The Jesus Storybook Bible (2007) (edit title/settings)

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Characters/People edit see section history

• Jesus: The rescuer.
• David: Add a description of this character.
• Joseph
• Leah
• Samuel
• Adam
• Rachel
• Abraham
• Jacob
• Joshua
• Jesse
• Isaac
• Isaiah

Quotes edit see section history

• “Each time Pharoah said, "Make it stop and then I'll let them go!" And each time when God made it stop, Pharaoh changed his mind and said, "Actually, NO! You can't go!"”

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• But the Bible isn’t mainly about you and what you should be doing. It’s about God and what he has done.

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• And they would try to make themselves happy without him. But God knew there was no such thing as happiness without him, and life without him wouldn’t be life at all.)

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• God wanted his people to live, not die. God wanted to rescue his people, not punish them. But they must trust him.

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• And a terrible lie came into the world. It would never leave. It would live on in every human heart, whispering to every one of God’s children: “God doesn’t love me.”

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• “Behind what you were doing, underneath everything that was happening, God was doing something good. God was making everything right again.”

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• God loved them with all of his heart. And they were lovely because he loved them.

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• Many years later, another Son would climb another hill, carrying wood on his back. Like Isaac, he would trust his Father and do what his Father asked. He wouldn’t struggle or run away. Who was he? God’s Son, his only Son—the Son he loved. The Lamb of God.

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• This Prince would love God’s people. They wouldn’t need to be beautiful for him to love them. He would love them with all of his heart. And they would be beautiful because he loved them.

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• People didn’t need a staircase; they needed a Rescuer. Because the way back to heaven wasn’t a staircase; it was a Person. People could never reach up to Heaven, so Heaven would have to come down to them.

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• But Noah didn’t mind so much what other people thought, he minded what God thought. So he just did what God told him to do.

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Setting & Locations edit see section history

• Egypt
• Jericho
• Heaven

First Sentence edit see section history

Themes & Symbolism edit see section history

• Forgiveness, Salvation, Redemption, Family, Hope, Adoption, Rescue: Describe this theme.

Authors & Contributors edit see section history

1. Sally Lloyd-Jones (Author)

Other Contributors:

1. Jago (Illustrator)
2. David Suchet (Narrator)

First Edition edit see section history

Awards edit see section history

• ALA Notable (Storytelling and audio)
• Moonbeam Award: GOLD
• NAPPA award

Classification edit see section history

• Library of Congress: Add the Library of Congress Classification.
• Dewey: 220.9505

Notes for Parents edit see section history

The writing is clear and simple enough for reading aloud to this age range, and even maybe under it (I read it to my 3 year old many times already). Older children in this age bracket could handle it themselves too.

Subjects edit see section history

• Books › Children's Books › Religions › Christianity › Bible › Stories
• Books › Children's Books › Religions › Christianity › Ages 4-8
• Books › Children's Books › Religions › Christianity › Jesus
• Books › Children's Books › Religions › Fiction › Christian
• Books › Teens › History & Historical Fiction › Historical Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › History & Historical Fiction
• Books › Children's Books › Literature
• Books › Children's Books › Ages 9-12