The Child’s Story Bible (Catherine Vos)

The Child’s Story Bible

Catherine Vos’ Child’s Story Bible combines qualities which are not generally found together!  Her writing appeals to the interest and imagination of children without sacrificing fidelity to the text of Scripture.  Mrs. Vos uses the stories to impress great doctrinal truths, uniting the element of enjoyment with instruction.  She also explains the somber, warning passages of the word of God, not only the pleasing ones.

Her book was written to call children to trust and serve our Savior, the Lord Jesus Christ!

Reading level:

• Read to me: ages 3-6
• Read on my own ages 7 and older

Also suitable for all adults who wish to refresh themselves of the overarching narrative of the biblical story.

This edition includes 26 color illustrations by Neil McArdle. Readers will be encouraged to know that there are no images of Christ in the book.

Endorsements

“Time and again over the years The Child’s Story Bible provided the timeline for our family worship. The flow of biblical history outlined by Catherine Vos with the biblical narrative gave our children an understanding of the history of God’s redemptive purposes. The stories of David and Goliath, Daniel and the lion’s den, Joshua and Caleb spying out the Promised Land, these and more, were no longer disconnected Sunday School lessons but part of the history of God’s people. Our sons and daughters began to know they were the latest in a long line of saints in whose lives the God of history was working out his saving purposes.”

— Joan Kingswood

“We used The Child’s Story Bible as part of our family worship with our three adopted Ugandan boys while we lived in Africa. The Bible stories were very simple to understand, especially since the boys were learning English at the time and we found them to be the most faithful to the biblical narratives. I only wish I had known of them when my older children were young!”

— Kathleen Curto

About the Author

Catherine F. Vos (1865-1937) was married to Princeton Professor Geerhardus Vos for 43 years. The Child’s Story Bible was her lifelong project.  Because she was unable to find a volume which adequately presented both the excitement, warmth, and joy of the Bible to children, so she wrote her own.