Which children's Bible?

[momtolgd]

I'm looking at Bibles for the kids for Easter this year. Do any of your children have any of these Bibles? What do you think of them? Or can you recommend another one?

 

For 8yo ds:

New Revised Standard Version Children's Bible- NRSV (blue cover or Noah's Ark cover)

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0687054001/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

 

or

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0687494168/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=A2E9OWRCF7T08Y&v=glance

 

 

 

For 6yo dd:

NIrV Kids Study Bible, Revised

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/031070801X/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

 

 

For 2yo ds:

God Loves Me Bible, Revised

 

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/031070779X/ref=ord_cart_shr?%5Fencoding=UTF8&m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&v=glance

 

 

I'm also looking to buy this new one coming out for myself:

Lutheran Study Bible

 

http://www.augsburgfortress.org/store/item.jsp?clsid=195708&productgroupid=0&isbn=0806680598

 

 

Any thoughts on these? Thanks!

Edited February 4, 2009 by momtolgd

[Carol in Cal.]

For the two year old, have you seen the Toddler Action Bible from Concordia? I love that one because it has hand motions for the story teller to do and the little one to imitate.

 

When DD was 6 and had learned to read, I bought her a Giant Print NIV Bible, because even the large print Bibles had smaller print than she was used to. Just a thought.

 

For a long time I have been using the Concordia Self-Study Bible in NIV for myself. I'm thinking about getting the new Concordia ESV Lutheran study Bible when it is released in October. Have not decided for sure yet.

[athena1277]

I don't know if it's exactly what you are looking for, but my dd6 has "The Picture Bible" which has comic book type pictures/text. It has made dd so very interested in the Bible stories. She asks me to read a story or 2 every night before bed.

[Aubrey]

Ds8 has a "real" Bible w/ an easy translation. We've also got a picture Bible w/ BEAUTIFUL illustrations & the Jesus Story Book Bible. Actually, we've got several others from gifts, when we were dc, etc. The Jesus Story Book Bible is their hands-down favorite, & I had to fight them for a chance to look at it myself, lol. HTH.

[Jann in TX]

Hers is a large print edition.

 

I LOVE the fact that she can actually READ scripture. It is NOT watered down--just some of the vocabulary limited.

 

She loves it too! She also likes the fact that she can look up certain scriptures by herself (AWANA verses and such)--THEN READ THEM. She could look up verses with our other 'standard edition' Bibles--but she had difficulty reading the words and was easily frustrated.

 

She is in first grade and is a beginning reader.

[tkeller]

DS loves his picture bible for little eyes! He is always telling me that his bible has pictures, but mommy's and daddy's does not. :)

[apmom]

Well, fwiw, my dh is a Lutheran pastor, so we have tons of Bibles around. Our all-time favorite children's Bible (probably great for your 2yo, and maybe even still your 6yo) is this one: http://store.scholastic.com/webapp/wcs/stores/servlet/ProductDisplay_Read+&+Learn+Bible+Game_18649_-1_10052_10051 We just have the Bible, not all the paraphernalia. Our DS6 has read through the whole thing probably 3 times. DD3 likes it, too.

 

We are just beginning to wonder if DS6 is ready for a "regular" Bible, but haven't done that yet. The study Bible for yourself looks like it might be good, but I don't know much about it.

 

ETA: I will say that the NRSV is what I think is the best translation for adults--closest to the Greek and Hebrew, but readable. It has a few translation problems here and there, but nothing I consider major.

[Jumping In Puddles]

The Children's Bible from DK is a really nice one.

 

You can use the look inside feature to see some of the pages. You may be able to check it out at your library first. It has a really nice hard cover and sturdy pages.

[Melissa in St Louis]

NIrV Adventure Bible for Early Readers!!!:D The language is a bit simpler, but you are able to look up verses and such. Also the beginning of each book there is a helpful page: who wrote this book? when? what are the highlights? hwat do we learn? etc, etc, etc. I have to admit that *I* refer to it often for my own knowledge instead of my own Bible!!! :lol:

 

Melissa in St Louis

[momtolgd]

Would you recommend that I buy the same Bible for our 8 yo and our 6 yo and work through it with them together? I see that the NIrV Adventure Bible for Early Readers is for ages 6-10. Would it be good to buy them both a copy of that one (or another for the same age range)? What do you think?

[neesek]

I bought my 2 older kids real Bibles when they first started learning to read. I actually prefer the ICB for a first Bible over the NIrV, but that is just personal preference. It, like the NIrV, is written at about a 3rd grade reading level, so it has been a perfect first Bible for both of them. My ds has worn his out, so I just replaced his with the Children's ESV, since he is ready for more of a challenge. It has the complete text of the ESV, which is our favorite version, but it has the colorful pages, pictures, etc. of a children's version.

[Stacey in MA]

Day By Day Bible by Karen Henley:

http://www.amazon.com/Day-Kids-Bible-Readers-Tyndale/dp/0842355367/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1233805359&sr=1-1

 

:-)

[Starr]

We had the Beginners Bible, the kids loved it and another children's Bible but by first grade they began using the NIV at a Bible class. The NIrV wasn't read at our house for very long. We have it by accident in our Sunday School Classes but I don't like the kids to memorize from it. By 4th grade everyone seems to do fine looking up verses and reading in the NIV. You could get the same for the older two but be ready to get a new one next Easter. :)