Advent with the Jesus Storybook Bible

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29 Nov 2010

Believe it or not, I had never heard of the Jesus Storybook Bible before the Relevant Conference.

Once I got my hands on a copy, I knew it was something I needed to share about!

What is the Jesus Storybook Bible?

The Jesus Storybook Bible tells the story beneath all the stories in the Bible. At the center of the story is a baby, the child upon whom everything will depend. Every story whispers his name. From Noah to Moses to the great King David–every story points to him. He is like the missing piece in a puzzle–the piece that makes all the other pieces fit together. From the Old Testament through the New Testament, as the story unfolds, children will pick up the clues and piece together the puzzle. A Bible like no other, this book invites children to join in the greatest of all adventures, to discover for themselves that Jesus is at the center of God’s great story of salvation–and at the center of their story too. Recommended for ages 4 to 8. (from ChristianBook.com)

The boys and I have loved every story we have read out of it so far and they ask for more daily! It is beautifully illustrated and the stories are the perfect length to keep their attention! It couldn’t get much better!

Then I saw this post about using the Jesus Storybook Bible for Advent. Genius, I tell you.

There are 21 Old Testament stories in this Bible. Each one ends with a short paragraph about how the story relates to Jesus’ coming. Follow that with three stories about the birth of Christ and you have 24 days worth of material to go through with your family starting December 1st! And it helps tie the whole Bible together for even the littlest ones in your household!

Here is what the plan looks like:

Advent with the Jesus Storybook Bible

Dec. 1 – The Story and The Song (Psalm 19, Hebrews 1)
Dec. 2 – The beginning: a perfect home (Genesis 1-2)
Dec. 3 – The terrible lie (Genesis 3)
Dec. 4 – A new beginning (Genesis 6-9)
Dec. 5 – A giant staircase to heaven (Genesis 11)
Dec. 6 – Son of laughter (Genesis 12-21)
Dec. 7 – The present (Genesis 22)
Dec. 8 – The girl no one wanted (Genesis 29-30)
Dec. 9 – The forgiving prince (Genesis 37-46)
Dec. 10 – God to the rescue (Exodus 3-13)
Dec. 11 – God makes a way (Exodus 14-15)
Dec. 12 – Ten ways to be perfect (Exodus 16-17, 19-40)
Dec. 13 – The warrior leader (Joshua 3, 6)
Dec. 14 – The teeny, weenie…true king (1 Samuel 16)
Dec. 15 – The young hero and the horrible giant (1 Samuel 17)
Dec. 16 – The Good Shepherd (Psalm 51, 2 Samuel 7, Psalm 23)
Dec. 17 – A little servant girl and the proud general (2 Kings 5)
Dec. 18 – Operation “No More Tears!” (Isaiah 9, 11, 40, 50, 53, 55, 60)
Dec. 19 – Daniel and the scary sleepover (Daniel 6)
Dec. 20 – God’s messenger (Jonah 1-4, Hebrews 1:1-2)
Dec. 21 – Get ready! (Nehemiah 8-10, Malachi 1, 3 and 4, Ezra 7)
Dec. 22 – He’s here (Luke 1-2)
Dec. 23 – The Light of the whole world (Luke 2)
Dec. 24 – The King of all kings (Matthew 2)

I will print out this list and cut each day out on a strip of paper, fold it and put it in our Advent calendar pockets:

I am so excited to do Advent this way this year!

And you can too, because the wonderful people of Zondervan are giving away a set of books, including the Jesus Storybook Bible, to one of our lovely readers!

Along with the Jesus Storybook Bible, the set will include these precious gems:

Noisy animals on the ark, jumpy frogs in Pharaoh’s soup, dreamy angels on the stairway to heaven—peek under the flaps and make these and three other Bible stories come alive! Just right for beginning readers, Nolan’s humorous text and Nadine Wickenden’s spritely illustrations will delight your preschoolers—and teach them important truths from God’s Word. (from ChristianBook.com)

A beautifully illustrated picture book for children ages 4-7. If I Were a Mouse depicts a child imagining what adventures he would have if he were one of God’s amazing animals. This book will teach your child how wonderful it is to be a child of God blessed with the gift of imagination. (From Christianbook.com) (Not available for purchase until March 2011!)

These are both wonderful books as well! The kids will be getting them for Christmas, but I can tell you that I loved looking through them before the hubby wrapped them up! So glad to have well-written and illustrated Christian books that capture the attention of my boys!

Well, how about winning this great set?

Just leave a comment below before Friday at 9:00 p.m. CST to be entered!

If you WANT extra entries, share this giveaway with your friends – Twitter, Facebook, whatever – and leave another comment saying how you shared!

Special request: If you tweet about this, please tweet the following: I entered to win the Jesus Storybook Bible and other great books from @zondervan at @homewiththeboys! http://bit.ly/gUasiZ

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A huge thank you to Zondervan and Sally Lloyd-Jones for making this giveaway possible! You can also win a set during the #celebrateMOB Twitter party tonight at 8:00 p.m. CST (9:00 p.m. EST)! Just follow and tweet along here! Lots of prizes up for grabs!

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I received these books to review at no cost from Zondervan. I did not receive any other compensation for this review and all opinions are always 100% my own!

