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The Big Picture Story Bible | 
 enlarge | Author: David R. Helm
Creator: Gail Schoonmaker
Publisher: Crossway Books
List Price: $22.99
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Rating:  38 reviews
Sales Rank: 10523
Media: Hardcover
Reading Level: Ages 4-8
Pages: 456
Number Of Items: 1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3.6
Dimensions (in): 9.3 x 9.3 x 1.1
ISBN: 1581342772
Dewey Decimal Number: 220.9505
EAN: 9781581342772
ASIN: 1581342772
Publication Date: September 17, 2004
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Product Description
Rather than simply retelling the most familiar short scenes from the Bible, this book presents the big picture the unified story running through the Old and New Testaments. This delightful book will help children learn the Bible s whole story and begin to appreciate the fulfillment of God's promise to his people.
The Big Picture Bible Story Book is perfect for parents to read to their children, and eventually, for children to read on their own. It is an excellent way to introduce them to a book that will guide them through all of life.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 33 more reviews...
This is the ONE August 21, 2008
M. Heiss (USA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
If you are going to buy only one story Bible, make this the one.
I have been blown away by reading this Bible with my kids -- I love that many of the illustrations are drawn from an "above" perspective -- from God's vantage point, as it were.
This is the "big picture" of the Bible -- that people need saving, and God saves us. So yes, the book has "big pictures" as in illustrations, but it also presents the "big picture" of God's plan. The Big Picture Sory Bible -- get it?
The illustrations are so good, it's like watching a movie. My kids are spellbound. Twice we have sat down and read the entire book -- takes 1 hour, 15 minutes to go all the way through. The kids are 3 and 6 and have nothing like the attention span you would expect for kids to be able to sit still that long. They just fall into the book. When we break it up and read it bit by bit, they clamor for more.
There are 450 pages of absolutely amazing illustartions, and all pointing to God's plan.
The consistency of the message in the book is great. I'm going to buy more for new baby gifts -- talk about an amazing book!
Wonderful! July 10, 2008
K. Hoey (Boston, MA)
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I bought this book for my godchild and it is perfect for a beginner reader! The pages are extremely colorful and eye-catching and the sentences are easy for him to understand. This is a perfect book for a child to start learning about the Bible.
Amazing!! June 23, 2008
Ellen Williams
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
This book is OUTSTANDING!! When I read it to my preschool class, they begged me to read "Just one more chapter!" each day! It really does an excellent job of telling God's Story of the WHOLE Bible, connecting the individual stories from Genesis to Revelation, even including the time of
waiting for the Messiah between the Old and New Testaments. The pictures are beautiful and colorful, showing the people from God's point of view. The text is written to carefully follow the Bible and is VERY child friendly - it has just enough text to go with each illustration. This book is great for children of any age AND the adults that read it to them!!
Accurate Picture of Who God Is June 2, 2008
Christian Mom
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have been reading this a couple pages each day to my toddler. I think the illustrations and the story line give a wonderful picture of how awesome our God is truly is. The book is a beautiful book and I'll probably read it repeatedly with my children.
My kids CAN'T GET ENOUGH of this Bible!! April 18, 2008
Tanya Dennis
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
Have your children ever begged for more Bible stories instead of food? Have you ever read 160 pages to attentive toddlers in one sitting? And then have them ask for more? I certainly hadn't -- until I got this book.
The Big Picture Story Bible is unlike any other Bible story book I've seen. Rather than telling the familiar stories in the familiar patterns, this book instills in children a unified theme through both the Old and New Testaments. Author David Helm makes the common thread clear by emphasizing in each chapter how these true stories show God's love for the world and the fulfillment of His promises.
This is a big story in a big book. It measures about 10" square and contains 456 pages. Broken into 26 manageable chapters, the book begins with creation (Genesis) and ends with the Apostle Paul's vision of the new heavens and new earth (Revelation). Gail Schoonmaker serves as illustrator. She fills the book with big pictures, both colorful and unique.
What I Like: I love how my kids can't get enough of this book! We read 9 chapters (156 pages) yesterday, and they cried when I said it was time to stop. The chapter breaks offer easy "intermissions". The theme is clear! The text is perfectly toddler and preschooler friendly. I appreciate the use of repetition and the insistence on truth.
Some have complained that not all the best-known Bible stories are included; other stories do not provide all the details. This is not a Bible where you can look up favorite stories, but this is key to the point of the book: the Bible is more than just a collection of great stories; it is one big story consisting of several parts. Often children fail to see the connection between all the stories; they miss how God and His love for us strings the stories together to make sense of it all.
Overall Rating: Excellent.
Tanya -- Christian Children's Book Review
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