My First Bible by Lois Rock - Kids Christian Gift

As a pediatric hospital chaplain and the father of a toddler, I have spent A LOT of time looking for the "right" children's Bible.This is it.Recommended by chaplain colleague of mine who began her career as an elementary ed teacher, this Bible is truly appealing for little people and developmentally appropriate for what they can understand and want to know about God and why things are the way they are.It has a great way of getting to the heart of the Bible's stories, as well as great illustrations. It shares the message of faith in a way that most children can immediately relate to, no matter what their particular denomination or faith-style.In my long search for the right Children's Bible to give and to recommend, I've found a lot of Bibles that (at least to me) seemed either syrupy sweet, overly-doctrinal, just too long to read, or with illustrations kids find scary.I know those versions have their place for different readers and different ages, and I'm grateful for anyone who puts their talents to the task of making the Bible come alive for young people.But this is the one that, for my purposes, gets it juuuuuuust right. It feels like a children's book AND it feels like the Bible.