41 Responses to Advent with the Jesus Storybook Bible

Amy @ A Faithful journey

November 29th, 2010 at 2:41 pm

What a great way to do advent!! I have been seeing all sorts of fun ways to celebrate it! Would love to win…thanks!

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Amy @ A Faithful Journey

November 29th, 2010 at 2:42 pm

I tweeted!! @AFthfulJrney

Christina

November 29th, 2010 at 3:46 pm

I have never seen this book either. I was also just thinking about what I was going to do for advent with my kids. I think tat means I’m destined to win.

November 29th, 2010 at 3:47 pm

I also shared in facebook

Tiffany

November 29th, 2010 at 4:01 pm

I just love your blog! I ran across your link from “A Holy Experience” and it was love at first sight! I can relate to being home with 3 boys! I have two little ones and one amazing hubby that keeps me busy. The Avent Calendar idea is Fabulous! I have been searching for another way to illustrate the true story of Christmas and focus on Him. What a great book! I’ve never seen it either. Thanks for the chance to win! What a great early Christmas Present!

Jenni C.

November 29th, 2010 at 4:11 pm

How cool! I have also been looking for something to do with our kids during Advent. I love this, thanks for sharing!

November 29th, 2010 at 4:18 pm

just tweeted @ Mamalife

Leigh

November 29th, 2010 at 4:41 pm

How much fun!!! What a great way to use the JSBB!

I tweeted… http://twitter.com/#!/leighforpres/status/9373188400091136

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November 29th, 2010 at 4:50 pm

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aimymichelle

November 29th, 2010 at 5:53 pm

this would be awesome for church!

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Kristina

November 29th, 2010 at 6:01 pm

I’m so thrilled about this advent plan! We have the Jesus Storybook Bible and the kids love it! Woohoo!

Jane

November 29th, 2010 at 6:17 pm

Erin,

Thanks so much for this great advent idea. I was actually just lamenting the fact that I do not own an advent wreath and wondering how I could still come up with a way to celebrate with the boys. We actually have the Jesus Storybook Bible and I will definitely be using this idea. Hope you are well!

Carla

November 29th, 2010 at 7:17 pm

Great book. Love it. would love to win it.

Will Blog for Shoes

November 29th, 2010 at 7:49 pm

I’ve had the Jesus Storybook Bible on my wishlist for a while! I’ve read so many good things about it!

November 29th, 2010 at 7:51 pm

I tweeted it!

https://twitter.com/#!/willblogforshoe/status/9423947107926016

Brandy aka Lil Momma

November 29th, 2010 at 11:54 pm

What a great give away. I have been looking at the Jesus Story Book Bible but have not gotten one yet.

November 29th, 2010 at 11:55 pm

I just shared on Facebook!!!!

Logan Paschke

November 30th, 2010 at 2:01 am

I’m in!

Sara

November 30th, 2010 at 5:32 am

wow what a fun way to share advent, I love it xx

Beth Anne May

November 30th, 2010 at 6:18 am

Love the advent tie in for the Jesus Story Book Bible. May need to go out and get the Jesus Story Book Bible since time is running out to start! Thanks Lil Momma for sharing on facebook!

Melissa Mc

November 30th, 2010 at 9:14 am

What a great idea. I would love to do this with my kids.

Matthew Olson

November 30th, 2010 at 9:51 am

What a great way to celebrate the Advent with kids!

Gwen Hamilton

November 30th, 2010 at 10:30 am

What a great way to celebrate Christmas…..would love this set!

April

November 30th, 2010 at 10:58 am

I have been looking for something like this for the month of December, for homeschooling my 6 yr old. Thanks for posting this

Tara

November 30th, 2010 at 11:39 am

Thanks for the opportunity. This is a great giveaway!

thefarmerfiles

November 30th, 2010 at 1:11 pm

I am going to cut the strips into an advent calendar! So fun!!

jwes28

November 30th, 2010 at 3:38 pm

What a great book this would be to add to our collection. I have a kindergartener who reads 15 minutes a day for school.

Nathan

November 30th, 2010 at 4:28 pm

I would love to have these great resources! What a great way to celebrate Advent!

Jenni Carlisle

December 1st, 2010 at 8:31 pm

I would love to win this for my littles! How fun!

Julie Anne

December 1st, 2010 at 9:17 pm

We have this book, and I so want to do a Jesse Tree/Advent calendar with the kids this year!!

I would still love to win the giveaway… it would make a great Christmas present for the cousins!!

December 1st, 2010 at 9:19 pm

tweeted here…
http://twitter.com/parresia/status/10170913760747520

Rachel

December 1st, 2010 at 10:13 pm

Such a great book! I give it to every couple I know with kids. I would love to have a copy for myself!

Kristine

December 1st, 2010 at 10:26 pm

Would love, love, love to win!!

Mendy Goebel

December 2nd, 2010 at 4:15 pm

I was searching for a way to do advent with my little one this year and I came across this blog. Such a great way to do advent! I’m definitely going to be doing the same thing!

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Tanya

December 4th, 2010 at 10:51 am

Thank you so much for this awesome idea. I’m printing it out right now!!

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