Comments on: The Stunningly Illustrated Children’s Bible That Should Still Be In Print (But Isn’t) //rachelmariestone.com/2013/08/19/the-stunningly-illustrated-childrens-bible-that-should-still-be-in-print-but-isnt/ Faith and Family; Justice, Joy, Bread of Life Fri, 15 Aug 2014 16:28:16 +0000 hourly 1 //wordpress.com/ By: andrewdavidmitchell //rachelmariestone.com/2013/08/19/the-stunningly-illustrated-childrens-bible-that-should-still-be-in-print-but-isnt/#comment-6449 Sat, 26 Oct 2013 00:33:51 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4780#comment-6449 Thanks for the review! I just picked up a copy from Amazon to share with my two children.

]]> By: Hannah N //rachelmariestone.com/2013/08/19/the-stunningly-illustrated-childrens-bible-that-should-still-be-in-print-but-isnt/#comment-5778 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:41:36 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4780#comment-5778 Thanks for the recommendation. I just bought a copy from ABE Books for my son. He’s only 14 months but already I am anticipating the complexity of introducing him to scripture, and I need all the good resources I can get! (I was raised on “The Bible in Pictures for Little Eyes,” incidentally, which I think is a great title.)

]]> By: Hannah N //rachelmariestone.com/2013/08/19/the-stunningly-illustrated-childrens-bible-that-should-still-be-in-print-but-isnt/#comment-5777 Tue, 20 Aug 2013 03:40:15 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4780#comment-5777 Thank you for this recommendation. I just purchased a copy for my son from ABE books. He’s only 14 months, so won’t spend much time with it yet. But am anticipating wrestling with the complex and difficult stories of the Bible as I try to teach him… need all the good resources I can get!

]]> By: Tim //rachelmariestone.com/2013/08/19/the-stunningly-illustrated-childrens-bible-that-should-still-be-in-print-but-isnt/#comment-5774 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 20:07:53 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4780#comment-5774 The power of story is amazing, Rachel. Myth and mythos are both important for developing a common understanding of a culture’s values. I love how the Bible is full of story, all bring us the one great Story.

]]> By: Rachel Marie Stone //rachelmariestone.com/2013/08/19/the-stunningly-illustrated-childrens-bible-that-should-still-be-in-print-but-isnt/#comment-5772 Mon, 19 Aug 2013 17:57:04 +0000 //rachelmariestone.com/?p=4780#comment-5772 I think writing for kids is maybe harder than writing for adults. The Taize Bible is so much better for its straightforwardness. It doesn’t try to be cute. It doesn’t try to appeal. It’s just well written and well illustrated.

The illustrations (most of them) are actually quite lovely in the JSB, but largely agree with your analysis. Yet, JSB is such a HUGE seller. Is it because it feels weird to just read scripture to children without pre-digesting it for them?

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