Tomie Depaola's Book of Bible Stories

by Tomie dePaola

Book Overview

Originally published in 1990, this stunningly illustrated collection is now a classic. Tomie dePaola lovingly brings to life thirty-seven well-known Bible stories and Psalms, featuring some of the most memorable and significant people in both the Old and New Testaments. Readers will be caught up in the dramatic events of the stories, all vividly portrayed in wonderful detail-including Noah's Ark, David and Goliath, Jonah and the Big Fish, and accounts...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0399216901
• ISBN13: 9780399216909
• Release Date: October 1990
• Publisher: G.P. Putnam's Sons Books for Young Readers
• Length: 128 Pages
• Weight: 1.79 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.7" x 9.2" x 11.4"
• Age Range: 4 to 8 years
• Grade Range: Preschool to Grade 3

Customer Reviews

Great Bible stories for children

If you haven't seen any of dePaola's work, this is a great place to begin. The Bible stories are brought to life with such Grace and creative genius. Surely God smiled as dePaola took to the drawing board.

A book to treasure

Wtih dePaola's beautiful, iconic illustrations, the words of the New International Version of the Bible come alive. He has taken some of the most important stories (for instance, Noah and the ark, Adam and Eve, Moses, Jesus's birth and resurrection) in the Bible and made them appealing to children. DePaola's illustrations are never "cute", never cloying, but bright, crisp, and reverent.

Bible stories brought to life by illustrator

By combining the text of the NIV Bible with illustrations by Tomie De Paola, this book vividly portrays the story of Christianity from creation through the crucifixion and resurrection to the coming of the Holy Spirit. Children of all ages will be drawn to these stories with their beautifully drawn illustrations. The color, simplicity and depth in the illustrations immediately connect the text to a mental image and make the stories come alive. This is a wonderful book to give to any child.