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Everlasting Stories: A Family Bible Treasury
This beautifully illustrated anthology is the perfect way for families to introduce their children to the classic stories of the Bible. An inspiring collection of one hundred tales, from both the Old and New Testament, this treasury celebrates the universal themes of love, compassion and understanding. Christina Balits stunning illustrations illuminate this perfect family gift to give or receive.
224 pages, Hardcover
First published September 1, 2001
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Lois Rock
420 books4 followersLois Rock is the Commissioning Editor for Lion Children’s Books, as well as a highly respected and trusted author in her own right, acclaimed in many different countries for her books of prayers, Bible stories, and non-fiction books about the Christian faith.
Lois lives in Oxfordshire, is married and has 3 children, all of whom are now grown up. She enjoys cycling and walking and has helped to lead church children’s groups for many years, an experience that she draws on when writing books for children.
Lois lives in Oxfordshire, is married and has 3 children, all of whom are now grown up. She enjoys cycling and walking and has helped to lead church children’s groups for many years, an experience that she draws on when writing books for children.
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April 9, 2021
Author Lois Rock and illustrator Christina Balit retell one hundred stories from the Bible in this lovely collection, drawing from both the Old Testament (the Hebrew Bible) and the New Testament. From the story of creation through the founding of the Nation of Israel by God, from the tales of the kings and heroes of Israel through the coming of Christ, and the story of his life, many of the most well-known episodes from the Bible are presented here...
Originally published in the UK as The Lion Bible: Everlasting Stories , and then in the United States as Everlasting Stories: A Family Bible Treasury - more recently, it has been reprinted as The Lion Illustrated Bible for Children - this collection is an excellent one. Rock's retelling is engaging, and she doesn't attempt to excise the more disturbing elements of the stories here. I thought her versions were fairly close to the originals, but told in language that was more accessible to children. The artwork from Balit - the reason I tracked the book down in the first place - was simply gorgeous, and there was plenty of it. This is a heavily (and beautifully) illustrated book, with artwork on every page, even the table of contents and index. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a collection of Bible stories for Christian children, as well as to fellow fans of the Balit's artwork.
Originally published in the UK as The Lion Bible: Everlasting Stories , and then in the United States as Everlasting Stories: A Family Bible Treasury - more recently, it has been reprinted as The Lion Illustrated Bible for Children - this collection is an excellent one. Rock's retelling is engaging, and she doesn't attempt to excise the more disturbing elements of the stories here. I thought her versions were fairly close to the originals, but told in language that was more accessible to children. The artwork from Balit - the reason I tracked the book down in the first place - was simply gorgeous, and there was plenty of it. This is a heavily (and beautifully) illustrated book, with artwork on every page, even the table of contents and index. I'd recommend this to anyone looking for a collection of Bible stories for Christian children, as well as to fellow fans of the Balit's artwork.
April 7, 2008
We love this book. It is strongly true to Scripture and well written. We also like the way the author includes Bible verses of praise or summary in some of the stories. In addition, the illustrations are fascinating!
The stories are told well, but not prettied up. For example, adultery is mentioned in the story of King David. For us, this is a positive as we don't want our kids to have all rosey Bible stories (since most aren't), but parents need to be discerning about when their kids are ready to move on to a more mature account of Scripture. This probably needs to be done on a story by story basis.
Highly recommended, as this was one of the first Family Bible's we discovered that we were really impressed with both the content (Biblically accurate stories) and presentation (illustrations).
The stories are told well, but not prettied up. For example, adultery is mentioned in the story of King David. For us, this is a positive as we don't want our kids to have all rosey Bible stories (since most aren't), but parents need to be discerning about when their kids are ready to move on to a more mature account of Scripture. This probably needs to be done on a story by story basis.
Highly recommended, as this was one of the first Family Bible's we discovered that we were really impressed with both the content (Biblically accurate stories) and presentation (illustrations).
June 8, 2010
I'm always on the look out for good children's Bible story books. The advantages of this version are that (1) the vocabulary is not dumbed down (2) the stories are not over sanatized but stay fairly true to the Bible (3) the pictures are well done and are not overly Anglo-Saxonish portrayls (4) the phrasing is somewhat poetic, or at least not dry and (5) Quotations from the Psalms are nicely interspersed with the stories. The priamry disadvantage is that the stories are a little TOO fleshed out (that is, internal explanations have been offered for events in the stories rather than just sticking to the story itself, and I don't always like the commentary). Also, some particularly popular stories for children (such as the Tower of Babel) are omitted, but you really can't have them all in a book of this kind unless you have a multi-volume work.
December 31, 2017
Bought this beautiful Bible story for the illustrations but on first read through it is well written. Doesn't try to inject too much theology into the stories; which I prefer. Look forward to reading this with the kids (although my daughter is not a fan of the illustrations).
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