Favorite Children’s Bibles

(Selections from From my Big (30+) List of Children’s Bibles

First (Baby/Toddler) Bibles

Story Bibles

• The Big Picture Story Bible by David R. Helm and illustrated by Gail Schoonmaker (250 pages about 8k words). 26 stories
• Beginner’s Bible by Zonderkidz (500 pages about 15 K words)
• Jesus Story Book Bible by Sally Lloyd-Jones and illustrated by Jago (350 pages about 30k words) 25 stories.
• The Biggest Bible Storybook by Anne Adeney (210 pages about 35k words) 100 stories
• God’s Big Picture Bible Storybook: 140 Connecting Bible Stories of God’s Faithful Promises by N. T. Wright and illustrated by Helena Perez Garcia (292 pages about 42k words, 140 stories)
• Laugh and Grow Bible for Kids by Phil Vischer (340 pages about 50k words) 52 stories (Questions are excellent)
• One Big Story Bible Storybook: Connecting Christ Throughout God’s Story from The Gospel Project from B&H Kids (100K- words 146 stories) (Skip the questions).

Graphic Novel Bibles

• The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth and Andre Le Blanc (800k words). Graphic Novel
• The Action Bible: God’s Redemptive Story by Sergio Cariello (750k wrods) Graphic Novel

Fun Bible/Christian Early Chapter books

Books our First Grader Has Enjoyed Reading to Herself

• The Young Reader’s Bible by Bonnie Bruno (written for first grader level readers)
• Favorite Parables from the Bible: Stories Jesus Told by Nick Butterworth and illustrated by Mick Inkpen
• Tales that Tell the Truth illustrated by Catalina Echeverri
• Animal Tales & Favorite Parables from the Bible: Stories Jesus Told by Nick Butterworth & Mick Inkpen.
• Paraclete Bible for Kids by Juliet David and illustrated by Jo Parry (400 pages about 12k words).

Books our Third Grader Has Enjoyed Reading to Himself

• Diary of a Disciple: Luke’s Story & Diary of a Disciple: Peter and Paul’s Story. by Gemma Willis and Illustrated by Emma Randall
• Graphic Novel Bible Storybooks: The Action Bible: God’s Redemptive Story by Sergio Cariello (or the old school The Picture Bible by Iva Hoth and Andre Le Blanc)
• The Secret of the Hidden Scrolls: The Complete Series by M. J. Thomas
• The Dead Sea Squirrels by Mike Nawrocki and illustrated by Luke Séguin-Magee

Children’s Easter Books

• The King of Easter: Jesus Searches for All God’s Children (A FatCat Book) by Todd R. Hains and illustrated by Natasha Kennedy
• The Easter Story by Brian Wildsmith
• Journey to the Cross: The Complete Easter Story for Young Readers by Helen Haidle and illustrated by David Haidle
• Tales that Tell the Truth illustrated by Catalina Echeverri especially The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross by Carl Laferton
• Holy Week by Danielle Hitchen
• God Gave Us Easter by Lisa Tawn Bergren
• Amon’s Adventure: A Family Story for Easter by Arnold Ytreeide

Stand Alone Picture Books

• Tales that Tell the Truth illustrated by Catalina Echeverri
• Miracle Man: The Story of Jesus by John Hendrix
• The Story of God with Us by Kenneth Padgett and Shay Gregorie illustrated by Aedan Peterson
• The Sower by Scott James and illustrated by Stephen Crotts
• The Story of Water: God at Work in the Bible’s Watery Tales by Caroline Saunders and Jade Van Der Zalm

Devotionals

• Thoughts to Make Your Heart Sing: 101 Devotions about God’s Great Love for You by Sally Lloyd-Jones and Jago)
• Indescribable: 100 Devotions for Kids About God and Science by Louie Giglio and Nicola Anderson (Also How Great Is Our God and The Wonder of Creation
• Wild Hope: Stories for Lent from the Vanishing by Gayle Boss and illustrated by David G. Klein (Also All Creation Waits)
• The Magnificent Names of Jesus: Prayers and Praises to Love Him More by Jimmy and Sally Dodd