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The Beginner's Bible Kid-Sized Devotions
Based on the bestselling The Beginner’s Bible brand, The Beginner’s Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions is perfect for children 6 and under. The simple connections to scripture make the content relevant and understandable for young readers, while the colorful illustrations are sure to be a delight. Each of the 365 devotions has a theme to which the Scripture, story, and art relate. It’s the perfect starting point for children as they develop a stronger relationship with God, to cuddle-up with parents or enjoy at church or daycare.
- GenresChristianNonfiction
384 pages, Hardcover
First published September 20, 2011
About the author
Kelly Pulley
163 books35 followersWhen Kelly Pulley was very young, he dreamed of being a cowboy; unfortunately, he didn’t have a horse, a hat, or a rope, so his range riding dreams were temporarily corralled. He did have a Deluxe 64-count box of Crayola Crayons with a built-in sharpener — so instead of cow poking, he became an artist.
Now Kelly is a full-time writer and illustrator of children’s picture books. He has illustrated numerous children’s books, including many in the Best-selling Beginner’s Bible and Veggie Tales series.
He has authored and illustrated several picture books, including the outlandish and wacky Ten Unusual Features of Lulu McDunn (Gauthier Publishing), the humorous, Bicycle-themed Bicycling Rules of the Road, and The Cycling Wangdoos, (Schiffer Publishing).
Kelly is also the author of the inspirational Magnificent Tales series, Food for a Fish — The Whopping Story of Jonah and the Whale, Good News of Great Joy — The Amazing Story of Jesus’ Birth, The Biggest and Toughest — The Short Story of David’s Big Faith, Daniel for Lunch — The Tasty Tale of Daniel in the Lion’s Den and Treasury of Bible Stories — Rhythmical Rhymes of Biblical Times (David C. Cook).
His illustrating clients include: Zonderkidz, Worthy-Ideals, David C. Cook, Lifeway, Wiley Publications, United Methodist Publishing House, The Clever Factory, Studio Fun International.
Now Kelly is a full-time writer and illustrator of children’s picture books. He has illustrated numerous children’s books, including many in the Best-selling Beginner’s Bible and Veggie Tales series.
He has authored and illustrated several picture books, including the outlandish and wacky Ten Unusual Features of Lulu McDunn (Gauthier Publishing), the humorous, Bicycle-themed Bicycling Rules of the Road, and The Cycling Wangdoos, (Schiffer Publishing).
Kelly is also the author of the inspirational Magnificent Tales series, Food for a Fish — The Whopping Story of Jonah and the Whale, Good News of Great Joy — The Amazing Story of Jesus’ Birth, The Biggest and Toughest — The Short Story of David’s Big Faith, Daniel for Lunch — The Tasty Tale of Daniel in the Lion’s Den and Treasury of Bible Stories — Rhythmical Rhymes of Biblical Times (David C. Cook).
His illustrating clients include: Zonderkidz, Worthy-Ideals, David C. Cook, Lifeway, Wiley Publications, United Methodist Publishing House, The Clever Factory, Studio Fun International.
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October 8, 2015
About the Book:
Based on the bestselling The Beginner's Bible brand, The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions is perfect for children 6 and under. The simple connections to scripture make the content relevant and understandable for young readers, while the colorful illustrations are sure to be a delight. Each of the 365 devotions has a theme to which the Scripture, story, and art relate. It s the perfect starting point for children as they develop a stronger relationship with God, to cuddle-up with parents or enjoy at church or daycare."
My Review:
Even our 4-8 children need devotional time and what better way to get them interested than to find a devotional that is clearly up their alley. The Beginner's Bible brand knows all too well how to appeal to children so this book is a slam dunk for them. Included in Kid-Sized Devotions is enough for 365 days of great learning. In simple to understand sentences and with illustrated pages your children can learn easily and quickly each day about God and His creation.
Based entirely on scripture, each devotion has a short and sweet lesson each day consisting of just a few sentences and a Bible verse. So even your young children can benefit from this book without feeling like its to hard o understand or takes up too much of their time. A perfect gift for Christmas!
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review through my participation on the Z Blog Squad.
Based on the bestselling The Beginner's Bible brand, The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions is perfect for children 6 and under. The simple connections to scripture make the content relevant and understandable for young readers, while the colorful illustrations are sure to be a delight. Each of the 365 devotions has a theme to which the Scripture, story, and art relate. It s the perfect starting point for children as they develop a stronger relationship with God, to cuddle-up with parents or enjoy at church or daycare."
My Review:
Even our 4-8 children need devotional time and what better way to get them interested than to find a devotional that is clearly up their alley. The Beginner's Bible brand knows all too well how to appeal to children so this book is a slam dunk for them. Included in Kid-Sized Devotions is enough for 365 days of great learning. In simple to understand sentences and with illustrated pages your children can learn easily and quickly each day about God and His creation.
