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Puritan children began to study the basic tenets of Christianity at age four. Many memorized the Westminster Catechism at no later than five, and some started as early as three years old. Not all these children were geniuses; their parents simply took the spiritual discipline and instruction of their offspring very, very seriously.

Most of us assume really young kids can't understand theology and doctrine. In some ways they can't, but whether they get it all right away or not isn't the point. The point is that God instructs us to raise our children in His name, and that they're never too young to hear the truths of His character described and expounded.

Spiritual understanding isn't the same as intellectual knowledge, anyway. While it takes hard mental work to do calculus or write a research paper, God's truth comes to us largely through His Spirit. That's not to say we just "let go, and let God"; we're guided by godly men and logic to understand the Bible, but anything we do understand is through God and not our own efforts.

How then can we say what our kids do or do not understand? Our duty as Christian parents isn't to determine what the young ones will "get" and only teach those things; it's to instruct them in all God's truth, and show them the way of righteousness both through God's Word and the example of other Christians (including ourselves!).

We think it's best to start with the story of the Bible, but there are a couple things we don't mean by that. One, individual stories shouldn't be plucked out of context and turned into morality tales; all of Scripture needs to be explored, with a constant focus on Christ as the central unifying theme. Second, the Bible narrative is full of doctrinal insight, and should be read with that in mind.

In our postmodern culture, a lot of noise is made about the redemptive nature and power of stories. We don't disagree—but stories are only redemptive if they impart God's truth. The story contained in God's Word, of man's Fall and Christ's redemptive work, is the only one that perfectly reveals God's truth, and therefore the only perfectly redemptive story.

There's also more to it than just characters, plot, and action. Each part of the story tells us something about God's character and nature, guiding us to deeper faith, deeper love, and more obedient living. These are the things we want and ought to show our kids, the most important elements of any Christian education, and no child is too young to start learning them.

