Bible Resources for Kids

As Christians, we don't think there's anything more important to study than God's Word. We certainly don't think you need to wait till your kids are "old enough to 'get it'" to start teaching them about the Bible and its message. To that end, we've assembled a pretty thorough collection of resources to help you help them become familiar with the Good Book.

Many of these are Bible stories and story Bibles (not the same thing), offering an overview of some of the more famous narratives within the overall biblical narrative. A lot of them are illustrated, and some of the better ones offer commentary or relate the stories to the most important story of all: the coming of Messiah, Jesus Christ, and His work on earth, death, and triumphant resurrection (The Jesus Storybook Bible does a particularly good job).

The Hide 'Em In Your Heart CDs by Steve Green offer catchy (and surprisingly non-obnoxious) kiddie tunes designed to aid Scripture memorization, a goal they seem to have obtained as evidenced by some of us still singing the songs word-for-word twenty years later. Memorizing Bible verses and passages is a good next step after introducing the stories as it helps further cement the content in kids' minds.

Devotionals often incorporate stories, memorization, and commentary for the family to participate in together. One of our favorites is Starr Meade's Training Hearts, Teaching Minds which offers 107 weekly family devotions based on the questions of the Westminster Shorter Catechism. Long Story Short introduces important doctrines through the narrative of the Old Testament (a projected New Testament volume is in the works).

Things like the Tabernacle Model  help kids visualize important elements of the biblical story, while providing hands-on activity for antsy children. A plethora of map books and reference guides help fill in the picture of life in Bible times and places, so that kids get a sense of the cultural context of Scripture and how that affected the writers of both Testaments.

Of course, the whole goal of Bible instrution is greater understanding of the Gospel and increased knowledge of God Himself, His character, and His hand in human history. Just amassing facts is fairly pointless; you must be intentional about your kids' religious education. The Victor Journey Through the Bible is an excellent resource, but only if it's used to deepen your kids' relationship with Christ, not simply as a way to win trivia games.

Some of what we offer reflects our Reformed perspective; most of it is broadly Christian, reflecting the tenets of the historic faith with no specific denominational background or bias. We hope you'll carefully consider which materials are best for your family, and implement them regularly and prayerfully with the intention of raising your children in the fear and admonition of the Lord.

