As in 50 Weirdest Bible Stories and 50 Goriest Bible Stories, each story in this book has a cliff-hanger ending and points to a Bible passage for readers to look up to find out what happened next.Each story ends on a cliff-hanger pointing readers to which Bible verses to look up and discover what happened next.
Stories retold by Andy include:
- Jonah and the big fish
- Elijah and the prophets of Baal
- Balaam and the donkey
- Feeding of the 5,000
- Jesus' resurrection
- The beggar at the Beautiful Gate
The book will encourage children to learn the Bible in a fun style and that God of the Bible, who is much bigger than we imagine and can't be boxed in, is involved in the lives of ordinary (and sometimes crazy!) people like ourselves.
"Andy Robb brings to life bite-sized Bible stories aimed to make the Bible less daunting for primary-school-age children.
"These vibrant and down-to-earth books provide entertaining ... encouragement to discover an interest in scripture." - Church Times, 12 June 2009