Children's Bible Part 3

31 days- Day 7

Storybook Bibles... what factors are unique and need to be researched? 

If you go with the Storybook Bible considerations: (also works for individual Bible storybooks)

• does it quote scripture directly, or does it have an author who has paraphrased (essentially writing their own translation) of the story?  if it does, what translation?
• which stories does it include? and what details does it include/omit?
• how many stories does it include?
• Voice: how is God portrayed? is the storybook written from His voice, or in the child's voice, or is it a narrative?  
• do the story's have the scripture references (at least chapters) mentioned to make connecting it to a regular Bible easier? 
• images- do the pictures reflect the scenarios appropriately? (i.e. are there halos on the angels? do people look real or like magical people? Are people smiling at the Crucifixion?  ...)
• and AM I OKAY with the way it is?   

I find reading reviews at the retailers (like amazon.com) a great start, and if I'm curious about a specific Bible or storybook Bible, if I take that title in "quotes". I can google it and see who has blogged about this product for another avenue of information.  Even http://www.goodreads.com reviews children's Bible storybooks. Just remember some people are given free products for positive reviews!