The Little Book About God

Rating:
Summary: Talks DOWN to children, not true to Scriptures
Review: A lovely book with excellent illustrations but for those with sentimental memories, it's pretty much a failure as a lesson in Creation, Fall, Redemption or the birth of Christ. I would never give this to a child to read. At least not without guidance afterward to explain how the Scriptures really spoke to this.

Typical errors include: "After God had worked hard all week long to make these things it was Sunday, so He took a good long rest" (Sabbath, and yes God rested, but its important to teach children what Jesus taught later, that the Sabbath was made for MAN to rest, not for GOD to rest)

Another: "...you must never eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge because if you do you will surely die" (it is the tree of knowledge of GOOD and EVIL)

Another: "...HE (GOD) listened to men singing as they worked the fields and to a band of children playing ring-around-a-rosy" (ring-around-a-rosy originated during the Black Plague)

Another: ..God is upset at a child abandoned by its parents in a war and left starving at home, and sends the Angel Gabriel to take the child up and fly it to its parents. (????? this is not one of the mysterious ways in which GOD is known to work - much less would GOD choose to return a child to the parents who abandoned her)

There are many, many problems in this book. Joseph is a mystery man, there are multiple north poles and no south pole, there are so many errors and talking down to children (children can understand the idea of male and female animals, two-by-two - no need to call them a 'lady and a gentleman animal of every kind'

I appreciate that some people are sentimental about this book but I would recommend anyone thinking of giving it to a child read it very carefully first.

Rating:
Summary: Talks DOWN to children, not true to Scriptures
Review: A lovely book with excellent illustrations but for those with sentimental memories, it's pretty much a failure as a lesson in Creation, Fall, Redemption or the birth of Christ. I would never give this to a child to read. At least not without guidance afterward to explain how the Scriptures really spoke to this.

Typical errors include: "After God had worked hard all week long to make these things it was Sunday, so He took a good long rest" (Sabbath, and yes God rested, but its important to teach children what Jesus taught later, that the Sabbath was made for MAN to rest, not for GOD to rest)

Another: "...you must never eat the fruit of the tree of knowledge because if you do you will surely die" (it is the tree of knowledge of GOOD and EVIL)

Another: "...HE (GOD) listened to men singing as they worked the fields and to a band of children playing ring-around-a-rosy" (ring-around-a-rosy originated during the Black Plague)

Another: ..God is upset at a child abandoned by its parents in a war and left starving at home, and sends the Angel Gabriel to take the child up and fly it to its parents. (????? this is not one of the mysterious ways in which GOD is known to work - much less would GOD choose to return a child to the parents who abandoned her)

There are many, many problems in this book. Joseph is a mystery man, there are multiple north poles and no south pole, there are so many errors and talking down to children (children can understand the idea of male and female animals, two-by-two - no need to call them a 'lady and a gentleman animal of every kind'

I appreciate that some people are sentimental about this book but I would recommend anyone thinking of giving it to a child read it very carefully first.

Rating:
Summary: childhood memories
Review: I used to read this book when I was young if I couldn't fall asleep at night or had a scary dream. I am fortunate to have my father's copy. I would like to give this book to all my nieces and nephew. I am disappointed that it is out of print and that the used copies are priced outrageously high. I hope it will be reprinted soon.

Rating:
Summary: need for new printing
Review: this is a marvellous book for children and adults. It is a shame it is out of print. It is a treasure, especially now after the 9/11 terrorist attacks.