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Here are some of the reasons why we recommend the Jesus Storybook Bible:<\/p>
It maximizes the power of story. <\/h3>
In one of her speaking engagements, Sally Lloyd-Jones talks about how the story has the power to transport us to whole new worlds and times, and we are transformed by the story itself, with no need to moralize. That agrees with the CM method through and through! <\/p>
In the Jesus Storybook Bible, you won’t have a set of truths that your child needs to memorize or internalize; instead, he encounters the love and wisdom of God through the stories themselves. (Come to think of it, did you ever notice that the Bible itself comes in stories?) <\/p>
Every story whispers his name. <\/h3>
This is the tagline or subtitle if you will, and Sally Lloyd-Jones expertly lives up to it! Just as Jesus Himself tells the two disciples on the road to Emmaus that all that the prophets have talked about pertained to Him, this book also weaves a clear path pointing to Jesus, even in stories in the Old Testament where His name isn’t explicitly mentioned. <\/p>
The stories revolve around God’s amazing faithfulness to us. <\/h3>
The book has this constant refrain: God’s “never-stopping, never giving up, unbreaking, always and forever love.” In my personal opinion, giving our children an early glimpse of a God who’s always faithful and who will never stop loving us is a crucial part of forming their picture of God. That’s a win over any book that focuses on our<\/em> part: after all, we always fail! <\/p> On the other hand, we do have some notes on what you need to look out for if you intend to add the Jesus Storybook Bible in your CM homeschool schedule: <\/p> If you’re planning to use the book as a Bible spine for a year, I think you may be disappointed. At best, you may be able to use it once a week for 36 weeks, with a few weeks with two readings. <\/p> If you’re looking for something that can last longer, like more days a week for a whole year, you will probably enjoy Catherine Vos’s The Child’s Story Bible instead. (Watch out for our review on that coming up soon!) <\/p> This point is similar to point #1, that it pretty much covers only the more popular stories in the Bible. This means that it can work as a good overview, but if you really want your children to go through the entire Bible in story form before using the actual Bible, this probably won’t be a good choice. <\/p> Perhaps a good way of looking at it is more of an introductory Bible story. Even so, it can still be worth it. <\/p> These comments I got from other moms: if you’re the type who loves all those classic illustrations, such as the Caldecott awardees, we’re not sure you would like the ones in this book. Some people feel that Jago’s illustrations are a bit childish, but then again, that’s a matter of personal preference. <\/p> Personally, I like the splash of colors and the imaginative design. But if I had the choice, I’d still probably lean towards the more classic sketches myself. Again, differences in personal preferences are OK \ud83d\ude42<\/p> The Jesus Storybook Bible<\/strong> also has a full curriculum<\/a><\/strong> designed for Sunday schools. This is how it looks:<\/p>Possible Cons to the Jesus Storybook Bible for CM Homeschool<\/h2>
The book contains only 44 stories. <\/h3>
The book features mainly the most popular Bible stories. <\/h3>
Illustrations may not fit a more “classic” preference. <\/h3>
The partner curriculum is not really CM. <\/h3>
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