365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories Kindle Edition

Love love LOVE this book. Honestly it sat around on the shelf for a couple years, as my older kids never really got into it. But my 9 year old son decided on his own that he wanted me to read a page per night to him before bed. It has become one of my favorite daily routines and I really look forward to spending this time with him each night. We're almost done with the book now and it makes me sad because I don't want the tradition to end, but I thank God for giving me this opportunity. Have to look for another book like this I guess.Anyway, this book does a great job of walking through the Bible and hitting most of the high points. There is no editorializing, which is to say, the authors never attempt to overlay any specific interpretations or opinions - it's just stories from the bible, in language that kids can understand. My son is now 10 years old and he can grasp these stories well, yet they don't talk down to him. I think probably 8-12 years old is about the right age range. Each story is condensed to one page, and there are 2 or 3 questions in the footer to see if your kid was paying attention. It helps if you, the parent, are at least passingly familiar with these stories, as you can help paint a fuller picture. But if you're not, that's OK too, as you will certainly learn something! Highly recommended!

When it comes to teaching children about the Bible, there are so many ways and programs available. My children are too young to understand direct readings from the Bible, and they still have frightfully short attention spans. The sentences have a bit of a staccato effect in that they are short sweet and to the point- just how toddlers like it. The vocabulary used is simple yet effective, so the words you are reading are likely to be recognized by younger children. There is no 'story within a story' where they use fairy tales to compare what is going on in the Bible story, it is straightforward. This may seem dull to some children, but I find that using an animated voice to read and hand motions to show concepts like big and small really helps. If you are looking for a way to give younger children a firm foundation of God's Word, I highly recommend this book. I mean, for less than three bucks it is definitely worth the gamble to find out for yourself.

Jesse Hurlbut has done us a great service by producing what is in reality a condensed bible with lots of little illustrations.I bought 365 Read Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories to read to my 4 year old, but the language in the book is not simplified enough for very young children. It is at the level of, say, The Good News Bible.However, I'm really enjoying reading this one myself now! The author has given us a 365 page "Best Of The Bible", which moves fromI really feel that this book really fills a need as a legitimate Bible primer, for all ages. It certainly doesn't insult the adult, but children from 10 years can also enjoy it on their own. And I have not seen any better introduction to all the main story lines of both Old and New Testaments.This book is a bargain, and mine now has its own place among my various Bibles, but I do think there is an opportunity for the book to be re-titled as a unique Bible primer for all ages, with the world's easiest 365 day reading plan!

These are awesome, the price is perfect and the book has easy to read stories that are not boring and get the Bible stories across to the youngest reader. I am ordering more so my Church can give them out to all the children. Update: my 9 year old took this book to camp and came home telling me all about Moses. I couldn't believe how much he remembered. This is a child that hates school hates reading and selectively remembers things. I am so happy with this beginners bible. I have ordered about 30 and continue to order as I fgind the need. Our cvhurvh puts these into blessing boxes. What's so great is as long as a child can read, these books are simple enough they don't need an adult to read it for them. This is great for the nonbelievers we are giving them to. I just can't say enough about this book! My children love answering the questions after each day. And they never let me read just one day! I am even getting these for teenagers as I find it much easier to understand for beginners. I personally had trouble reading the bible when I was young, had I had this bible I would have had a foundation once I was old enough to comprehend a typical Bible.

The narration of the book is of poor literature quality. For a kid's book, it's too much killing explained too bluntly. The stories aren't told skillfully, and my boy is horrified. This is NOT the image I'd like to give about GOD. I definitely don't care about the pictures -- I bought it thinking it might be able to explain the Bible better than me. It does not. It's confusion and cold-blooded narration.

Reading through this with my kindergardener. One page per story and a couple quick questions at the end of each one.Sometimes she likes he stories and sometimes she doesn't. But we get to learn about much of the Bible that is important for the foundation of their overall understanding of it later. And on those nights when she says in a hilariously over-dramatic tone "are there gonna be questions at the end again?" We just make it a point to read a story and not build an association with "work" to read the Word. I want her to enjoy it. Shoot, sometimes I don't feel like sitting down to read my Bible either. But this book makes it fun to read together with my kids. Recommend it to others.

Very nice. My daughter will get years of use out of this book!

my 7 & 11 yr olds love this book. they read it every night. there are about 3 questions after every short story - the stories are about 2-5 paragraphs long.

i returned this book as pages too flimsy and illustration boring, lack of colour. Perhaps suited for older children but would not capture the interest of 4 year olds.

This is a very good book as you can read a story a night,. not too long so it keeps the children's interest.

Product was listed as in goid condition, but had been written on and the cover was bent and battered! The book itself and its content is goid and perfect for my 6 year old to read.

This was exactly what I was looking for. My son is nine and enjoys reading the stories himself.

This is the best book of Bible stories for children I have come across. It gives a great overview of the whole Bible and is suitable for children aged 7-11. Actually, a lot of adults would benefit as well!