Preschool
God Loves Me Baby Bible
(Zonderkidz, hardcover, $9.99)
A board book is the most practical, sturdy first Bible for toddlers. The crayon-box colorful illustrations and brief, simple wording will captivate your smallest (and stickiest!) library patrons. Ages 2 and younger.
My First Message
(NavPress, hardcover, $17.99)
This devotional Bible contains vivid artwork by former Disney animators. The modern Message translation by Eugene Peterson is accompanied by activities for children and their parents, with sections on AThink,@, APray,@, ARead,@, and ALive.@. Ages 4 to 8.
Does your church library seem musty? Do you need to update your children’s section? Here are a few fresh new titles children (and their parents and grandparents who bring them) will welcome into your church library.
Preschool
God Loves Me Baby Bible
(Zonderkidz, hardcover, $9.99)
A board book is the most practical, sturdy first Bible for toddlers. The crayon-box colorful illustrations and brief, simple wording will captivate your smallest (and stickiest!) library patrons. Ages 2 and younger.
My First Message
(NavPress, hardcover, $17.99)
This devotional Bible contains vivid artwork by former Disney animators. The modern Message translation by Eugene Peterson is accompanied by activities for children and their parents, with sections on AThink,@, APray,@, ARead,@, and ALive.@. Ages 4 to 8.
Elementary
Read with Me Bible
(Zonderkidz, hardcover, $16.99)
Younger elementary children will love the 106 Bible adventure stories. Colorful art and a glossary of unfamiliar words will be appealing to children. Ages 6 to 8.
Early Readers Bible
(Nelson, hardcover, $19.99)
The giant print and read-along references will be useful for children. This Bible includes 48 pages of color inserts as well as an illustrated dictionary and concordance. Ages 8 to 12.
Youth
NIV Student Bible
(Zondervan, hardcover, $32.99)
This New International Version Bible contains an intriguing 180-day AGuided Tour of the Bible@ by Philip Yancey to help teenagers continue or establish the habit of a daily devotional time. The introductions and overviews of biblical books will also be useful. Ages 13 through college.
The Message Remix 2.0
(NavPress, hardcover, $24.99)
Presbyterian minister Eugene Peterson’s translation, The Message, in this edition includes a topical concordance, expanded book introductions, and handcrafted maps. Your confirmation class will enjoy comparing this version to the pew Bibles. Ages 13 through adult.
Parents and teachers of children and youth
Losers, Loners, and Rebels: the Spiritual Struggles of Boys, by Robert C. Dykstra, Allan Hugh Cole, Jr., and Donald Capps (Westminster John Knox Press, paper, $19.95)
Written for adults, this book is still needed in your library’s youth or counseling or parenting section. Sensitively the authors examine the early years of adolescence as the time that shapes what boys will become as men. This volume is one of the first to consider boys’ developing faith. Parents and counselors of ages 11 to adult.
Children’s Ministry Resource Bible
(Nelson, hardcover, $42.99)
Intended for teachers of children ages 5 to 12, this study Bible contains color maps, lesson outlines, a teacher training section, full-page articles, sidebars and footnotes, and a concordance and pronunciation dictionary. What a great way to honor your Vacation Bible School director — give this book in his or her honor to the church library.
Nelle McCorkle Bordeaux is the Christian educator at Wilmington Island Church in Savannah, Ga. She and her husband, Tom, have a five- and six-year-old who frequent the church library.
