Best christian books for children according to redditors
We found 132 Reddit comments discussing the best christian books for children. We ranked the 51 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
We found 132 Reddit comments discussing the best christian books for children. We ranked the 51 resulting products by number of redditors who mentioned them. Here are the top 20.
I really like the Children of God Storybook Bible and my kids seem to enjoy it more than the Jesus Storybook Bible.
Here it is, unfortunately without the pink ice sphere, still makes an ok comic book!
http://www.amazon.com/The-Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993/
My parents were heavily religious. I’m stuck being a manga loving weeaboo now since I never got the chance to get all the weirdness out of my system while I was young. (I’m a married 36-year-old female.) My particular genre of interest is yaoi, shamefully. (Sodom and Gomorrah stuff right there.)
I laughed out loud when I read your comment and remembered that my parents thought I needed this book in my room:
The Picture Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781430550/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_eZKWAbFPN4K25
Ah, memories.
Ask and you shall receive.
I cannot recommend this one enough. "Big Truth For Little Kids". It utilizes the Reformed Catechism for Boys and Girls. Also pair this with "Ask Me Whooo" which are the same catechism questions put to song which makes it really catchy and easy to remember.
As a starting point, I would say keep it simple. Little kids get burnt out if you get bogged down for too long. We do ours over dinner, after we talk about our day. I also use "Short Steps for Long Gains" as a conversation starter.
If you need more resources, or have questions in general, hit me up.
Relevant
For my 7y old, I've used the Marcia Williams series to learn about various mythologies. She also has a book on God and His Creations if you want a basic exposure to Christianity alongside.
I've also used a book called One World, Many Religions to teach more about the various religious practices active today.
[The Ology] (https://www.amazon.com/Ology-Ancient-Truths-Ever-New/dp/194257228X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505141243&sr=8-1&keywords=the+ology)
[The Biggest Story] (https://www.amazon.com/Biggest-Story-Crusher-Brings-Garden/dp/1433542447/ref=cm_cr_arp_d_product_sims?ie=UTF8)
[The Garden, The Curtain, and The Cross] (https://www.amazon.com/Garden-Curtain-Cross-Carl-Laferton/dp/1784980129/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?_encoding=UTF8&pd_rd_i=1784980129&pd_rd_r=SRJK22K32PDBVHDMVS1V&pd_rd_w=nHBgO&pd_rd_wg=i2BQJ&psc=1&refRID=SRJK22K32PDBVHDMVS1V)
[The Jesus Storybook Bible] (https://www.amazon.com/Jesus-Storybook-Bible-Every-Whispers-ebook/dp/B007WRPUFE/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1505142412&sr=8-1&keywords=children%27s+bible+jago+lloyd-jones)* With caveats. Jesus is depicted in pictures, and I think the redemption-historical expositional method is stretched in places.
[Seeds Family Worship] (https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss_2?url=search-alias%3Ddigital-music&field-keywords=Seeds+family+worship)
And so far every faithful Bible translation I've read has been thoroughly Reformed :-P
And then, just for laughs:
Help Mom! There are Arminians Under My Bed!
Not sure what book they were referencing, but we have Mary Pope Osbourne's book on religion. It's heavy reading for little kids, but has a lot of pictures to talk about, and then as the kids got older, they would understand more and more of it.
https://www.amazon.com/One-World-Many-Religions-Worship/dp/0679839305
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One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship is a great resource.
Relevant: https://www.amazon.com/Joseph-Chico-Life-Pope-Benedict/dp/1586172522
(1) What does leading your family look like to you? Is it reading the Bible together? You could be absolutely diligent at reading the Bible together and not be leading well. If you aren't setting a consistent godly example, no one will be interested in following your leadership, because it's not working in your own life. I don't know you so that's maybe not the case, but, in my experience, wives who get frustrated by their husband trying to read the Bible with them are generally already upset with his weak character. Are you living leadership or just trying to read with her and call it leadership?
(2) Help your daughter understand the Bible. We separate my 3-year-old from my 4 and 6-year-old for devotions because she is far enough behind them developmentally that she doesn't get much from teaching on their level and they don't get much from teaching on hers. She gets disruptive because she's bored when it's above her level.
Maybe your daughter just isn't ready to have the Bible read to her. Thankfully there are a number of resources that are available to you. The Jesus Story Book Bible, The Biggest Story, The Big Picture Story Bible, The Gospel Story Bible, my personal favorite is The Big Picture Interactive 52-Week Bible Story Devotional. If you're teaching on her level she will be a lot more engaged.
The book "one world, many religions" by Mary pope Osborne, the same author who does the magic treehouse series.
http://www.amazon.com/One-World-Many-Religions-Worship/dp/0679839305
I'm pretty sure we already have a modern translation of the Bible, and it's a fucking graphic novel.
