“God’s Little Princess Devotional Bible”: a book review

It’s a little hard to review The Bible. Come on, it’s the Bible after all. Thomas Nelson Publishing is kind enough to send me all kinds of books in return for writing my thoughts (they even ask me to be honest!). So here are my thoughts…

This book is a children’s Bible for girls. The translation is the International Children’s Bible. This particular Bible made some great choices in story selection. Accompanying each story is a song, a short play to act out, or fun “beauty secrets”. Each story and the related pages are color-coded which makes it really easy to find the beginning of the story.

Our three year old daughter loves it. She carries the Bible around with her all the time because she likes the cover art and the pictures on the pages. The stories are edited to a great length for her short attention span. The book itself is pretty sturdy having held up to a little girl’s “love”.

Our daughter asks to read this particular bible over others we have. It holds her attention. The activities that go with each story do an above average job of engaging our daughter and bringing the story to life. I love that it helps us as parents interact with her about the text.

On a more theological note, most children’s translations, this one included, are lacking in striking that great balance between content, accuracy, and being understandable.

One area of this book that falls way short is the songs. The songs are old, stuffy, churchy, and not fitting to the aim of the book. They should have included more modern songs.

All in all, it is good Bible for a little girl. You can find it for purchase on Amazon and other sites for about $9-15.00.