The Jesus Storybook Bible

The Jesus Storybook Bible is a children's Bible written by New York Times bestselling author Sally Lloyd-Jones^[1] and illustrated by Jago from Cornwall. The first edition was published in 2007 by Zonderkidz, the children's arm of American Christian media and publishing company Zondervan.

It has sold two million copies^[2] in 19 languages.^[3] In 2015 it was included in the Evangelical Christian Publishers Association (ECPA) Top 100 Best-sellers list.^[2] There have been 8 editions including an audio CD edition read by actor David Suchet.^[4]

The book is written for children of age four and upwards and includes 44 Bible stories.

The book has been praised for relating all the stories to the work of Jesus Christ.^[5]

Awards

• Evangelical Christian Publishers Association Notable Award Category: Children’s Recordings 2010.^[6]
• NAPPA Award Winner 2009^[7]
• Gold Moonbeam Children’s Book Award 2007 ^[8]

References

1. "Sally Lloyd-Jones: About the Author: HarperCollins Publishers". harpercollins.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
2. Berglund, Taylor (2016). "‘Jesus Storybook Bible’ reaches sales milestone". christianretailing.com. Retrieved 2 February 2016.
3. Burns, Jeremy (2013). "'The Jesus Storybook Bible' Tops 1 Million Units Sold - BCNN1". blackchristiannews.com. Retrieved 20 August 2013.
4. Revoir, Paul (2012). "Poirot's David Suchet claims Christianity is being marginalised to avoid offending other faiths | Mail Online". dailymail.co.uk (London). Retrieved 24 September 2012.
5. Patterson, Ben (1 March 2007). "A Very Grown-up Children's Bible". Christianity Today.
6. "The Jesus Storybook Bible". jesusstorybookbible.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
7. "NAPPA WINNERS 2009: Storytelling & Audio Books - Parenthood.com". parenthood.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.
8. "Independent Publisher: THE Voice of the Independent Publishing Industry". independentpublisher.com. 2013. Retrieved 29 September 2013.

External links

• Official website