Based entirely on scripture, each devotion has a short and sweet lesson each day consisting of just a few sentences and a Bible verse. So even your young children can benefit from this book without feeling like its to hard o understand or takes up too much of their time. A perfect gift for Christmas!
**Disclosure** This book was sent to me free of charge for my honest review through my participation on the Z Blog Squad.
September 7, 2016
Great little yearly kid devotional. Me & my 6 year old read this daily together. They are short so sometimes she want to skip ahead, which is why we finished a few days early. I would recommend this devotional for preschool and kindergarten ages!
March 24, 2023
This was one of our favorite devotionals so far. The art is engaging, the stories are reasonable length and it is a good mix of application and scripture.
January 10, 2016
Bedtime is a special time. It's that time of night when I get to snuggle down with my children and just enjoy being with them. One day they won't be this small anymore and spending time with Mom just won't be cool anymore so I try to enjoy this time with them while I can. We always try to read a bedtime story and if there isn't enough time for a full story, we always try to make time to read a devotional with them.
"The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" is a devotional geared for children 6 and under. It takes your child through the Bible in a year. It starts in Genesis with the story of creation and moves through the bible, one devotion at a time. It ends with a devotion from Revelation, where it talks about accepting God into your heart.
Each devotional is structured the same. It starts with a scripture. This is italicized so that your child can immediately tell that it is something "special". The scriptures are taken from the New International Reader's Version (NIrV).
Then it has the day number.
The Lesson is the next. Each lesson is about a paragraph long and tells a bible story in a simple manner that your little one can easily grasp. I would have loved to see a little more detail in the story, but my children loved them just the way they were.
Each lesson is accompanied by a short summary. I used this summary as a discussion point with the kids. We would focus on this singular point for a few minutes each night and explore the different ways that God shows his love to us.
The illustrations are bright and colourful. They immediately felt familiar to us. When I looked closer, I discovered that they are illustrated by Kelly Pulley. We have read another book that he wrote and illustrated called, "Treasury of Bible Stories". Mr. Pulley has a distinct illustrating style that is fun and full of joy. He has the ability to show the seriousness of some stories (think of Jesus on the Cross) and showing it in a child friendly way.
Finally each devotional ends with a one-line prayer. This is great way to end the night with your child. The kids sometimes find it difficult to start their own bedtime prayers, so I read this line and let them repeat it and finish it with whatever is weighing on their mind and hearts.
There are 365 devotions in this book, one for every day. We found that we weren't able to really skip from day to day like other devotionals we have. The book runs in sequence, and each story before gives a little needed background to the next. We did jump to the beginning of the Christmas story during the Christmas season. We just flipped through the devotions until we found a good spot to start.
The end of the book has "The ABCs of Salvation". I have often seen this done from A to C, but "The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" goes from A all the way to Y, the letter Z appears to be missing. I'm not sure if this is an oversight or intentional.
"The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" is a great books for early readers. My six year old loves that she is able to read some of it on her own, and my son loves the bright pictures that go with each devotion. Each devotion helps my children develop a stronger relationship with God.
*Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of “The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" from BookLook Bloggers. All opinions are 100% my own.
"The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" is a devotional geared for children 6 and under. It takes your child through the Bible in a year. It starts in Genesis with the story of creation and moves through the bible, one devotion at a time. It ends with a devotion from Revelation, where it talks about accepting God into your heart.
Each devotional is structured the same. It starts with a scripture. This is italicized so that your child can immediately tell that it is something "special". The scriptures are taken from the New International Reader's Version (NIrV).
Then it has the day number.
The Lesson is the next. Each lesson is about a paragraph long and tells a bible story in a simple manner that your little one can easily grasp. I would have loved to see a little more detail in the story, but my children loved them just the way they were.
Each lesson is accompanied by a short summary. I used this summary as a discussion point with the kids. We would focus on this singular point for a few minutes each night and explore the different ways that God shows his love to us.
The illustrations are bright and colourful. They immediately felt familiar to us. When I looked closer, I discovered that they are illustrated by Kelly Pulley. We have read another book that he wrote and illustrated called, "Treasury of Bible Stories". Mr. Pulley has a distinct illustrating style that is fun and full of joy. He has the ability to show the seriousness of some stories (think of Jesus on the Cross) and showing it in a child friendly way.
Finally each devotional ends with a one-line prayer. This is great way to end the night with your child. The kids sometimes find it difficult to start their own bedtime prayers, so I read this line and let them repeat it and finish it with whatever is weighing on their mind and hearts.
