Finally, a children’s Bible that takes its scholarship as seriously as its storytelling.

For the past eight years, The Bible for Normal People has been on a mission to bring the best in biblical scholarship to everyone. From its humble beginnings in a Pennsylvania basement, The Bible for Normal People podcast recently surpassed 19 million downloads globally and has hosted some of the best and brightest biblical scholars, theologians, and faith practitioners alive today. Through conversations, books, classes, and a thriving online community, The Bible for Normal People invites everyone (now including children!) to explore two key questions: what is the Bible, and what do we do with it?

  • "My sweet baby boy is due to arrive this July, and I could NOT find a bible story book I was excited to share with him. Until this! Now, my wife and I read together mosts nights. And we are organizing a group study with friends in the coming months. Thanks B4NP team for crafting such a beautiful resource!"

    — Duncan H.

Featuring contributions from over 50 leading biblical scholars, theologians, faith practitioners, and storytellers.

At The Bible for Normal People, we know that how the Bible works is just as important as what the Bible says. And we think kids should know this, too.

So, we created an illustrated storybook Bible informed by biblical scholarship just for them.

A storybook Bible that welcomes their questions, and views the Bible as the beginning of a conversation, not the end of one. That illuminates the Bible’s historical contexts, embraces its weird bits, and celebrates its many storytellers.

Why We’re Publishing a Children’s Bible

We created God’s Stories to help adults introduce children to key biblical stories in a way that…

Honors and illuminates the ancient contexts of the Bible.

Meets children where they are through engaging storytelling and accessible background information.

Listens for the conversations taking place in the biblical texts and invites children to participate in them.

Models curiosity and delight when encountering the elements within the text that we might find strange today.

Encourages questions, acknowledging we may not have all the answers, and that’s okay!

Mirrors the diversity of voices we find in the biblical texts themselves.

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God’s Stories as told by God’s Children is the storybook Bible you’ll wish you’d had when you were a kid!

FAQ’S

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  • We do have bulk orders available in Canada and Australia right now so if you’re a bookstore, church, school, or even just a group of friends you can get copies* at 50% off the recommended retail price (plus taxes and shipping). Go to godsstoriesbook.com/bulk-orders to find out more. We hope to offer individual copies to our Australian and Canadian friends at some point in the future but for now, ask your local bookstore to order a box!

    *Bulk or wholesale orders are only available in multiples of 14. Weird but true.

  • We are working with bookstores, churches, and organizations to provide other options besides Amazon. So if you’d like your favorite bookstore to carry God’s Stories ask them to visit godsstoriesbook.com/bulk-orders for more information on wholesale orders*. And if you don’t have a local bookshop but your church, school, or group of friends want to get their hands on some copies*, anyone can go to godsstoriesbook.com/bulk-orders and place a bulk order. You’ll get 50% off the recommended retail prices (plus shipping and taxes).

    You can check out our retailers list as well here.

    *Bulk or wholesale orders are only available in multiples of 14. Weird but true.