Review by C. Hollis Crossman
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Baker Book of Bible Travels for Kids
for 3rd-7th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Bible Recap Kids' Devotional
from Bethany House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$15.00 (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)
$3.75 (1 in stock)
Bible Story Library - Four Volume Set
from Educational Book Guild
for 3rd-8th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$21.00 (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 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 $10.00 (1 in stock)
Boy After God's Own Heart
from Harvest House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Boy, Have I Got Problems!
Discover 4 Yourself Inductive Bible Studies
by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt
from Harvest House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$12.99 $7.50 (1 in stock)
Buddy's Crazy True-Life Adventures
Buddy Davis Amazing Adventures
by Buddy Davis
from Answers in Genesis
for 3rd-6th grade
in Short Stories (Location: LIT-ANTH)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Case For Kids - Three Books in One
by Lee Strobel
from Zonderkidz
for 4th-7th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
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 $17.50 (1 in stock)
Children's Atlas of the Bible
by Henry Wansbrough
1st edition
for 1st-7th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Children's Bible
from Golden Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$7.50 (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)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
Children's Illustrated Bible
by Selina Hastings, illustrated by Eric Thomas
from DK Publishing
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Devotional Homeschool Journal for Christian Girls
by Sarah Janisse Brown
from Thinking Tree
for 4th-12th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$14.00 (1 in stock)
Devotions for the Children's Hour
by Kenneth Taylor
from Moody Press
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$6.50 (1 in stock)
Digging Up the Past
Discover 4 Yourself Inductive Bible Studies
by Kay Arthur and Janna Arndt
from Harvest House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
DK Illustrated Family Bible
from DK Publishing
for Kindergarten-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$15.00 (2 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)
$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 (2 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)
$6.00 (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)
$6.00 (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)
$9.00 (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)
$6.00 (2 in stock)
Elementary Apologetics - Teacher Guide
2020 printing from Master Books
for 4th-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$17.50 (1 in stock)
Experience Jesus Today
by Charles Singer
from Oregon Catholic Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$3.00 (1 in stock)
First Catechism
from Great Commission Publications
for Nursery-5th grade
in Creeds, Confessions & Catechisms (Location: XTH-CREED)
$4.99 $2.50 (2 in stock)
From Bondage to Freedom
Emma Leslie Church History Series
by Emma Leslie
from Salem Ridge Press
for 5th-9th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
God's Mighty Acts in Salvation
by Starr Meade
from Crossway Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$11.99 $8.39 (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)
Gospel Story for Kids - New Testament Coloring Book
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for 1st-6th grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIBR-FAWO)
$8.50 $6.00 (1 in stock)
Grandpa's Box
by Starr Meade
from P&R Publishing
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$14.99 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Heaven for Kids
by Randy Alcorn with Linda Washington
from Tyndale House
for 2nd-7th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$4.00 (3 in stock)
How to Study Your Bible for Kids
Discover 4 Yourself Inductive Bible Studies
by Janna Arndt, Kay Arthur
from Harvest House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$11.99 $7.50 (2 in stock)
I Heard Good News Today
by Cornelia Lehn
1st edition from Faith & Life Press
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Illustrated Family Bible Stories
from New Leaf Press
for 3rd-6th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
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)
International Children's Bible Dictionary
by Lynn Waller
from Word Publishing
for 5th-8th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$4.00 (5 in stock)
International Children's Bible Field Guide
by Lawrence Richards
from Thomas Nelson Publishers
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
International Children's Bible Handbook
from W Publishing Group
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$6.00 (3 in stock)
Jesus Storybook Bible - Deluxe Version (Book Only)
by Sally Lloyd-Jones
Deluxe from Zondervan
for Kindergarten-5th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$12.00 (1 in stock)
John Calvin: A Children's Story w/CD
by Kerry L. Tittle, illustrated by Larry Waggoner, audiobook narrated by Jim Hodges
from ReformationKidz Publishing
for 3rd-5th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Kid's Guide to the Power of Words
by Tony Evans
from Harvest House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$7.00 (2 in stock)
Learning About God From A to Z
by Mary Erickson
from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
for Grade 4th-6th
in Bible Activities for Kids (Location: BIBR-ACT)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Let's Hide the Word
by Gloria Gaither, Shirley Dobson
English Language from W Publishing Group
for 1st-5th grade
in Bible Activities for Kids (Location: BIBR-ACT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
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 $9.00 (1 in stock)
Lightlings
by R. C. Sproul
from Reformation Trust Publishing
for 2nd-5th grade
in Picture Books (Location: PICTURE)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
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)
Long Story Short
by Marty Machowski
from New Growth Press
for 1st-6th grade
in Family Worship (Location: BIBR-FAWO)
$25.99 $14.00 (2 in stock)
Martin Luther
Christian Biographies for Young Readers
by Simonetta Carr
from Reformation Heritage Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Biographies (Location: BIO)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Money Matters Family Night Tool Chest
by Allen Burkett, Jim Weidmann, Kurt Bruner, Larry Burkett
1st edition from Chariot Victor Publishing
for Kindergarten-Adult
$6.00 (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)
Old Testament Days
by Nancy I. Sanders
from Chicago Review Press
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Activities for Kids (Location: BIBR-ACT)
$7.50 (1 in stock)
One Year Book of Devotions for Kids
from Tyndale House
for 3rd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Out of the Mouth of the Lion
Emma Leslie Church History Series
by Emma Leslie
from Salem Ridge Press
for 5th-9th grade
in Historical Fiction (Location: FIC-HIF)
$12.50 (1 in stock)
Questions Curriculum - Set
by Stacia McKeever
from Answers in Genesis
for 1st-5th grade
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Read-Aloud Book of Bible Stories
by Amy Steedman
from Sophia Institute Press
for 2nd-5th grade
in Bible Stories for Kids (Location: BIBR-STO)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Riddle of the Dinosaurs DVD
by Mike Riddle
from Answers in Genesis
for 3rd-6th grade
in Creation Science videos (Location: SCI-DVD)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Saints: Lives and Illuminations
by Ruth Sanderson
from William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company
for 4th-9th grade
in Church History for Kids (Location: XCH-KID)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Skeletons in Your Closet
by Gary E. Parker
from Master Books
for 3rd-6th grade
in Worldview & Apologetics for Kids (Location: BIBWV-APK)
$7.00 (1 in stock)
Somewhere Angels
by Larry Libby, illustrated by Tim Jonke
from Gold' N' Honey Books
Theology of Angels for Kids for 3rd-5th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$6.00 (1 in stock)
Spur-of-the-Moment Games
from David C. Cook
for 1st-6th grade
in Bible Activities for Kids (Location: BIBR-ACT)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Starting Strong
by Paula Rinehart
from Sonlight Curriculum, Ltd.
for 4th-6th grade
in Bible Doctrine for Kids (Location: BIBR-DOC)
$10.00 (1 in stock)
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)
$9.00 (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 $14.00 (1 in stock)
Story of the Bible
by Hendrik Willem Van Loon
from Grosset & Dunlap
for 3rd-6th grade
in Vintage Bible Story Books (Location: VIN-BIB)
$9.00 (1 in stock)
Student Bible Dictionary
by Karen Dockrey, Johnnie Godwin, Phyllis Godwin
from Barbour Publishing
for 5th-12th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$4.00 (2 in stock)
Sword Drills for School, Church and Home
from A Beka Books
for 2nd-5th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$5.00 (1 in stock)
Sword Fighting
by Karyn Henley
4th edition from Child Sensitive Communication
for 3rd-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$8.00 (1 in stock)
Tales of Persia
by William Miller
from P&R Publishing
Biography for 4th-8th grade
in History of Missions (Location: XCH-MIS)
$13.99 $7.00 (1 in stock)
Tracking Your Walk
by Jim Drake
from YWAM Publishing
for 4th-6th grade
in Devotions for Kids (Location: BIBR-DEV)
$4.00 (3 in stock)
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 $11.00 (1 in stock)
What the Bible is All About for Young Explorers
by Frances Blankenbalker
2nd edition from Gospel Publishing
for 2nd-6th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$5.00 (3 in stock)
What's Up? - Teacher Guide
by Deborah Harrell, Jack Klumpenhower
Fir from New Growth Press
for 5th-8th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$17.00 $12.00 (1 in stock)
Window on the World (old)
by Daphne Spraggett & Jill Johnstone
from Paternoster
for 2nd-7th grade
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Window on the World (old)
by Daphne Spraggett, Jill Johnstone
from InterVarsity Press
for 2nd-8th grade
in Clearance: Christian Books (Location: XCLE)
$4.00 (1 in stock)
Young People's Bible Dictionary
from Unknown Publisher
for 1st-5th grade
in Bible Study & Reference for Kids (Location: BIBR-STU)
$4.00 (1 in stock)