Customer Reviews
Great for young learners 
2008-10-04
I teach kindergarten and this book has been a huge blessing. The students I teach have very low English proficiency and they just can't focus well without a lot of visuals. The Big Picture Bible has illustrations that cover the entire page and also is a good bit larger than other kids Bibles making it a great tool to use with larger groups. I would recommend this Bible to anyone looking for a good children's Bible, but particularly for teachers looking for a good way to share Bible stories with their classes.
A Deductive Perspective 2008-09-22
I looked all over for a Bible story book for my younger kids....one that would focus on the point of the Bible, and not just all the individual stories within it. If you are a deductive thinker, or have little deductive thinkers, you will make a much bigger impression in their minds approaching them from this angle. The stories are short--great for the attention span and comprehension of a bright pre-schooler. They leave in just the right amount of details to give your child a framework for what they will learn about God and the Bible as they get older.
Great overview of the Bible 2008-09-19
We were very pleased with this overview of the Bible for Children. The artwork is beautiful and the story is well written and accurate.
Fantastic Young Children's Bible 2008-09-12
I bought this for my daughter who just turned 5. She loves this book. We have been reading this book every night for her bed time for the last several week at her request. She's just starting to read and this book is just perfect for her age.
Many have already commented about content so I will just say that the content is well done for young children. It keeps central message of Bible alive in words that young children can understand.
This is the ONE 2008-08-21
If you are going to buy only one story Bible, make this the one.
I have been blown away by reading this Bible with my kids -- I love that many of the illustrations are drawn from an "above" perspective -- from God's vantage point, as it were.
This is the "big picture" of the Bible -- that people need saving, and God saves us. So yes, the book has "big pictures" as in illustrations, but it also presents the "big picture" of God's plan. The Big Picture Sory Bible -- get it?
The illustrations are so good, it's like watching a movie. My kids are spellbound. Twice we have sat down and read the entire book -- takes 1 hour, 15 minutes to go all the way through. The kids are 3 and 6 and have nothing like the attention span you would expect for kids to be able to sit still that long. They just fall into the book. When we break it up and read it bit by bit, they clamor for more.
There are 450 pages of absolutely amazing illustartions, and all pointing to God's plan.
The consistency of the message in the book is great. I'm going to buy more for new baby gifts -- talk about an amazing book!
Wonderful! 2008-07-10
Rather than simply retelling the most familiar short scenes from the Bible, this book presents the big picture the unified story running through the Old and New Testaments. This delightful book will help children learn the Bible s whole story and begin to appreciate the fulfillment of God's promise to his people.
The Big Picture Bible Story Book is perfect for parents to read to their children, and eventually, for children to read on their own. It is an excellent way to introduce them to a book that will guide them through all of life.
Amazing!! 2008-06-23
This book is OUTSTANDING!! When I read it to my preschool class, they begged me to read "Just one more chapter!" each day! It really does an excellent job of telling God's Story of the WHOLE Bible, connecting the individual stories from Genesis to Revelation, even including the time of
waiting for the Messiah between the Old and New Testaments. The pictures are beautiful and colorful, showing the people from God's point of view. The text is written to carefully follow the Bible and is VERY child friendly - it has just enough text to go with each illustration. This book is great for children of any age AND the adults that read it to them!!
Accurate Picture of Who God Is 2008-06-02
I have been reading this a couple pages each day to my toddler. I think the illustrations and the story line give a wonderful picture of how awesome our God is truly is. The book is a beautiful book and I'll probably read it repeatedly with my children.
My kids CAN'T GET ENOUGH of this Bible!! 2008-04-18
Have your children ever begged for more Bible stories instead of food? Have you ever read 160 pages to attentive toddlers in one sitting? And then have them ask for more? I certainly hadn't -- until I got this book.
The Big Picture Story Bible is unlike any other Bible story book I've seen. Rather than telling the familiar stories in the familiar patterns, this book instills in children a unified theme through both the Old and New Testaments. Author David Helm makes the common thread clear by emphasizing in each chapter how these true stories show God's love for the world and the fulfillment of His promises.
This is a big story in a big book. It measures about 10" square and contains 456 pages. Broken into 26 manageable chapters, the book begins with creation (Genesis) and ends with the Apostle Paul's vision of the new heavens and new earth (Revelation). Gail Schoonmaker serves as illustrator. She fills the book with big pictures, both colorful and unique.
What I Like: I love how my kids can't get enough of this book! We read 9 chapters (156 pages) yesterday, and they cried when I said it was time to stop. The chapter breaks offer easy "intermissions". The theme is clear! The text is perfectly toddler and preschooler friendly. I appreciate the use of repetition and the insistence on truth.
Some have complained that not all the best-known Bible stories are included; other stories do not provide all the details. This is not a Bible where you can look up favorite stories, but this is key to the point of the book: the Bible is more than just a collection of great stories; it is one big story consisting of several parts. Often children fail to see the connection between all the stories; they miss how God and His love for us strings the stories together to make sense of it all.
Overall Rating: Excellent.
Tanya -- Christian Children's Book Review
The Bible for Children, before they carry their own. 2008-03-31
I learned about this bible from my daughter, a preschool teacher at a Christian Day Care. She uses it for three year olds. It ties the old and new testaments together with all the stories they love, with a glimpse of God's plan from the beginning of a "Forever King". This is not a story-at-a time, but a book with a plan. Excellent, and can be used through Elementary. I've purchased four, one for a newborn-parents in vocational ministry and one for our Worship leaders two year old for Easter.