Nowadays for kids, they have things that specifically talk about battles and "miracles" god performed. They call it the "Action Bible". https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993
Especially when there are cool, modernized versions like this.
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993
We used The Big Picture Story Bible before we got into the Jesus Storybook Bible.
The illustrations in the BPSB have a a bit more going on in them than the JSB, so I think that helped keep my toddler's attention better.
My two year-old won't sit still for very long for books yet, unlike my five year-old when he was that age.
My son is still an infant so I haven't put this into practice yet. However, once my son is inevitably exposed to christianity and has questions, my goal is to teach him about christianity right alongside other world religions. If he asks, I plan to tell him that dad does not believe in any of these religions but many people do. I have purchased this book which looks like a nice survey of world religions, aimed at children, which does not advocate for any one religion. Hopefully the takeaway will be that people believe many different things, but that christianity does not deserve any less scrutiny simply because he will encounter christianity more than other faiths.
One person suggested this book which looks so cool and thoughtful!
It bothers me too that Christianity is depicted as a white religion. Considering that it became the official religion of the Holy Roman Empire, and not the official religion for any non-European ethnic groups, it's not surprising, but I do think that it's a loss.
Never read the Action Bible comic I take it?
Here are 3 that I've found:
https://www.heritagebooks.org/products/the-childrens-king-james-bible.html
https://smile.amazon.com/Little-Hands-Story-Carine-MacKenzie/dp/1845504356/ref=tmm_hrd_swatch_0?_encoding=UTF8&qid=1539024616&sr=1-1
https://smile.amazon.com/New-Childrens-Bible-Colour-Books/dp/1857928385?qid=1539024668&refinements=p_27%3AAnne+de+Vries&s=Books&sr=1-2&text=Anne+de+Vries&ref=sr_1_2
Oh, there are graphic novel versions.
https://www.amazon.com/Lion-Graphic-Bible-Genesis-Revelation/dp/0745949231
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993
Even DC Comics made a few.
http://www.dccomics.com/graphic-novels/the-bible
That's a peculiar viewpoint. Research indicates atheists tend to be more informed about religion than true believers. In fact, my personal experience is that most atheists were raised in religious households and are well acquainted with the Bible. The more you know about the Bible, I believe, the more likely you are to be an atheist. Although, to your point, I had a regular non-illustrated Bible as a child. I did enjoy an awesome Noah's Ark picture book though. I still have it, to convey the power of myth to my kids because it's demonstrably false, yet so many people believe it.
Edit: Some possibilities:
I saw it at Wal-Mart but here is an amazon link.
http://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993
The Action Bible
Perhaps not for a 7 month old... but by 4-5 he will LOVE it.
I have probably read through it completely (700+ pages) 3 times with my son already.
Three suggestions:
The Action Bible: My goddaughter's mom verifies both its theological accuracy and its popularity among the kids - and what a great sale on amazon right now!
Wee Believers might be too young for him, but if not, you can use the promo code SPR2015 through 3/13 for an unnamed discount on your total order (yay email newsletter!)
Magnificat Children's Books or MagnifiKid! Full disclosure: I work for Magnificat. I don't actually gain anything if you buy from us; I just happen to think our kids stuff is pretty great.
Plush saint dolls or pillowcases. I haven't bought these, so I can only go by reputation.
I wish you fruitful shopping, and enjoy his First Communion and celebrations! That's the ONE downside of my godson being Byzantine... :)
One World, Many Religions: The Ways We Worship, by Mary Pope Osborne – Survey of all the world’s religions from children’s perspectives, geared for 9-12 year olds.
Buller, Laura (2005). A Faith Like Mine. New York, NY: DK. Includes Hinduism, Islam, Judaism, Christianity, Buddhism, and Sikhism in detail, with bits on Zoroastrianism, Shinto, Taoism, Jainism and Baha’i, for ages 9-12.
DK Publishing (2011). What Do You Believe? New York, NY: DK. Includes all of the largest faiths, many smaller religious, plus ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.
The Little Book of Hindu Deities: From the Goddess of Wealth to the Sacred Cow, by Sanjay Patel – This is actually not a children’s book, but came highly recommended
Demi (2005). Jesus. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books
Zen Shorts, by Jon Muth – Introduction to Zen principles by a giant panda, targeted to children 9-12
DK Publishing (2011). What Do You Believe? New York, NY: DK. Includes all of the largest faiths, many smaller religious, plus ancient philosophers such as Socrates, Aristotle, and Plato, as well as modern thinkers such as Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, Kant, and Sartre.
