The Character Builder's Bible: 60 Character-Building Stories from the Bible
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- Author：Agnes de Bezenac
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Summary
The Bible is so much more than just a collection of stories。 It is the overarching story of God's love for us， and a practical guide to daily living。 The Character Builder's Bible highlights core character traits that can be learned from Bible stories and gives fun， practical ways to live out truths learned in ways that little minds can understand。 The art is high quality， and the content addresses Bible stories in a new and fresh way。 Parents are looking for ways to build biblical character into their kids， and this book is a great resource to help them with their efforts。
Reviews
Elizabeth
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The Character Builder's Bible is an adorable， fun way to begin a conversation with kids about building healthy， biblical character in their lives。 Each of the 60 character building Bible stories is accompanied by comic style illustrations of how these stories can apply in real life situations and a Bible verse that fits the theme。 I love the way it set up！ Each story is a quick read and gives a great starting point for a deeper conversation on how to apply these concepts in our real lives。Some o The Character Builder's Bible is an adorable， fun way to begin a conversation with kids about building healthy， biblical character in their lives。 Each of the 60 character building Bible stories is accompanied by comic style illustrations of how these stories can apply in real life situations and a Bible verse that fits the theme。 I love the way it set up！ Each story is a quick read and gives a great starting point for a deeper conversation on how to apply these concepts in our real lives。Some of the themes are not actual character traits but instead are important themes in Christian life that are vital for children to understand。 Things like putting Jesus first， communion， heaven and the Holy Spirit are sometimes difficult for kids to fully understand but are necessary for growing our faith so I like that they were included。Other sections focus on what sound like negative character qualities like comparing and peer pressure。 They do teach kids that they are negatives but I can see it being easy to get confused when looking at the theme and seeing something negative instead of positive。 Especially for very young kids， which this book is aimed at， remembering which ones we're supposed to do and which we're not supposed to do could be a bit confusing。I wish there was an appendix which included a list of all the character traits and where to find them or that this was included in the table of contents but I just wrote that information in myself for easier reference。 Overall， this is a great resource for teaching kids about good character and I will be using it as a starting point for teaching this to both my boys。 For Tyrion （who's 3） this could be a stand alone curriculum of sorts but Davis （10） definitely needs more in depth study of each of these topics。 Using the verse and scripture references for each story it'll be easy to find the story in a Bible to read with Davis and take the conversation a bit deeper。This book will give us over a years worth of study in Biblical character if we focus on one section a week and find other stories to coordinate with each theme。 I'm looking forward to studying good character with the boys through this fun resource。I received this book through Tyndale Blog Network's reviewer program in exchange for an honest review。 All opinions are my own。 。。。more
Felicia
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one thing I feel we can never have too many of are children's Bible's laying around our house。 The little one often pulls out one， then the other to "read" it herself or to beg us to read it again to her。 She often surprises us with her accurate retelling and the details she retains。Somehow Jonah has become her favorite Bible character。 I'm assuming it has something to do with the giant fish and unusual event of being swallowed by it。 Even our garden gnome was graciously bestowed with the name one thing I feel we can never have too many of are children's Bible's laying around our house。 The little one often pulls out one， then the other to "read" it herself or to beg us to read it again to her。 She often surprises us with her accurate retelling and the details she retains。Somehow Jonah has become her favorite Bible character。 I'm assuming it has something to do with the giant fish and unusual event of being swallowed by it。 Even our garden gnome was graciously bestowed with the name 'Jonah"。One copy she likes to "sneak" is The Character Builder's Bible。 It's a rather fitting title。。。Character Builder's。 Don't we all need some work done with our character？ No matter how much I learn or grow， there's always some new area that requires growth。 With that in mind， it becomes an even more humbling experience to dwell on my responsibility to shape my children's character as best I can。 I need all the help I can get。The Character Builder's Bible offers 60 different themed mini lessons with full color illustrations to grab your little one's attention。 Each mini lesson contains a memory verse， child friendly Bible story， character trait， and a short comic modeling that character trait in action。 All the illustrations and comic pictures are of kids。If you are looking for a simple 5-10 minute reading/character lesson to do with your toddler through early elementary age child， this is it。 It comes fully toddler approved。 :-） 。。。more
