Review: This book is a refreshing way to make the Bible exciting for Children to read. It uses actual Bible text (International Children's Bible) and teaches children that being a hero comes from choosing to follow God. I was disappointed that there were few illustrations (maybe one per chapter, and they're all an awkward 3D), especially since the cover was so colorful. Basically, this book takes certain passages from the Bible, organizes them by characters (thus, heroes and villains), and provides reflections at the end of each chapter. The way it organizes them by heroes and villains is what makes this book such a good read for parents and their children. It makes discussion easy by doing all the hard work for you.


Summary (from Book Sneeze): 50 true-life adventures of real people from the Bible—stories of good versus evil, right versus wrong, and heroes versus villains—and their life-shaping lessons that point children to God—the greatest hero of all! The Bible is packed with stories of courageous people who loved and served God, and how He used them to do great things in the world. It is also filled with villainous people who disobeyed God and did horrible things. Heroes and Villains of the Bible encourages its readers to aspire to become great, courageous, and heroic servants of God, and reject all that is evil in the world. With Heroes and Villains of the Bible, children will realize some of their favorite heroes aren’t from the movies, but are real people from the Bible.

* Disclaimer: I received this book for free from BookSneeze.com in exchange for my honest review of it.