The Elephant Prince: The Story of Ganesh, by Amy Novesky – Beautifully illustrated tale of Ganesh, Hindu deity.
Demi (2003). Muhammad. New York, NY: Margaret K. McElderry Books
This is how I read the Bible.
Close enough?
I would also recommend The Picture Bible, it's the one I grew up with
If you're into graphic novels, you should check out The Action Bible by Doug Mauss.
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993/
The Action Bible is an outstanding comic book/graphic novel version of the Bible. It’s great for kids or adults. It’s beautiful illustrated, and really well written. I believe the author had the Holy Spirit with him as he wrote this :D It says ages 9+, but according to the reviews, it seems like 5+ year olds love it too.
The Action Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781444993/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_hxEzxbGWEZ84Y
You mean something like this?
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993/ref=sr_1_1_sspa?gclid=CjwKCAjw2cTmBRAVEiwA8YMgzbTTgUfcNT-Eo37DE2DLirVhASenqDG6-J5doWFrDb9jhErYGb_IXxoCIgkQAvD_BwE&hvadid=241610017362&hvdev=c&hvlocphy=9019498&hvnetw=g&hvpos=1t2&hvqmt=e&hvrand=2965472603270336703&hvtargid=kwd-25298797047&hydadcr=16812_10296906&keywords=action+bible&qid=1557229468&s=gateway&sr=8-1-spons&psc=1
Good for you! First go to your state education website and find out what the requirements are for homeschooling, if any. Next, locate homeschooling groups in your area, talk to parents, and considering joining to try them out. Your kids will need extra curricular activities and friends, of course. Home schooled kids are eligible to have access to to facilities and programs in your school district. Music programs, athletic facilities, library, etc.
Start them on a foreign language as early in life as possible and do at least eight years so they're fluent. Have them master a musical instrument. A flute is lightweight for a grade school aged child to carry and it's not excessively loud. If you've ever had a saxophone player in the household and had to listen to daily practice sessions, you understand what I mean. Hah. I like piano too.
Make sure you cover history, geography, art and literature very well. Schools seem to be missing a lot in these subjects. Biographies are a great way to learn about history. But do tailor your approach. If you have a kid who's hotly interested in a particular subject or activity, give them leeway to follow their interest. Kids need plenty of physical activity, as I'm sure you know. We went to the public library every week and brought plenty of books home in our 'book bags'. Stock a shelf of classical children's literature in each child's room. Include the gift of a book on every gift giving occasion. And try to challenge them occasionally with books that are a little beyond their reading/vocabulary level, or at least have that material available for when they're ready.
>prepared your children for the harshness that is the real world
It's okay to protect kids, to let them have some innocence. They need to be stress free so they can focus on learning, growing and playing. On the other hand, they also need to be encouraged to take on age appropriate risks. You'll know when the time comes how to explain what the dangers are and teach them how to cope. Nursery rhymes, fairy tales, Sacred Scripture, and old classic Disney films can help. This picture Bible was a hit in our family with grade schoolers.
It's actually pretty cool. It's basically an illustrated Bible, but drawn like a comic book. It's got some great artwork. You can check it out here
On the subject of books, my 1- and 3-year-old love this book and have us read it frequently. It's a resilient little board book for them and includes all the highlights of Mass.
Other than that, I'm basically in the same boat with how old my kids are. I get fewer questions, though, because the older one is in speech therapy, so he's probably learning from all the things we do instead of asking questions. (This is more than a little terrifying.)
http://www.amazon.com/One-World-Many-Religions-Worship/dp/0679839305
Here, one volume. Should make it easier...
Beat me to it. This guy here - https://www.amazon.com/Picture-Bible-Iva-Hoth/dp/0781430550/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1538400614&sr=8-2&keywords=picture+bible. Don't expect indepth discussions of doctrine and nuance. Do expect oversimplified, kid-level stuff. I second this recommendation.
Actually, there is a comic book collection of bible stories.
I had a comic book bible when I was a kid, something like this one. And now I'm an atheist. Not sure that the two things are entirely related, but I won't count out the possibility.
I read this picture Bible twice, once as a kid and once as an adult, and really enjoyed it both times. I'd recommend it to anyone who wants a quick refresher on all of the basic Bible stories.
Also, The Source isn't exactly what you are looking for but might be relevant. I like Michener in theory, if not in practice.
I just did a google search and it looks like there are a few. Here, is a listing to one with some links to other options as well
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993
And it looks like here is one that is online in pdf form:
https://goodandevilbook.com/english//Good-and-Evil-English-Full.pdf
https://www.amazon.com/Action-Bible-Doug-Mauss/dp/0781444993
Yes!
