Catholic Bible for Children Hardcover – August 1, 2006

Beautifully written and illustrated. There are some stories that are missing but the major ones are there. This is one of the first children's Bilbles I have seen that doesn't cover up the bad, the ugly and sometimes scary parts of the Bible (which I believe is important lessons in life).I really enjoy reading this to the Godchildren and they love the stories and illustrations. Great for younger ages up to 7.

My six kids have loved this children's bible. The illustrations are superb. In reply to the review above who complained about the violence, well yes there is some violence depicted --because there is violence in the Bible!-- but far from alarming my kids it was riveting (especially for my son who does not care for overly sentimental christian books) and a great way to introduce the themes of death, martyrdom, sacrifice, and human cruelty. Anyway, this is the third copy I order for family and friends' baptism parties. It's the best book to take to mass for the kids to look at because again, the pictures are so rich and they captivate their attention.

This is a solid Bible for Catholic children. The massacre of infants is a horrible story, agreed. But the full context of Biblical history needs to be told for children - and adults - to come closer to understanding the remarkable story of God's love, and just how significant Jesus is in our history. If you don't feel this story is suited for your child, you can simply skip it and read the stories of Jesus with his friends. Aside from the difficult nature of some stories contained here, the illustrations are nicely done, colorful, and attractive to children.

The 'stories' are well chosen, and the illustrations go a long way in presenting the Bible to the little ones in amost appealing, CAPTIVATING way. .

Precious Book! Perfect for 1st Communion gift. :)

I recently purchased this Bible for my six-year-old daughter. She has outgrown her much shorter and simpler "Bible story books" and my wife and I have been delighted with the detail found in the Catholic Bible for Children. As a previous poster mentioned, there is a level of detail in the stories that is not appropriate for very young children, but in no way should this diminish one's judgement of this excellent product. After all, it is a Bible for *children*, not *toddlers*. The artwork is beautiful; accurately reflecting Middle Eastern cultural and ethnic detail but in style parallel to a comic book or graphic novel. In addition, there are stories from Judith and Tobit, books ignored by Protestant Bibles.I have one minor quibble: there are some curious ommissions in this Bible. The story of Jonah, such an iconic Bible story, is nowhere to be found. Of greater concern is that the arrival of the Holy Spirit at Pentecost is not mentioned, even though this astonishing event is recognized as the beginning of the Catholic Church! However, the Bible does give excellent detail about the life of Saint Paul, whereas most children's Bibles usually give only the life of Christ in the New Testament section.Overall, an outstanding product for children (but not toddlers) who are ready for a Bible that actually reads like a Bible rather than a storybook. I only wish that Jonah and Pentecost had been included.

We got this order timely. It is a great children's bible. We have had others that are a little too graffic. This one is more kid friendly while still telling the stories factually.

I was very pleased with the book .