I still remember my first “real” Bible. It was a Precious Moments illustrated version, either with a white or pink cover. I loved having what felt like a grown-up Bible. The only downside was that the translation was the New King James Version and as a young reader, it was hard to connect with this language.
In this past year, Bea has become an avid and independent reader. Not only can she read the words in her favorite chapter books but she understands the story and themes. I’d been wanting to find a new Bible that would better fit her reading level but was having trouble finding a kid-friendly cover that wasn’t the New King James Version.
Enter: The Sequin Sparkle and Change Bible not only is the cover that fun “mermaid sequin” that is on everything but the translation is the International Children’s Bible – specifically translated with young readers in mind. I love that it isn’t a paraphrase but the actual Bible, just in language that is slightly simpler. In fact, at first glance through some of my favorite verses, I had trouble distinguishing the differences between “adult” translations.
But my 6-year-old notices the difference! She loves reading the verses, especially those highlighted for memorization. We’ve had the Bible just over a week and the pages are already dogeared. She sleeps with it at night at reads it first thing in the morning.
I love that this translation is building her confidence as a reader and in turn, building a love for reading the Bible. If you have a young, independent reader in your life, I’d highly recommend this translation!
Do you have any favorite Bibles for young readers?
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Good to know. That’s always been a tough age to find readable Bibles for. This is very encouraging.
It’s surprisingly challenging! I love that she’s so into it.
They really should publish more bibles in child friendly language as this is when they are curious and want to learn.
It’s true – it should be the ideal demographic. My only criticism is all the covers are gender-specific. There are very few generic options.
How wonderful you found such a great Bible for Bea. I agree, there should be more kid friendly Bibles that don’t water down the message or change the true meaning of the Bible.
It’s been fun watching her dig in and read from books that aren’t in children’s versions. (She read something from Nehemiah the other day – totally out of context but awesome that she’s exploring!)