They also sell shorter ones. I got all these
https://www.amazon.com/dp/1414316801/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_du3-AbXHVB1BE
There’s an action bible too
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781444993/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_8u3-AbWAZVMX3
Here’s one to check out.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/1451499787/ref=mp_s_a_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1511442507&sr=1-2&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_QL65&keywords=sparks+story+bible&dpPl=1&dpID=51CGjwf%2BOAL&ref=plSrch
This is the best one I've seen so far, thanks.
But you posted the mobile link, so I will post the fullsite link for the lazy:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/0679839305/
If you like graphic novels at all, this one is actually pretty accurate, and the illustrations are great:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/0781444993/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1486962330&sr=8-1&pi=AC_SX236_SY340_FMwebp_QL65&keywords=The+Action+Bible+God%27s+Redemptive+Story&dpPl=1&dpID=612L14knTSL&ref=plSrch
My wife and I love this book about the Mass (A Missal for Toddlers). It's simple and my kids enjoy flipping through it. There are a few other Catholic books we have, but I can't remember off the top of my head. You might also consider posting this question in https://www.reddit.com/r/CatholicParenting/ . Surely they'll have some ideas.
Like... The Action Bible?
I love the New Catholic Picture Bible (http://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/089942435X).
How about the Spark Story Bible? It has nice illustrations, hits all the big stories through Scripture, and has nice little discussion questions or activities after each of the stories. It certainly isn't the best thing in the world, but for getting younger kids interested in the Bible I think it's a good tool.
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There's a bunch of different comic book Bibles. This one (I think) is the same as the one I had in the 80s. I just ordered one now to see if it is the same as I remember.
Link to book, preview pages available.
Okay, this goes against what I said about reading key parts of the KJV, but if you're just wanting to get the characters and stories imprinted in your brain, here's a great resource: The Picture Bible
Yes, it's all the Bible stories in graphic novel format. I read this like crazy when I was a kid.
If you have kids or teens or just enjoy Graphic Novels this one is fantastic.
https://www.amazon.com/Faithfulness-Under-Fire-Story-Guido/dp/1601781024
I got one of these recently (which has a conventional old-style comic book look)
You might like these two amateur-made comic books from the 1980s -
maybe you'd like to redraw the content in a more modern style?
I think it was actually just an older version of The Picture Bible. http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Bible-Iva-Hoth/dp/0781430550
I have no idea if it's still good, or I merely thought it was at 6. I should find a copy and see it withstood the test of time.
I don't know where you can find it online (my parents gave my kids a hard copy of the book), but you can order it for a penny at Amazon.
The Spark Bible is fantastic as others have said. I'll also recommend the Children of God Storybook Bible edited by Desmond Tutu for its lavish illustrations and excellent storytelling. There are a few items missing from it that I'd like to have seen though (notably, Palm Sunday).
Okay I've got a question! I used to have this huge gold leafed, beautifully illustrated bible stories book when I was a kid. I remember it having a sky blue hardcover and being quite thick, however I was like...five maybe when I received it, so in my memories it's this giant thing. ANYWAY, does anyone know what I'm talking about? I've tried googling illustrated bible stories and I can't find it, I have no idea who the author was. I can still see the pictures in my mind clear as day. I'd love to have a copy of it for my girls, or something similar.
Edit: I FOUND IT!!! A reviewer was nice enough to include a ton of photos of the illustrations and I recognized them! http://www.amazon.com/The-Complete-Illustrated-Childrens-Bible/dp/0736962131/ref=pd_bxgy_14_img_3?ie=UTF8&refRID=1C2B9H3H6AWR1SDXVRFD
Probably something like this.
I've been diving into this over the weekend, and it's totally awesome.
There’s The Action Bible. I own one but I haven’t read it myself yet as I’m still trying to finish my King James. It’s 752 pages of about 215 graphic novel styled bible stories from genesis through revelations. I believe it’s based off the ESV but I’ve never read an ESV so I’m not entirely sure myself. It’s by Sergio Cariello who worked for Marvel and DC. It’s a reworking of of David C. Cook’s Picture Bible from the 1970’s. The index tells you specifically which book and verses the stories are from. There’s about 8 pages that are based off of non biblical historical texts though it tells you where they are in the index so you can skip them if you wish. I bought mine on amazon but I saw one on the bookshelf at Walmart a little while ago.
The Action Bible https://www.amazon.com/dp/0781444993/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_ke3uDb7JXRHKT
The comic book version of the bible is actually pretty awesome, or at least the one I had as a kid was.
edit: I think this was the version I had:
http://www.amazon.com/Picture-Bible-Iva-Hoth/dp/0781430550
I was thinking of this: The Action bible