Stephanie Tiner
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The stories of the Bible all teach valuable lessons and morals that we should apply to our daily life。 As a young child， however， it can sometimes be difficult to know what those lessons are or how one can apply them to your daily life。 With “The Character Builder’s Bible” your child will learn the stories of the Bible and what lessons those stories teach along with suggestions for applying them to your daily life。I found this to be a very useful way to help my children understand what God wants The stories of the Bible all teach valuable lessons and morals that we should apply to our daily life。 As a young child， however， it can sometimes be difficult to know what those lessons are or how one can apply them to your daily life。 With “The Character Builder’s Bible” your child will learn the stories of the Bible and what lessons those stories teach along with suggestions for applying them to your daily life。I found this to be a very useful way to help my children understand what God wants them to learn。 First we read a Bible story in a way that made it easy for my children to understand。 Then we broke down the meaning of the story， the lesson buried inside。 Besides the suggestions， my children also enjoyed coming up with their own ways to apply the lessons。The illustrations are simple and beautiful with bright， vibrant colors and engaging character depictions。The Bible stories have been simplified to be more easily understood by young children。 Though they have been simplified， they appeared to be very similar to other children’s Bible story collections。The summarizations of the lessons intended to be learned in every story are well thought out， rationalized， and explained。 The manner in which they are written helps to present them in an easy to understand light for young readers。All in all， I found this to be a wonderful way to communicate these lessons to young children。 I would recommend this book to families with young children。 A great one to read together。I received my copy of this book from Tyndale Kids through their blogger program for the sole purpose of providing an honest review and have permission to use an image of the cover artwork above。 。。。more
Fizzy
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Before we even talk about the stories in the book， those illustrations！ Oh my grits and gravy they are precious and engaging and amazing and I fell in love with this book through the illustrations。 The rest of it all helped as well but good gravy yes。 I feel like the quality of the art invites the child into the stories and intended truths that are portrayed， giving them access to dig deeper as well。 Not only were they precious and inviting but the cultural diversity in each picture also invited Before we even talk about the stories in the book， those illustrations！ Oh my grits and gravy they are precious and engaging and amazing and I fell in love with this book through the illustrations。 The rest of it all helped as well but good gravy yes。 I feel like the quality of the art invites the child into the stories and intended truths that are portrayed， giving them access to dig deeper as well。 Not only were they precious and inviting but the cultural diversity in each picture also invited deeper understanding and another way to share with a child means to embrace the character traits found in this book， especially when not everyone lives in a culturally diverse location。 Small farming towns in the Midwest aren’t known to really have a great sense of diversity。I appreciated that the table of contents was broken down by old and new testament as well as the individual that was featured in the story。 I do wish however that there was also a break down of stories by the character trait they embraced。 Sometimes you want to spend more time on a certain trait and hunting through the book with a Minion sitting with you isn’t quite the thrilling experience I am portraying here。 I appreciated that Bible verse references were given so that the it was easy to incorporate those verses into the story from the translation of parental preference。 I even loved the little extras。 The comics that furthered the story， and the definitions with extended information on character traits。Moo settled herself in with the book for an afternoon and with a lot of help with words read to herself。 Her favorite part was the pictures and said it was ‘totally 5 fingers Meme’。 Goobie was also drawn into the pictures and enjoyed having the stories read to him。 He was more hesitant with the idea that the ideas were relevant to him and I got of ‘I don’t know Meme， you choose’。 That’s pretty normal around here。 He is one that likes to take an idea and ponder on it and ruminate and then out of the blue will come to you with questions or statements。 He’s a 5 finger rating as well。 Squirt well， she’s two。 She looked at the pictures， didn’t want to settle down for a story time and just grinned at me。 She kept coming back to look at the pictures however。 I think with time it will be a blessing to her as well。This little household found the book to be a blessing that will be returned to time and time again as the Minions grow up and grow in maturity and the character traits take on new meaning。I was provided a complimentary copy of this book by Tyndale House Publishers。 I was not compensated for this review and all thoughts and opinions expressed are my own。 I was not required to write a positive review。 Originally published at https://fizzypopcollection。com/the-ch。。。。 。。。more
Ann Saylor
