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Title: The Children's Bible by J. GRISPINO ISBN: 0-307-16520-5 Publisher: Golden Books Pub. Date: 01 October, 1999 Format: Hardcover Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $17.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 4 (8 reviews)
Rating: 4
Summary: Take the Caucasian drawings with a grain of salt...
Comment: A few people have blasted this book for being inaccurate and racist. Granted, it IS visually biased for Northern Europeans. It was first written in the 1960s when multi-culturalism didn't exist. That's why Jesus and other important characters are blonde when of course in reality they couldn't have been. Children of color will have a harder time appreciating this Bible, but the stories really are excellent if they give them a try. If you can explain to your child why the pictures aren't quite right, the rest of this Children's Bible is a wonderful way to introduce the entire Bible to younger readers.
My grandmother explained to me that God appears as we expect Him to appear, and that's why some drawings of Jesus show Him blonde and others show Him dark. That explanation was enough to satisfy me and I loved this Bible when I was a child.
This Bible is so complete that I was able to blow my Pastor's own children away when it came to knowing what was in the Bible. The text is easy to understand for most 7 y/o or older kids and almost every important Bible story is in here.
Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. The stories in this book are good enough to that you should try to overlook its one major flaw.
Rating: 2
Summary: Offensive, racist, inaccurate
Comment: I bought this because it was recommended in a Catholic homeschooling book. I was initially impressed by the beautiful art in the Old Testament section. Imagine my shock when I discovered Jesus, a middle Eastern man, depicted with blond hair and blue eyes! Of course, no one of us has actually seen Jesus, but since he was born a Jew, it is highly unlikely that he had this coloring. The text is nothing remarkable. It is not particularly friendly to very young children. I found Today's English version of the Bible (American Bible Society) to be much more suitable for a child without unnecessarily "dumbing down" the message. I have a feeling that I will be selling this book to a second hand store pretty soon.
Rating: 1
Summary: Golden Children's Bible: by Joseph Miralles (Illustrator)
Comment: After reading the reviews and impressed with the front of the book cover, I decided to get this book as a gift for one of the children at the church.
The cover depicts people of ethnicity, however the pictures inside tell a different story. For example, Jesus, a Jew, is characterized by blond hair and blue eyes; the Queen of Sheba, a white woman, only to name a few. NOT SO!
If a writer is going to tell history, the words as well as the pictures should depict the truth!
I give this book a rating of 1 star based on the pictures, not the contents. I returned the book for that reason!
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Title: Beginner's Bible, The by Karyn Henley, Dennas Davis ISBN: 0310926106 Publisher: Zondervan Publishing Company Pub. Date: 10 April, 1997 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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Title: 365 Read-Aloud Bedtime Bible Stories by Daniel Partner ISBN: 1557482640 Publisher: Spring Arbor Distributors Pub. Date: March, 1993 List Price(USD): $2.97 |
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Title: The Children's Bible Story Book : by Anne de Graaf, Jose Montero ISBN: 0840776527 Publisher: Thomas Nelson Pub. Date: 28 October, 1991 List Price(USD): $19.99 |
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Title: Children's Illustrated Bible by Selina Hastings, Eric Thomas, Amy Burch ISBN: 1564584720 Publisher: DK Publishing Pub. Date: March, 1994 List Price(USD): $22.99 |
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Title: The Children's Bible in 365 Stories by Mary Batchelor, John Haysom ISBN: 0745930689 Publisher: Chariot Victor Pub Pub. Date: April, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.99 |
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