The Catholic Children's Bible: Good News Translation

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Then God said, “Let there be lights in the sky to separate day from night. These lights will be used for signs, seasons, days and years. 15 They will be in the sky to give light to the earth.” And it happened. Of course, our children hear the actual words of Sacred Scripture at every Mass, and they’ll hear them if your family plays the Liturgy of the Hours or a scriptural Rosary. I personally don’t love this bible, but the kids said I should include it, so let’s take a look at The Picture Bible. I personally love the style of The Action Bible so much that I feel like there’s no reason to have them both. However, if you have a kid that loves comics and the pictures in The Action Bible seem too extreme to you, this children’s bible would be the perfect choice. My family voted The Tiny Truths Bible as not the best in any way. I don’t recommend this bible. Catholic Picture Bible

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Then God said, “Let there be something to divide the water in two!” 7 So God made the air to divide the water in two. Some of the water was above the air, and some of the water was below it. 8 God named the air “sky.” Evening passed, and morning came. This was the second day. Kids can learn the best when we bring things to them on their own level, but still deliver the truth. There is a way to make the stories such that they are not watered down, but they can be understood by children. This is why having a good children’s bible is so important- so you can read the bible stories to your kids (or they can read them to themselves) and understand the story in a way they can connect with. Children’s Bibles Are A Great ValueInt. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. What matters most is that we share the Word of God with our children. Let the Word dwell in them richly, forming their consciences and inspiring them to the greatness for which they were created!

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Lydia loves this Bible. She got if as a present for making her First Reconciliation. She’s loved it from the beginning, and reads it on her own. I treat this like we do with any collection of stories (like Winnie the Pooh or Beatrix Potter)—I select a season in which we will read one story at a time during tea time or afternoon quiet time. It takes us a long time to move through that way since those are less frequent than Morning Time, but it’s a delight for all! I wish it was longer. Really, that’s it. If this had more bible stories included, it would be at the top of my list. My family voted The Action Bible the best for older kids, and kids that like comic books. The Picture Book Bible

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The stories are worded weird, it doesn’t include important bible points, and the stories are lengthy in a bad way- honestly seeming full of fluff. Worse than that some of the ways the stories are told actually bother me from a theological perspective. In an attempt to make it accessible for children, I believe they dummed it down way too far. The stories are short- good for little kids. I often used this bible to read stories to my preschool class because their attention span was short. It was a good way to introduce the bible story to them. However, the actual Bible holds primacy always. Sacred Scripture is the actual Word of God, and our kids need to hear it. It is this Word that is living and effective, it is this Word that does not return to the Father void. Reading Sacred Scripture to our children plants the seeds deeply in their hearts. (This is why we always encourage reading from the actual Bible throughout our resources). This is a very important point for Catholics, and since some of the children’s bibles I have recommended aren’t specifically Catholic, I wanted to share these very important wordings with you. I didn’t include versions from any actual full bibles, just the picture bibles.

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Each story begins with a small blurb providing context of the story before the actual biblical text begins. A children’s bible that you are reading to your kids might be a different one that you would choose than one they are going to read for themselves. A younger child may need one version and an older child another. So definitely take your own children’s interests and personalities into account when choosing your children’s bible. My Favorite Children’s Bibles Int. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15. 16. 17. 18. 19. 20. 21. 22. 23. 24. 25. 26. 27. 28. 29. 30. 31. 32. 33. 34. It is long and includes a lot of bible stories that typical children’s bibles don’t include, which is nice.

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Introduction 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 32 33 34 35 36 37 38 39 40 41 42 43 44 45 46 47 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 57 58 59 60 61 62 63 64 65 66 67 68 69 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 84 85 86 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 95 96 97 98 99 100 101 102 103 104 105 106 107 108 109 110 111 112 113 114 115 116 117 118 119 120 121 122 123 124 125 126 127 128 129 130 131 132 133 134 135 136 137 138 139 140 141 142 143 144 145 146 147 148 149 150 The wording of the Last Supper is not ideal. It says “My body is like this bread. It will break” So as it goes on Jesus is foreshadowing his coming death. So it’s not wrong here, but it’s not how I would have worded it. As with any children’s bible, it’s not the real bible with the actual verses but a re-telling that children can understand. I had a reader say they crossed out the word “like” with a sharpie marker and that worked for them.