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I've found a great new resource for training young children regarding the Bible and it's applications for daily living。 According to the publisher， "The Character Builder’s Bible highlights core character traits that the Bible teaches and suggests fun， practical ways to live out these truths so that little minds can understand。"The book outlines 60 character traits， values， and Christian tenants。 Each trait/value/tenant is accompanied by an easy-to-read Bible story， animated illustrations， and m I've found a great new resource for training young children regarding the Bible and it's applications for daily living。 According to the publisher， "The Character Builder’s Bible highlights core character traits that the Bible teaches and suggests fun， practical ways to live out these truths so that little minds can understand。"The book outlines 60 character traits， values， and Christian tenants。 Each trait/value/tenant is accompanied by an easy-to-read Bible story， animated illustrations， and memory verses。 The character traits include topics such as obedience， patience， unselfishness， faith， compassion。。。I highly recommend this book for parents with children ages 4-7， and I can't wait to use this with my toddler！ It would also be a nice gift book from another caring family。I received this book as a gift from the publisher in exchange for my honest review。 。。。more
Vik Arch
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Every time I see a new kid Bible， I am always amazed on the thought that it’s truly possible to have all authors and illustrators to create their unique book that will look amazing and beautiful。 Just look at this cute cover… I never heard of this illustrator before， but it calls me to find more books illustrated by this persona。 Just the colors， the characters， and the book stories are beautiful and memorable。 I like how the book constructed not only have the Bible lesson， but also with each le Every time I see a new kid Bible， I am always amazed on the thought that it’s truly possible to have all authors and illustrators to create their unique book that will look amazing and beautiful。 Just look at this cute cover… I never heard of this illustrator before， but it calls me to find more books illustrated by this persona。 Just the colors， the characters， and the book stories are beautiful and memorable。 I like how the book constructed not only have the Bible lesson， but also with each lesson there is practical daily story is going。PS。 Tyndale House Publishers and MyReaderRewards Club have provided me with a complimentary copy of this book。 。。。more
Kristin
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Note: Kristin reads and reviews both Christian and secular fiction on A Simply Enchanted Life。 Out of respect for my readers， I am including a content review。 This content review will help you decide whether this book is suitable for you。Content Review:Christian or Secular: Christian。The Character Builder's Bible is beautifully illustrated and written。 Each Bible story has a clear reference given for the scripture the story is taken from。 After each story there is a character trait lesson with a Note: Kristin reads and reviews both Christian and secular fiction on A Simply Enchanted Life。 Out of respect for my readers， I am including a content review。 This content review will help you decide whether this book is suitable for you。Content Review:Christian or Secular: Christian。The Character Builder's Bible is beautifully illustrated and written。 Each Bible story has a clear reference given for the scripture the story is taken from。 After each story there is a character trait lesson with an example of how the story may relate to your child。I loved that the characters were racially diverse in this book。 The illustrations really are so beautifully done。One thing I did notice is that some of the character traits were not actual character traits。 Easter is an example of this。 How is Easter a character trait？ I feel like the book lost focus with this near the end。 However， little ones aren't going to nitpick over this。 It's still a good book—one of our new favorites。My children's thoughts:K （age 7）:"Oooh！ I love the pictures。 Maybe one day I can draw like that！""I liked reading this book。""This book reminded me that I needed to clean my toys up。 Sometimes I'm not very kind and I don't listen well。 I'm sorry， mama。""My favorite story was the one about baby Jesus。 The picture for that story was really cute。"A （age 4）:"I like the Jonah story！ The whale ate him！""I learned about kindness in Sunday School！ Maybe my teacher read-ed this book！""Will you read this book again？ I liked it。"Do you have any favorite Bible story books for children？ We are always looking to add to our collection so leave your recommendations below！A complimentary copy of this book was provided by Tyndale。 I was not required to write a positive review， and have not been compensated for this。 All opinions are my own。This review was originally posted on A Simply Enchanted Life 。。。more
Kelly
