Bob Hartman's Rhyming Bible: CRT 2019 Children's Book of the Year Award

by Bob Hartman

Overview

Moses said to Pharaoh, 'Let my people go.'
But Pharaoh said to Moses, 'NO! NO! NO!'

Author of the bestselling Lion Storyteller Bible and YouVersion's The Bible App for Kids, internationally renowned storyteller Bob Hartman retells over 40 classic Bible stories in rhyme.

From Esther to Samuel, Zacchaeus to Daniel, join in the rhyming fun with all your favourite characters and see the Bible come alive in Mark Beech's fantastic illustrations.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780281077946
Publisher:	SPCK (Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge)
Publication date:	03/21/2019
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	8.60(w) x 10.30(h) x 0.50(d)
Age Range:	6 - 8 Years

About the Author

Bob Hartman has an international reputation as a storyteller and writer. He has entertained audiences on both sides of the Atlantic, including performances at the Edinburgh International Book Festival and Northern Children's Book Festival. His many titles for children include The Lion Storyteller Bible, which has sold over 140,000 copies in the UK since its first publication in 1995. It has been translated into over 11 languages and spawned a number of spin-off titles. Born in the USA, Bob now lives in Wiltshire.

Table of Contents

Old Testament
It's all good! (Creation)
A snake in the grass (The fall)
A floating zoo (Noah and the ark)
A really tall tower (The Tower of Babel)
A child called Laughter (Abram and Sarai)
God will provide (Abraham and Isaac)
Hairy and tricksy (Jacob and Esau)
Coats and dreams (Joseph part 1)
Dreams and answers (Joseph part 2)
Answers and famines (Joseph part 3)
Famines and family (Joseph part 4)
The baby in the basket (Moses in the bulrushes)
Pharaoh just says 'No' (Moses and the plagues)
Free at last (Moses and the crossing of the Red Sea)
Make the wall small (The walls of Jericho)
Trumpets and jars and torches (Gideon)
Hair, hair, everywhere! (Samson)
Somebody's calling my name (The call of Samuel)
When my fears are giant-sized (David and Goliath)
Swallowed (Jonah and the whale)
Dark and damp and deep (Daniel in the lions' den)
If I die, I die (Esther)

New Testament
A woman called Mary (The Annunciation)
Joseph, don't worry (An angel speaks to Joseph)
It begins in Bethlehem (Shepherds hear good news)
One hump, two humps (Wise men visit Jesus)
Fill in all the valleys (John the Baptist baptizes Jesus)
Come and follow me (The call of the disciples)
One friend, two friends, three friends, four (Jesus heals a paralysed man)
Rumbling tummies (The feeding of the five thousand)
Every last son (The prodigal son)
Sow, sow, sow your seeds (The parable of the sower)
Every last lamb (The parable of the lost sheep)
Waiting in line (Jesus and the children)
Little man up in the tree (Jesus meets Zacchaeus)
The clip-clop beat (Palm Sunday)
Body and blood and bread and wine (The Last Supper)
When Jesus hung upon the cross (The crucifixion)
No more crying (The empty tomb)
Not a ghost story (Jesus appears to his followers)
Blowing wind and tongues of flame (Pentecost)

Editorial Reviews

Love love love this book!! Such an exciting, engaging way to portray so many of our favourite bible stories - it has made bedtimes a hit in our house!

JB Gill

A consistent hit. The stories are pitched brilliantly for reading aloud. (Review of The Lion Storyteller Bible).

John Goddard

The best book of Bible stories for reading aloud I have come across. (Review of The Lion Storyteller Bible)

Emma

Praise for The Lion Storyteller Bible: These lively re-tellings are full of humour and drama. The strong rhythmic prose invites children to join in.

From the Publisher