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10 Minute Bible Journey
by Dale Mason, Foreword by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for 4th-8th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$17.59
365 Great Bible Stories
by Carine MacKenzie
from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
44 Animals of the Bible
by Nancy Johnson
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$9.59 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Action Bible
from David C. Cook
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
Action Bible Expanded Edition
by Sergio Cariello
from David C. Cook
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$32.99
Anselm of Canterbury
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Answers Book for Kids - Boxed Set
by Ken Ham, Bodie Hodge, Cindy Malott
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$47.99
Answers Book for Kids Volume 1
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 2
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 3
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$7.99
Answers Book for Kids Volume 4
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 5
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 6
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 7
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Answers Book for Kids Volume 8
by Bodie Hodge, Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$6.39
Athanasius
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Augustine of Hippo
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Baker Book of Bible Travels for Kids
for 3rd-7th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Barnabas Children's Bible
by Rhona Davies, illustrated by Marcin Piwowarski
from Anno Domini
for 1st-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Bible Stories for Young Readers
Junior Deluxe Editions
by April Oursler Armstrong, illustrated by Jules Gotlieb
from Junior Deluxe Editions
for 2nd-5th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Bible Tells Me So
by Mack Thomas
from Multnomah Books
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
Biggest Story
by Kevin DeYoung
from Crossway Books
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Biggest Story Bible Storybook
by Kevin DeYoung, illustrated by Don Clark
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$34.99
Child's Story Bible
by Catherine Vos
2nd edition from Eerdmans
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$28.00
Children's Bible
from Golden Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
Children's Illustrated Bible
by Selina Hastings
from DK Publishing
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
Children's Illustrated Bible
by Selina Hastings
from DK Publishing
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$12.00 (2 in stock)
Children's Illustrated Bible
by Selina Hastings
from DK Publishing
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
Church of Our Fathers
by Roland H. Bainton
from Westminster Press
for 4th-8th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$9.00 (3 in stock)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
34th Printing from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
41st Printing from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
47th Printing from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Egermeier's Bible Story Book
by Elsie E. Egermeier
27th Printing from Warner Press
for 4th-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$8.00 (2 in stock)
Exodus
by Brian Wildsmith
from Eerdmans
Bible Stories for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Oversized Picture Books (Location: PIC-OVER)
$21.00
Experience Jesus Today
by Charles Singer
from Oregon Catholic Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
God's People
by Geraldine McCaughrean
from Margaret K. McElderry Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
God's Timeline
by Linda Finlayson
2022 Reprint from Christian Focus Publications
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$19.99
Golden Children's Bible
by Golden Books
from Golden Books
for Preschool-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$22.99
Gospel Story Bible
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$29.99 $18.50 (1 in stock)
How Great is Our God
by Louie Giglio with Tama Fortner, illustrated by Nicola Anderson
from Tommy Nelson
for 1st-4th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
How Many Animals Were on the Ark?
from Master Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$12.79
Hurlbut's Story of the Bible for Young and Old
by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut
from John C. Winston
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
I Will Build My Church
by Amy Morris Lillie, illustrated by Norman Guthrie Rudolph
from Westminster Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Ignatius of Antioch
Heroes of the Faith
by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson
from Banner of Truth Trust
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Images of God
by John and Katherine Paterson, illustrated by Alexander Koshkin
1st edition from Clarion Books
for 3rd-6th grade
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Indescribable
by Louie Giglio, Illustrated by Nicola Anderson
from Tommy Nelson
for 1st-4th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
International Children's Bible Handbook
from W Publishing Group
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$8.00 (3 in stock)
Irenaeus of Lyons
Heroes of the Faith
by Dr. Sinclair Ferguson
from Banner of Truth Trust
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$14.00
John Calvin
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
1st edition from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$18.00
John Knox
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$18.00
John Owen
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Jonathan Edwards
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$18.00
Journey to the Cross
by Helen Haidle, illustrated by David Haidle and Paul Haidle
from Zonderkidz
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
King Without a Shadow
by R. C. Sproul
from P&R Publishing
Allegorical and Moral Stories for 1st-4th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Lady Jane Grey
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
Life in the Great Ice Age
by Michael & Beverly Oard
from Master Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$12.79
Lightlings
by R. C. Sproul
from Reformation Trust Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Lion Encyclopedia of the Bible
by Pat Alexander
Revised from Lion Publishing
for 4th-8th grade
in Bible Dictionaries & Handbooks (Location: XBI-DICT)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Marie Durand
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Moses' Ark
by Alice Bach, J. Cheryl Exum
from Delacorte Press
for 3rd-5th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
New Children's Bible
by Anne de Vries
from Christian Focus Publications
for Ages 6-9
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$15.99
Noah's Ark
by Tim Lovett
2019 printing from Master Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$15.99
One-Hundred-and-One Read-Aloud Bible Stories
by Joan C Verniero
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$8.50 (1 in stock)
Picture Bible
by Iva Hoth & Andre Le Blanc
from Cook Communications
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$24.99
Priest with Dirty Clothes
by R. C. Sproul
from Reformation Trust Publishing
for 2nd-4th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
Radical Book for Kids
by Champ Thornton
from New Growth Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
$29.99
Really Radical Book for Kids
by Champ Thornton
from New Growth Press
for 3rd-8th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIB-DEV)
Stories from the Bible
by Walter De la Mare, illustrated by Irene Hawkins
1949 Reprint from Faber & Faber
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Stories of the Saints
by Carey Wallace, Illustrated by Nick Thornborrow
from Workman Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$26.95
Story of the Bible
by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
Story of the Bible
by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Tell Me About Prayer
by Mary Alice Jones
from Rand McNally
for 2nd-5th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
Tell Me the Stories of Jesus
by Caleb Crider, illustrated by Alex Brover
from Christian Light Education
for 2nd-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$11.50 (1 in stock)
Theirs Is the Kingdom
by Jack M. MacLeod
from Westminster Press
for 3rd-7th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
True Account of Adam & Eve
by Ken Ham
from Master Books
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$12.79
True Story of Noah's Ark
by Tom Dooley
from Master Books
for 2nd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$13.59
Uncle Arthur's Bible Book
by Arthur S. Maxwell
from Review and Herald Publishing Association
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
Who Is Jesus?
by Kate Hox, illustrated by Joe Hox
from New Growth Press
for Preschool-5th grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIB-FAWO)
$24.99
Wisest Man in the World
by Benjamin Elkin
from Parents Magazine Press
for 1st-4th grade
in Vintage Picture Books (Location: VIN-PIC)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
WonderFull
by Marty Machowski, Illustrated by Andy McGuire
from New Growth Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$29.99
Wonders of God's Creation
by Eric Lyons
from Apologetics Press
for 2nd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
Wondrous Works of God
by Starr Meade
from Crossway Books
for Kindergarten-4th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$24.99 $15.00 (1 in stock)
Young People's Bible Dictionary
from Unknown Publisher
for 1st-5th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIB-STU)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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