line with respect to the timing of Jesus' birth and the "guest room" in Luke 2:6-7.