Lift-the-Flap Bible Stories for Young Children

by Andrew J. DeYoung, Naomi Joy Krueger, Megan Higgins (Illustrator)

Overview

Let your little one explore God's relationship with humanity as they uncover surprise after surprise in some of the Bible's most beloved stories.

Simple text alongside colorful and adorable artwork brings stories from the Old and New Testament to life. Mixing learning concepts with messages from God's Word, Lift-the-Flap Bible Stories for Young Children offers an interactive and engaging story time. Inclusive skin tones reflect Bible characters originating from the Middle East and each story shows how God interacts with his followers. Included are stories ranging from Creation, Noah, David, Jesus, Jesus' miracles, and his resurrection. A sturdy cover and thick card stock help little hands easily explore each page. This kid-friendly storybook Bible makes a wonderful gift or classroom addition!

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781506446844
Publisher:	1517 Media
Publication date:	09/04/2018
Series:	Lift-the-Flap Bible Stories , #1
Pages:	16
Sales rank:	127,341
Product dimensions:	9.10(w) x 8.10(h) x 0.80(d)
Age Range:	2 - 6 Years

About the Author

Andrew J. DeYoung is a writer and editor of children's books. He lives in Saint Paul, Minnesota.

Naomi Joy Krueger is a writer and editor based in Saint Paul, Minnesota. She is the author of the board book I Can Praise God and editor of Spark Story Bible Psalm Book: Prayers and Poems for Kids.

Megan Higgins is from Ohio, but she has spent most of the last decade living in Austria, where she works as a teacher in the heart of the alps. She loves skiing and drawing!

Editorial Reviews

11/19/2018
In a sturdy board book, DeYoung and Krueger stage familiar stories of Noah’s Ark, David and Goliath, Jesus’s birth, the Resurrection, and others. Passages offer simplified descriptions: “A big crowd of people came to see Jesus one day. But they didn’t have anything to eat! And they were getting hungry. Jesus had a plan.” Higgins has a light, appealing art style, with jewel-toned buildings, kind human and animal figures, and playful visual textures. Liftable flaps contribute dimension to the scenes, revealing surprise images and additional story passages. A welcoming introduction to biblical tales. Ages 2–6. (Sept.)

Publishers Weekly

"A welcoming introduction to biblical tales." —Publisher's Weekly

From the Publisher

2018-07-30

Ten tales from the Old and New Testaments, with plot points and lessons hidden beneath large, shaped flaps.

Higgins depicts Jesus as a bit larger than those around him but otherwise draws him and the rest of the cast—including angels—with similar-looking round heads, wide-open eyes, slightly crooked beards (on the men), and dark brown or olive skin. Cycling arbitrarily among various tenses, the abbreviated, sanitized, and informally retold episodes begin in "a garden" with the tree, most of Adam and Eve, and the "tricky serpent" who "will trick them" initially hidden beneath die-cut flaps. Lifting the largest reveals the disobedient first couple sporting flashy animal-skin togs and text that promises that "God had a plan to save people from sin." After Noah boards the "crowded, noisy, and stinky" ark, Moses leads the escape from plague-ridden Egypt ("Frogs and locusts! Yucky sores and flies!"), and "David bonks Goliath." God's promise eventually bears fruit with the birth and select miracles of Jesus. In the climactic scene, three distant crosses hide beneath a flap that depicts Jerusalem, while behind a tomb in the foreground an angel literally fizzes with fireworks. Beneath a bush readers see Mary (Magdalen) weeping until the risen Jesus (beneath another bush) gives her a hug: "Go tell the disciples that I am alive!"

Younger audiences may be mostly interested in the bonking and stinky parts, but the rudiments are at least in place for homiletic discussion. (Novelty/religion. 4-6)

Kirkus Reviews