Ruth

(Chronicles of Faith)

by Kjersti Hoff Báez, Al Bohl (Illustrator)

God used Ruth's fierce and loyal spirit to bring about a plan that changed the world forever!

Genres: Childrens, Biblical Fiction

224 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1990

About the author

KJERSTI HOFF BAEZ is a native of New York. She is a wife and mother, who enjoys writing in her spare time. She writes romance and children's books.

Reviews

[ECH · Rating 5 out of 5]

So I fully admit that I am in no position to be reasonable in my critique of this book and that in retrospect I can see that some of the framing, specifically Ruth's repulsion to her homeland's religion was antipagan in ways that don't hold up. The story would have been better off having her lack of connection with her own born family and willingness to explore an unfamiliar place and religion for love be the focus rather than making her randomly repulsed by wise women and animal sacrifice only when the Moabite religion does it.

That said the emotional beats of this story were formative to me and my beginning to think of made family so I'm not going to be objective and I still think it was very good.

[Pamela · Rating 5 out of 5]

this was the story of Ruth and how her kindness and bond to her Mother-In-Law Naomi helped her to adjust to a new land and eventually found a second husband who she later had a son with..she was a Moabite women who married a Hebrew then he died and her mother in law and her moved back to Bethlehem where she goes to work in the fields they are poor and need food and soon Boaz takes notice of her and falls in love..good story

[Audrey · Rating 3 out of 5]

This is a beautiful story, imaginatively written on the life of Ruth.

[Relyn · Rating 4 out of 5]

This series is kind of a like a Great Illustrated Classics for Bible stories. This one was absolutely wonderful. It brought the story of Ruth to life without adding too many embellishments or changes to the real story. Our family absolutely enjoyed this.

[for-much-deliberation ... · Rating 2 out of 5]

A children's version of the biblical story of Ruth and her mother-in-law Naomi

[Kristy · Rating 5 out of 5]

I think this one was my absolute favorite of all the Young Reader's Christian Library. A great retelling of the classic Bible story. :D