My First Veggie Bible Stories - (VeggieTales) by Pamela Kennedy & Anne Kennedy Brady (Board Book)

The mother-daughter author team bring to life the popular VeggieTales characters tell kid-sized versions of Bible stories. Join them as they share events from both the Old and New Testaments. Some of the things covered include Moses and the Red Sea, Queen Esther, and Jesus feeding the thousands. The book ends with the story of Jesus and Resurrection Sunday, Easter. None of the stories are longer than one page, and are written with a small child in mind, so they can clearly understand them. Despite the book having fun with the VeggieTales friends, and being abbreviated for little ones, the stories' integrity remains. Everything is in a sturdy board book with bright colors used in all the illustrations. The nicely padded cover will feel good for little fingers. Children two to six-years-old will enjoy this five-star collection of Bible stories. Thank you, Worthy Kids, for providing Tickmenot with a book to review. Opinions are my own.

“With its simple language, My First Veggie Bible Stories is a great introduction to the Bible for little ones,” states the back jacket of this children’s book. ~ What ~ This twenty-four-page padded board book with round corners targets young children ages two to five years old who are interested in having their own Bible. With its iconic vegetable characters, it contains twelve short stories from the Word of God. Part of the VeggieTales series, this book has six stories from the Old Testament of Noah’s Ark, Moses Crosses the Red Sea, Ruth and Naomi, David and Goliath, Daniel in the Lions’ Den, and Queen Esther Saves Her People while the New Testament’s six stories are Mary and the Birth of Jesus, Jesus Heals a Paralyzed Man, Peter Walks on Water, The Good Samaritan, Jesus Feeds Thousands, and Jesus is Alive! Each story covers both sides of an open page and has Bible verse references. ~Why ~ This is a fun way to combine vegetables with big eyes while hearing a few stories about God and Jesus from the Bible. The veggie characters of Bob, Larry, Junior, Asparagus, Laura Carrot, and others are depicted in the colorful scenes. While each story is only a paragraph or two, they only reveal the positive part of the story and do not show any violence included in the Word. I am thankful that there is no depiction of God or Jesus as a vegetable. ~ Why Not ~ Those who do not have a personal relationship with Jesus Christ may not like a book that promotes stories about Him. Others may not correlate vegetables to the Word of God, but the book is iconic to the VeggieTales’ series. While so many of the stories are tragic and heartbreaking when told in the Bible, these are water-downed to the point a child may not understand the truth when told the original version. ~ Wish ~ While this book’s blurb mentions the stories have simple, engaging language, there are complicated words a preschooler may not understand. I wish all pronouns of God and Jesus were capitalized for reverence. ~ Want ~ If your toddler is hooked on VeggieTales, this one that simplistically tells a dozen happy Bible stories may be a good introduction to our Savior but keep in mind it is vague and sophomoric in content. Thanks to Hachette Book Group, WorthyKids, and VeggieTales for this complimentary book that I am under no obligation to review.