小孩子圣经 之 奇妙恩典 The Beginner's Bible (Bilingual English-Chinese)

If you're looking for just one bible for a young bilingual child
covering many stories in the Bible that can grow with him or her through the years,
this is it!

Perfect to gift a newborn, toddler or preschooler -
definitely a gift that will continue giving
and sowing seeds of truth in the little one's life!

This Beginner's Bible shines as a children's bible, in its illustrations, readability, and quality. It's well-loved in millions of homes around the world and definitely in our home too.

Features that I find really helpful:

• Easy-to-read stories in simple English and Simplified Chinese - I actually bought the English version of this in my teenage years when first trying to read and understand the bible better with no background knowledge!
• Clearly printed text on white background 
• Colorful and gentle illustrations that look realistic. Engaging to read with multiple kids, even of different ages.
• Capture little ones' attention well - The illustrations are engaging and storylines of a good length! I've used this in Sunday School classes, playdates and family readalouds with kids from ages 2-11.
• 原文 Original passage referenced - so we can check out the adult's English or Chinese bible for the full and accurate passage with more details.
• 词语表 Dictionary - Many words like 安息日 Sabbath, 天上 Heaven and 阿们 Amen may not be familiar for little ones or even for some of us! 
  At the end of the book, there's a list of Chinese and English terms in alphabetical order and their meanings, to help us understand the passage better.
• There are corresponding animations in English for some of the stories within this bible, on Youtube! (Some are linked below)

Note:

As this bible is edited for simplicity to allow kids to understand at their level - inevitably the stories will be slightly watered down. Our role as parents would be to pitch the stories at the appropriate level and add in clarifications or details from the original passages as needed.

Extra resources:

There is a wealth of resources on http://www.thebeginnersbible.com/. I strongly recommend heading over to the website to discover all the materials and help the Bible come alive for your child!

Just to highlight that the Section for Parents & Teachers has many printables - sticker sheets, bookmarks, coloring sheets, maze activities, simple writing sheets, suitable for toddlers and up.

I find this Recommended Reading list for various occasions, for example for Christmas and Easter, really helpful. I've cross-checked that the page numbers correspond to the bilingual bible as well!

Over the years, our family has enjoyed The Beginner Bible's animations, with characters from the bible in our hands and imagination, come to life on the screen. Perhaps we can take some time to watch them together with our children and have a discussion afterward!

Here are some videos to share. More on their YouTube channel!

Recommended for Ages: 0-6
(My 5 and 7 year olds enjoy it, and I'm definitely still learning new things in Mandarin from it in adulthood! Update: My 9 year old still occasionally flips through the bible! Such fond memories we have over the years)
Pages: 512
Format: Hardcover
Language: Bilingual - Simplified Chinese and English
Illustrated by: Kelly Pulley