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Since having our first baby and starting to think more seriously about Christian education， I have my eyes peeled for quality children's Bibles and other resources。 So I jumped at the chance to review The Character Builder's Bible: 60 Character-Building Stories from the Bible by Agnes and Salem de Bezenac， creative arts professionals who specialize in creating children's books and multimedia productions。 Specified for ages 4-7 （preschool to 2nd grade）， The Character Builder's Bible sounded great Since having our first baby and starting to think more seriously about Christian education， I have my eyes peeled for quality children's Bibles and other resources。 So I jumped at the chance to review The Character Builder's Bible: 60 Character-Building Stories from the Bible by Agnes and Salem de Bezenac， creative arts professionals who specialize in creating children's books and multimedia productions。 Specified for ages 4-7 （preschool to 2nd grade）， The Character Builder's Bible sounded great; I loved the front cover illustration and everything about the back cover description。 But despite my initial expectations， I'm sad to say I won't be keeping this book for our home。The Character Builder's Bible has a lot going for it。 Each of the sixty Bible stories—taken from both the Old and New Testaments—are thoughtfully paraphrased， and complete with a short poem that defines or describes the "positive attribute" （such as Patience， Obedience， Gratefulness） linked to the story; a memory verse that reflects the attribute （for example， the verse for Honesty is Proverbs 12:22， "The Lord。。。delights in those who tell the truth" （p 35））; a cartoon meant as a "real-life example"; and a full-page illustration。 In fact， one of my favorite aspects of the book are the illustrations， which， like the cover， are fun， colorful， and eye-catching。 Also， most of the poems do a good job defining or clarifying the story's attribute （for example， Initiative is explained as "I do the things that need to be done even before Mom or Dad asks。 I look for opportunities to help others in their tasks" （p 32））。However， The Character Builder's Bible also has a lot of weaknesses。 To begin with， many of the stories are not linked to character traits specifically， but to values （Beauty， Teamwork） and concepts （God's Love， Heaven， Easter， Worship）， which is not bad in and of itself， but I found many words a bit "random" （Availability， Being Responsive， Endurance）， vague （Decisions， Flexibility， Asking God）， or repetitive （Courage， Boldness）; it is also confusing as some words are negative， as in what not to do （Comparing， Peer Pressure）。 On a similar note， there is also sometimes disparity or disconnect between the word and the story （for example， Gentleness is linked to the story in Mark 4 of Jesus calming the storm （p 171）， which doesn't make sense to me since this is the most powerful example of Jesus' authority， even over the wind and waves）， as well as between the word and the memory verse （for example， the verse for Faithfulness is Proverbs 28:20， "The trustworthy person will get a rich reward" （p 75）， which seems to imply a prosperity Gospel rather than a Biblical definition of faithfulness）。 Finally， I was disappointed with the "real-life examples"。 The cartoons are cute but not as practical as they could be; most seem very abstract （often not a true comic， but individual pictures and captions）， some are hard to follow or unclear， and others don't connect well or help to explain the concept and how to live it out。Even though my non-recommendation is not due to any particular theological or other serious concerns， and granted it has many positive aspects and may be liked by some parents or caretakers， in my opinion The Character Builder's Bible is just too disjointed and confusing to be beneficial for little readers。 So， while I appreciated the opportunity to read and review it as we begin our search for Christian education material， for our family， I will be skipping this one。Disclaimer: This book was received for free from Tyndale House Publishers in exchange for my review。 Note this book was previously published in 2015 as Big Bible， Little Me by iCharacter Ltd。 。。。more
Amy Langmaack
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This particular Bible features 60 stories from the Old and New Testaments。 Each story is tied to a specific character trait and explained through scripture， definitions of the character trait， memory verses， and perhaps my favorite part， explanations of how to live the character trait in everyday life。 I absolutely love looking through The Character Builder's Bible。 The illustrations are so fun and draw my eye immediately。 I love the accessibility of the stories for kids， and as I mentioned befo This particular Bible features 60 stories from the Old and New Testaments。 Each story is tied to a specific character trait and explained through scripture， definitions of the character trait， memory verses， and perhaps my favorite part， explanations of how to live the character trait in everyday life。 I absolutely love looking through The Character Builder's Bible。 The illustrations are so fun and draw my eye immediately。 I love the accessibility of the stories for kids， and as I mentioned before， I love that it shares exactly how to practice the character trait in everyday life。 It's not always easy to think of examples in the spur of the moment， and in this case， the work has been done for you！ Another fun little piece is the last page of the Bible。 The last page has a prayer for your child to pray that acknowledges their need for Jesus in their life。 The only thing I wish The Character Builder's Bible had is a listing of the character traits。 There is a list of each of the stories， but it's not easy to tell which character trait each story is tied to。 I think I'll be going through the Bible and writing each trait in the table of contents myself。 It will be helpful to be able to put a story to the specific thing we are learning about。 This might mean jumping around in the Bible a bit。I received a copy of this book from Tyndale House。 This review is my own， honest opinion。 。。。more
Syncopated Mama
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