Children's Bibles vs, Children's Bible Story books, Compare Kid's Bibles, Sunday School Teacher Bibles

Age (2) 3 to 5 (6)
Paraphrased to be short, simple stories, but they do express the idea.
David hits the giant with a stone, but it is not stated that he killed him. The story includes words like "sling" and "armor", which probably aren't in their vocabulary yet, but could be explained and somewhat understood through the pictures and implementing my Tips for Reading to Children.
The pictures show little detail to go with the story, and are flat, cartoonish, but that's ok for this age group. Chocked full of pictures. (see my notes on reading with pictures)
Good book to read aloud to a young Sunday School class and discuss the pictures, or give as a gift to a small child.
Has 90+ OT and NT stories, Table of Contents and Index of Favorite Characters and Stories.
THIS BIBLE STORYBOOK IS RECOMMENDED.

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Age 2- 3
Stories very paraphrased to be very short, matching the usually short attention span of toddlers. I absolutely recommend you implement my Tips for Reading to Children. with this age group.
David fought Goliath. No mention of killing. A good beginning to the story, but the child would have to figure out how God let David win- what happened. The story includes words like "sling" and "salves", which probably aren't in their vocabulary yet, and would not necessarily be easy to explain to them. Most stories start out well for the age level, but then either use unfamiliar words, or concepts rather than concrete explanations.You can see my notes on Customizing and Manually Editing a book.
The pictures show minimum detail to go with the story, and are flat, cartoonish, but that's ok for this age group. It has lots of pictures in proportion to text
Take a closer look at The Beginners Bible for age (2) 3 to 5 (6)

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Age (7) 8-12
I really wish this one wasn't named "Golden" which too often is associated with the little books for small children. This is a Bible storybook for older children. It is nicely written for this age group and had an editorial advisory board made up of professors and theologians, which gives it accuracy without being "stuffy". It has some direct Bible quotes in places where they seem to fit appropriately. This book includes many, many OT and NT Bible stories (over 500 pages) and it is organized not only by story, but identifies story groups such as The creation and the Patriarchs. Once in a while it lapses into archaic language, but not very often.
This is a good alternative to reading directly from a Bible in a classroom situation. It is also a very good book for parents to read with children and to discuss the pictures.
David cut off Goliath's head and killed him, then returns from the slaughter of the Philistines. It does not soft sell the story.
The illustrations are detailed and realistic. Many are exciting, dramatic and bold. They are not modernized, which I think adds a sense of history.
THIS BIBLE STORYBOOK IS RECOMMENDED.

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Age 18 months to 30 months (3-4)
This is a better picture book than storybook, and it seems that's what it was intended to be. It covers stories like Creation, Adam & Eve, Noah, and Jesus. Following a very, very brief story, it includes a question... something like I recommend in my Tips for Reading to Children. It is a very good book to just sit together and talk about the pictures. For new age 2's, the story is about as much as they can absorb, understand or follow. For the 3's and 4's the stories are too lightweight, but you could still use the book's pictures.
The Hooks did the artwork. I love the softness and tenderness of the Hook's drawings. There are one or two pictures that seem out-of-place in this book, but by and large they are great.
This is a little red book with a blue handle. The handle is such a treat! At story time you can ask a toddler to bring the "Bible" to read, and they can just grab it by the handle!

THIS BIBLE STORY PICTURE BOOK IS RECOMMENDED

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This is a New King James Version Bible, but don't let that throw you off if you don't necessarily use this version of the Bible. If you want to have a resource to draw on for spontaneous kid's questions, or to help yourself prepare for Sunday with the class, this Bible has lots of additional information.
- The footnotes alone explain certain words, situations, phrases and more.
- The maps point out travels and routes of Bible people
- Books end with a nice 4 part review, points to think and talk about, conclusions and challenges.
- A couple of good pages on the Methods of the Master Teacher
- A song or so with music
- Lots of lists and charts
- A pronunciation guide (who doesn't need that?)
- Subject indexes (really nice to help you find stories, people, etc. )
- Concordance (where do you find passages about certain topics)
- And a whole lot more.
Some people emphasize a difference between "saved" and "unsaved" children, and this book does. I do not make this class distinction. I am in the hope of resurrection for all who believe and aim to aid children in this path, and bypass these specific words.

IF YOU TEACH CHILDREN AGE 6-13, IT IS A GREAT BOOK TO HAVE AND WORTH THE INVESTMENT.

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