The Beginner's Bible

by Keren W on 2011-10-18
Book review by Luke aged 7 - I like the Beginners Bible because of the stories. The author described the main stories in the bible and the illustrator drew excellent pictures.

by FRANCES O on 2010-10-16
I was surprised at how much my son 7 enjoyed reading The Beginners Bible. He is a struggling reader and it would often take him some coaxing to get him to read. Not only was he excited about his daily readings, but he was anxious to read ahead and get to the next story. It has certainly given him a great start to developing a love of reading!

by JENNIFER G on 2010-09-14
I was hesitant about this being the first book of the school year,and the fact that my son would be reading it for a few months. I was pleasantly surprised to see how much my son enjoyed reading it, and how the stories were condensed nicely into easy to read format. Each day he could read a new story, and he seems to remember the stories a lot better then when I have read them to him.

by BETSY O on 2010-05-01
book review by Zuriel age 6: I think The Beginner's Bible is the best to read. You learn about God. You can read the exciting adventure of Noah and the ark. It made me feel good. It's great for beginning readers because you can read it all by yourself. I hope you enjoy The Beginner's Bible.

by MICHELLE J on 2010-03-29
book review by Carter age 7: the book is all about the Bible. Chariot of fire and Jesus healing the blind man were my favorites. The book made me feel glad. Read this book because it is very vary good.

by HOLLY B on 2009-05-15
This book is about a God who is very big, and is great! If you read it you will read many things about him. I like Beginner's Bible a lot! I think you'll want to read this book because it is good for your life and heart. --review by L.B., 7 year old.

by KATHERINE S on 2008-09-10
Read This Book! My favorite book this year is The Bigginers Bible. It is published by Zonder Kids. It is illustrated by Kelly Pulley. This is my favorite book because it talks about God. My favorite part of the book was Fire From Heaven. This book made me feel happy. I think you want to read this book because it has stories from the Bible. - book review by T.J., 8 years old

by Rhonda J. on 2007-10-28
This is a great reader! A bit of a challenge (esp all the Biblical names) for the "grade 2 beginner" reading packing, especially since it is scheduled all at the beginning of the year. It would have been more appropriate to be scheduled at the end, or spread throughout the year. My children greatly enjoyed this book and it has been one that they've consistently read over and over for fun. One caveat--some of the stories do contain biblical errors (ie a NT story on Paul says that he baptized "many" people, the Bible says that Paul was not called to baptize and only baptized 2 a very few exceptions) Also, all the stories are made more palatable for children--any violence or remotely scary parts are glossed over or omitted--on one hand, this is nice for young children just learning to read, on the other hand, it gives the wrong impression of some of the Biblical stories. Overall, the biblical errors and glossing are minor enough to not warrant concern, esp. since it's assumed a parent will be there listening to the child read and able to correct/explain any part that requires this.