There are 365 devotions in this book, one for every day. We found that we weren't able to really skip from day to day like other devotionals we have. The book runs in sequence, and each story before gives a little needed background to the next. We did jump to the beginning of the Christmas story during the Christmas season. We just flipped through the devotions until we found a good spot to start.
The end of the book has "The ABCs of Salvation". I have often seen this done from A to C, but "The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" goes from A all the way to Y, the letter Z appears to be missing. I'm not sure if this is an oversight or intentional.
"The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" is a great books for early readers. My six year old loves that she is able to read some of it on her own, and my son loves the bright pictures that go with each devotion. Each devotion helps my children develop a stronger relationship with God.
*Disclosure: I received a complimentary copy of “The Beginner's Bible: Kid-Sized Devotions" from BookLook Bloggers. All opinions are 100% my own.
September 2, 2016
I'm of the mindset that it is never too early to begin reading Scripture to our little ones. And one of my favorite go-to resources for the preschool set is The Beginner's Bible. It is short and sweet with abundant colorful illustrations that keep that short attention span engaged.
In that same format Zonderkidz has put together The Beginner's Bible Kid-Sized Devotions. Again short and sweet but very impactful for our little ones. It allows you and your child to journey through the Bible together and get a great foundational overview of what Scripture contains.
The first 60 days are set in the book of Genesis. Days 61 through 203 hit the highlights of the Old Testament. Then from Day 204 through 340 you get the story of Jesus and his ministry through the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). The life and ministry of Jesus is told in order so it flips from one book to the next. The book of Acts is featured in days 341-362 and finally the last three days are from the book of Revelation.
The set-up is designed to be short so it would make a wonderful read at either bedtime or breakfast (or maybe even naptime). The days are numbered but not dated so it is easy to start anytime, and if you happen to miss a day you can just pick up where you left off.
This would make a lovely gift from a grandparent or friend. It would be such a nice encouragement to the parent wanting to introduce their little one to the discipline of daily devotions. I recommend it highly.
I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review.
In that same format Zonderkidz has put together The Beginner's Bible Kid-Sized Devotions. Again short and sweet but very impactful for our little ones. It allows you and your child to journey through the Bible together and get a great foundational overview of what Scripture contains.
The first 60 days are set in the book of Genesis. Days 61 through 203 hit the highlights of the Old Testament. Then from Day 204 through 340 you get the story of Jesus and his ministry through the Gospels (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John). The life and ministry of Jesus is told in order so it flips from one book to the next. The book of Acts is featured in days 341-362 and finally the last three days are from the book of Revelation.
The set-up is designed to be short so it would make a wonderful read at either bedtime or breakfast (or maybe even naptime). The days are numbered but not dated so it is easy to start anytime, and if you happen to miss a day you can just pick up where you left off.
This would make a lovely gift from a grandparent or friend. It would be such a nice encouragement to the parent wanting to introduce their little one to the discipline of daily devotions. I recommend it highly.
I received a copy of this book to facilitate my review.
February 26, 2016
As always I collect devotionals, so it is no big surprise for me to grab the chance to review this one. This is an excellent devotional for young children. My grandchildren read a devotional every night, or at least every other night before bed! It depends on how long their day was, and how tired they are.
But these are so short it is not hard for them to keep up pretty much every evening. My grand children have enjoyed reading this devotional, and they love the pictures, especially my younger grand babies. They love the fact they can read this by themselves, and I love the illustrations in this devotional, it is very beautifully illustrated.
I love the fact that the devotional is clear about the reality of sin, Jesus's sacrifice, and what happens to unbelievers. The devotional clearly communicates the reality of the Bible. I highly recommend this for anyone with little ones!
I received this book free from Zondervan part of the BookLook Bloggers program, for my honest and un-biased opinion.
But these are so short it is not hard for them to keep up pretty much every evening. My grand children have enjoyed reading this devotional, and they love the pictures, especially my younger grand babies. They love the fact they can read this by themselves, and I love the illustrations in this devotional, it is very beautifully illustrated.
I love the fact that the devotional is clear about the reality of sin, Jesus's sacrifice, and what happens to unbelievers. The devotional clearly communicates the reality of the Bible. I highly recommend this for anyone with little ones!
I received this book free from Zondervan part of the BookLook Bloggers program, for my honest and un-biased opinion.
September 12, 2022
This is The Beginners Bible, but in 365 nutshell stories. It also gives practical application to life. My favourite part is when Paul goes to plant a lot of churches and strengthen them. Jesus is my favourite character. I learned that Jesus is knocking on everyone's hearts, but only some people receive him as their personal Lord and Saviour.
August 17, 2016
I really enjoyed reading this with my daughter. each day/page was short enough to hold her attention. we were able to do about 2 pages a night. I also thought that the story and bible verses went very well together. I would recommend this book to others.
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