The One Year
Bible for Kids

Tyndale House, $12.99

ISBN 0842332979

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No Fireworks -- Just the Word

The recent trend in Bibles for youngsters (ages 8-12) has been to splash them with extra features and color sections and put them in groovy covers. That may be just the thing to make the Word of God attractive to some kids, but Tyndale House has a different idea that's evident in its new One Year Bible for Kids.

Based on the New Living Translation, this Bible contains daily readings for 365 days, half from the Old Testament and half from the New Testament. In addition to the main selection for each day from one of the Testaments, there is a related verse or more from the other.

The One Year Bible for Kids is not a complete read-the-Bible-in-a-year plan. That would not be appropriate for this age child, but it has some important features:

It does establish the habit of regular Bible reading;
It does introduce the youngster to the "greatest Bible passages";
It is printed on good thick paper in fairly large type for easy reading;
It does have brief footnotes to help with understanding the meaning of certain words.

At the beginning to each reading is a short introduction to set the scene and at the end is a note to help a kid with application of the text. Some interesting content is at the end of the Bible as well, including pages on Who is God? Young People in the Bible, When You Are Tempted, Jesus' Birth and Childhood, Jesus' Prayer, and a page explaining how to repent and ask for forgiveness.

Bound in softcover, it's a handy size, and the content is good for a lifetime!